Collection list (just for phun)

From: William Donzelli <aw288_at_osfn.org>
Date: Wed Apr 11 22:59:55 2001

> > I'd like to see some of your lists. I bet some of you would be hard
> > pressedd to list your whole collection in a message that the list server
> > would accept (too large).

The Retrocomputing Society of Rhode Island, Inc. (I am a member) has the
following, some being personal machines in the collective (also from
memory):

DEC:
        LINC-8
        (3) PDP-12, one w/ RK05
        PDP-8/i
        PDP-8/e
        PDP-8/a
        PDP-11/23
        PDP-11/34
        PDP-11/44
        DECsystem 2065 (KL10E) w/ RP06, TU45
        DECsystem 2020 (KS10)
        VAX 11/750 w/ RA81, TU81
        VAX/Intergraph 8550
        VAX 6220
        (Lots) small VAXstations and DECstations

DG:
        Nova 840
        Nova 3
        S/130

Interdata:
        Model 4

IBM:
        S/34 - 5340
        S/36 - 5360, 5362, 5363
        RS/6000 - T3B, 360, 540
        Fastdraft

TI:
        990

Wang:
        VS100

Symbolics:
        3600, 3640, (two others coming next week from TMC)

Packard Bell:
        250

Basic Four:
        mumblefoo

Honeywell:
        316

There are probably others that I have forgotten. This list also does not
include the seemingly zillions of Suns/Intergraphs/whatevers that come thru.

My collection consists of (some coming this month):

IBM:
        S/3 model 15D - 5415 w/ 3340, 3241, 1403N1
        S/1 (various)
        RS/6000-T3B (NSFnet backbone node), 320H
        misc - 029, 129, 519, 557, 1131, 2311, 2501, 2520

DEC:
        PDP-8/i
        PDP-8/s
        PDP-8/e (probably selling to friend shortly)
        PDP-11/23 (new, never used)
        PDT-11/150 (probably available)

DG:
        S/130
        Nova 3 (both probably available)

Convex:
        C240

Interdata/Perkin Elmer:
        Model 14
        Model 7/32

SGI:
        4D/380

HP:
        2100A w/ 7900, paper tape

Misc:
        various small Unix machines

As you can see, by weight IBM wins, and will continue to grow as the
others shrink. I will probably hold on to a few of the machines - the
PDP-8/s because it was literally my first computer ($5, during my high
school days) and the SGI Power box, for emotional reasons. Maybe the
Interdata 14 as well (old school computer - I didn't use it, but friends
did).

Note that the PDP-8/i is NOT the one I am taking bids on. I orginally had
three (another deal from the ancient days of this list - remember
Wirehead?).

William Donzelli
aw288_at_osfn.org
 
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