Cyber205 was RE: Ebay horror ...

From: Tom Uban <uban_at_ubanproductions.com>
Date: Mon Jun 11 16:45:10 2001

Call Purdue salvage and ask. When I saw it, it wasn't in the area that
would normally be seen, but it may be available. Call (765) 494-4600
and ask for the number for Purdue salvage...

--tom

At 04:23 PM 6/11/01 -0400, you wrote:
>
> Uhhhh...ahhh....a Cyber205? 8-) That's a VERY historically important
>machine in my opinion.
>
> I'd been deleting these messages as yet-another-ebay-related-flame
>but this message caught my attention. If there's a complete Cyber 205
>in existence anywhere, I'd sure like to know about it. What is the
>status of this machine? Is it available? Anybody know?
>
> -Dave McGuire
>
>On June 11, Tom Uban wrote:
>> Not too long ago (and perhaps still) the CDC Cyber 205 was complete and
>> sitting in one of the Purdue University salvage buildings. This is a *BIG*
>> machine and would require some serious space, power, etc.
>>
>> The machine has a panel on it which there are the signatures of many
>> people. I think they are the signatures of the installers, maintainers,
>> etc.
>>
>> --tom
>>
>> >Do you *really* know people who keep mainframes rusting
>> >in the yard? CDC Cybers, by any chance?
>> >
>> >;-)
>> >
>> >-dq
>> >
>> >
>
>
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