Made a deal to get a Vax 6000, 2 Fujitsu Supercomputers andTOPS10???

From: John B <dylanb_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu Nov 25 07:20:37 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Enrico Badella <enrico.badella_at_softstar.it>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: Made a deal to get a Vax 6000, 2 Fujitsu Supercomputers
andTOPS10???


>
>Aaron Christopher Finney wrote:
>>
>> To be fair, many of us don't even get one substantial mini a *year*, let
>> alone one (or several!) per month! I am at what appears to be the lower
>> end of the collecting-voracity continuum (at least for this group!), and
I
>
>In Italy it is even worst. Companies prefer scrapping than giving to
>hobbyists. All you can find are shitty 386 junk


Same thing here.. And do you want to know why????

They are tired of hobbyists wanting to know *everything* about the unit they
are about to buy.. and then if they finally do decide to buy it most show up
in a mini van! Further, companies want a Comp. number so they are not
responsible if I get hurt on the premesis. The last thing in the world
companies want to deal with is a hobbyists... they want someone to come in,
bid on weight, and pick up the load professionally and quickly.

No grief..




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