Fw: Anyone interested in tons of various PDP-11/780 and 785 boards

From: Computer Room Internet Cafe <netcafe_at_pirie.mtx.net.au>
Date: Tue Feb 23 01:54:35 1999

following posted in alt.folklore.computers.

I'm sure some of the list members will be interested.....

It's times like this I almost wish I lived in America.....


-----Original Message-----
From: Kent Rankin <srao_at_usit.net>
Newsgroups: vmsnet.pdp-11,comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms,alt.folklore.computers
Date: Monday, 22 February 1999 17:49
Subject: Anyone interested in tons of various PDP-11/780 and 785 boards


> I know of a metal scrapper in VA that has tons of PDP(/VAX)-11/780
>and 11/785 in his yard. With them are lots of other boxes(CDC, IBM,
>Intergraph, etc.).
>
> The PDP-11/78x's are packed with boards, all the way across. A
>fellow that was with me, when I checked them out, used to work for
>Intergraph(when they used PDP-11 and VAX) said that they all had 32MB of
>RAM.
>
> My question here lies with the acquisition of them. Would anyone be
>willing to pay some cash for them? The fellow is having a hard
>year(making much less than normal), and could use some help. The way I
>figure it, someone might need some of the boards. Just a shot in the
>dark, really.
>
> There are also some "floating point accelerators". They are made by
>Floating Point Systems.
>
> Tons of Power Supplies for the PDP's(H7-somethingorothers). Loads
>of hard drives and stuff.
>
> Anyhow, if anyone can help on this one, do tell me.
>
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Kent Rankin


Geoff Roberts
Computer Room Internet Cafe
Port Pirie
South Australia.
netcafe_at_pirie.mtx.net.au
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