Fw: Control Data Cyber 960 rescue interest?

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Tue Nov 13 08:49:08 2001

Forwarded from COMP.SYS.CDC; please direct replies to the
original poster... -doug q

"James B. DiGriz" <jbdigriz_at_dragonsweb.org> wrote in message
news:<9spg2t$qia$1_at_ns2.i16.net>...
> A source tells me the current plan is to sell the UGA Cyber 960 being
> decommissioned in Athens, for scrap. Anybody here interested in trying to
> save it? Hate to see it scrapped. There can't be that many of them left.
>
> The University System doesn't dispose of surplus property itself in the
> State of Georgia. This is handled by the Department of Administrative
> Services. Normally, if no qualifying org. or local govt. puts in for it,
> it goes to periodic auctions in Atlanta, Albany ( I think), and
> Swainsboro. The last is about an hour's drive from me.
>
> A non-profit museum, educational org, or research inst. stands the only
> realistic chance of getting hold of this kind of stuff before it's
> dismembered, manuals and software lost, and scattered out to scrap
> auctions. It's highly doubtful it'd be sold as a complete system, but I
> could be wrong, so I'm looking into the possibility of setting something
> up, or finding an existing party which qualifies, preferably in the state,
> or at least the Southeast. Let me know if you're interested in putting
> heads together on this.
>
> Thanks,
> jbdigriz
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