On Fri, 26 Jul 2002, Wayne Smith wrote:
> I have an opportunity to get a pdp 11/34M + expansion
> unit which I understand is a militarized 11/34 sold by
> Norden and used in connection with the Nike missle
> system. Is this worth the effort to pay for
> cross-country shipping? Has anyone seen one of these
> before -- my understanding is that it doesn't look
> much like an off-the-shelf 11/34.
I'll chime in a say yes. My suggestion for this is to use ForwardAir:
http://www.forwardair.com
It will require the person on the shipping end to take it to one of their
depots (usually located near a major airport but not always) and it will
have to be palletized and boxed (or at least covered with cardboard) but
the shipping is cheap (around $.30/pound on average). You'll also have to
pick it up at the depot on your end. You could also arrange local
shipping from that point to your terminus.
I've used ForwardAir twice with good success (once with a batch of Xerox
6085's and once with a large mainframe system on two pallets) but have
heard stories of mishandling (some arcade game folks have had damage
caused from the pallet being dropped). Just make sure it is secured onto
the pallet well and you should have no problems.
That being said, Brian Knittel got a good rate from a cross-country moving
company (I forget which one) when he had his and Norm Alek's IBM 1030
shipped from Minnesota. Maybe either one will chime up here.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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