On 14 Nov 2002, brian wheeler wrote:
> Sort of off topic, but sort of not.
>
> My department is planning to have a roast of the former director and
> because he was a big user of our former VAX systems, some people think
> that mounting a disk platter would be a nice touch.
>
> Anyone have have an extra RA81/RA82 disk platter for free/cheap?
What better way to roast him than to award him with an entire VAX? Heck,
they are cheap enough, sometimes even free.
That ought to get a few chuckles, especially if it's a 6000 or 8000
series with all the peripherals.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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