Just wanted to let eveyone know that I have been contacted by someone
who works for a company where they have three (3) KS10s. One of the
machines is *CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL*. One was shut down several months
ago, and the person who wrote to me doesn't know about the third.
There are nine (9) RP06 disk drives distributed between the three
systems, two additional ones are broken. Two tape drives are on
line (with problems) and one is broken (one TM03 and two TU77s).
The computers are in a room without a raised floor, so the cables
are simply laying around.
The terms are that we (whoever) takes the equipment must do so at
their own cost, and must take everything, including cables and
non-working units.
Dismantling can start April 21st, removal has to be by April
27th. No later than this.
The KS10s take up about 6sqft of floor space each, and are about 600 lbs.,
the RP06s apparently take up about 7-9 sqft and I don't know how much they
weight. I don't know about the tape drives.
Someone told me it may be between 6000 and 8000 lbs all together...
Systems are located in Cambridge, Massachussetts.
We need to give an answer by April 13th at the latest.
I suspect that if it isn't saved, it will go to the scrapheap,
landfill, crusher, <fill_in_your_own_worst_nightmare_here>.
So, is anyone game? Please contact me off-list. I'll *try* to
coordinate this.
This is a chance to handle some *REAL IRON*...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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Received on Tue Apr 06 1999 - 16:22:51 BST