Upon the date 11:17 PM 4/17/99 -0700, James Willing said something like:
>For those who have never witnessed the diversity and chaos that has been
>Paxton's warehouse, pictures taken today during the auction are available at:
>
>http://www.computergarage.org/Garage/Paxton/P0??.JPG (where ?? = 06 thru 42)
>
>The last few are shots of the collective bootie that the local gang took out.
>(and yes, its as chaotic as it looks in the pictures!)
>I'll probably arrange it into a more normal web page in the next few days.
Wow! What a place that is/was! I would have hyperventilated and passed out
if I walked in there. I could have blown the remaining severance pay I've
got stashed easily. There seems to have been all kinds of little things
stuck here 'n' there not just the big stuff. If the test gear and radio
gear was anything like the computer stuff I probably would have went
catatonic with excitement :)
>
>For my part, I managed to nab a pair of HP 1000F minicomputers (CPU
>cabinets only), a Tek 4006 terminal, a DEC TU-81+ tape drive and RA-81 hard
>drive, a Freiden computerized postage scale, a case of toner kits for DEC
>LN-03/Scriptwriter printers, a Tektronix Type 230 'Digital Unit', an
>HP-9000 computer, a DEC MINC-11, and some other assorted goodies.
>
>20 points extra if you can tell us why the unit in this picture:
>
>http://www.computergarage.org/Garage/Paxton/P049.JPG
>
>had enough significance to rank fairly high on my 'nab' list...
See my reply to your next msg . . .
>
>More to come...
Can't wait to see 'the more to come'!
Regards, Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
URL:
http://www.ggw.org/awa
Received on Sun Apr 18 1999 - 13:56:57 BST
