VAX bar

From: Jim Strickland <jim_at_calico.litterbox.com>
Date: Tue May 15 15:42:36 2001

That isn't too far from the truth. Tell a classic mac zealot you made a
fishtank out of an original mac and you'll get a similar reaction, I imagine.

I wouldn't do it to the SE30 we have - it does useful work as a network terminal
(telnet, fetch, etc) and my wife would shoot me. It's her first personal computer.

In general I agree that a system should be restored if possible, but there are two
mitigating factors: 1. The vax had already been gutted, and 2. 11/780s aren't
especially uncommon. It WOULD be a tragedy if one of the wierd vaxen got made
into a bar - a 9000, for example. But the 11/780 sold zillions - it launched
the 32 bit minicomputer universe.

Speaking of which, does anyone out there HAVE a Vax 9000?

> Before you know it there will be 3400's used as nightstands, 8000's as wardrobes
> or refrigerators, 4000's used as kitchen cabinets. Heaven forbid this becomes
> "fashionable" suddenly the innocent slaughtering of vaxen's could become rampant,
> only 2nd to animal furs.... protestors will have to picket outside of Peir 1's
> and Ikea's and instead of throwing red paint, they'll throw MMJ connectors and
> cabinet assembly bolts at people buying these attrocities....
>
>
> Sorry Sellam, I couldn't resist :-)
Bait Sellam at your own risk, he seems to have an itchy "flame" finger. :)

-- 
Jim Strickland
jim_at_DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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