I've got a VAX 6000-410 (complete with everything BUT disk controller and
HDs; this has 2 x 32mb RAM cards and CPU, etc, but was used as a
cluster node) that I picked up a few months ago intending to ressurect
it and play with it occasionally, but a couple of things have stopped me
from doing that:
1. Hot as hell in the garage in summer in Texas.
2. Cant find the plans to convert from 115V 3phase to 220/240V single
3. No available outlet for it when I *do* find the plans to convert
it. (adding another one turned out to be prohibitively expensive).
4. No time!!!!
Anyway, if anybody on this list within driving distance of Austin, TX would
like a free (well, something in exchange would be nice, smaller VAXen, ham
radio equipment, etc but if nothing lse, come get it and its yours) VAX 6000
system, let me know. You'll need at least a small pickup truck and at least
two people to load it into said truck; its fairly heavy. I'd help, but I'm
still under doctors orders to not lift anything major for another few weeks
(pulled ligaments in my wrists while rackmounting a Sun E450 _at_ work a couple
weeks ago).
Pictures of the VAX (along with serial #s, card inventory, etc) are up at
http://www.decvax.org/vax6000.
I'm not gonna junk the machine, but someone could be getting more use out
of it right now than I can... so until it finds a better home, its in
the garage.
Bill
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Bill Bradford
mrbill_at_mrbill.net
Austin, TX
Received on Sun Oct 29 2000 - 21:47:21 GMT