Tothwolf wrote:
>On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Brian Chase wrote:
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>>Wow, a MicroVAX II (BA123 9MB, 3x RD54, 1x TK50, 1x RX50) is going for
>>over $300, and there is still a day left on the auction.
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>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2080763459
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>>I'd expect that for one with a SCSI Qbus module, but this system seems
>>rather vanilla, except for the multiple RD54s.
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>>Who'd a thunk it?
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>Certainly not me... The MicroVAX II thats been giving me fits was
>originally a "discard" that I just happened to ask about. The former owner
>was glad to get rid of it. It more or less came as a bonus with the SGI 4D
>boxes I bought/hauled off.
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>This sure appears to be an example of an overzealous eBay bidder...
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>That MicroVAX II does appear to have a fair complement of boards based on
>the photo of the rear bulkhead, but there isn't a photo of the inside of
>the card cage, so some of those boards could have been removed.
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>Anyone have any ideas as to why most BA123s are missing the door that
>covers the operator's panel? Is it just easily broken and lost?
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I think they were shipped broken. You had to be very careful using
that door, or the pegs (hinges) would break off. Since all the intresting
buttons were under the door, it needed to be opened fairly frequently.
>-Toth
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Received on Tue Dec 17 2002 - 10:32:01 GMT