DEC Equipment

From: O. Sharp <ohh_at_drizzle.com>
Date: Fri Nov 21 15:36:25 2003

I mailed this off to Phil Spanner in reply to his post, and just
realized I forgot the CC: I meant to give to the list. :) So
here goes:


---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:10:21 -0800 (PST)
From: O. Sharp <ohh_at_drizzle.com>
To: Phil Spanner <pspan_at_amerytel.net>
Subject: Re: DEC Equipment


Hi! Thanks for your posting to the ClassicComp mailing-list:

> A company that has been in the depot repair business of DEC equipment,
> for the last 20 years, is about to shut down their repair lines for the
> DEC equipment. They obviously have prints, diags and test beds that
> they are going to be selling.

I'm sorry to hear they're going out of business. My condolences.

  [Late note: on re-reading this, I just realized it looks like
  only the DEC repair line is shutting down, rather than the whole
  company. <slaps forehead> Aiya! Silly me.]

I have kind of an unusual question. If this company, which has been
repairing DEC computers, is going out of business, it may mean that
their customers, having one less service option available, might soon
consider retiring whatever DEC machines they're presently using. I'm
currently looking for a PDP-12, and would hate to see one end up
being scrapped in the belief it was no longer useful. I don't doubt
that other DEC machines and other ClassicComp posters could make
useful connections as well.

Soooo... my question would be: Does the company have any idea what
their former customers are considering doing with their equipment,
and if any _are_ considering selling or scrapping - most particularly
the older DEC models, which are becoming of historic value - could
those customers somehow be made aware of the ClassicComp community's
interest in older equipment before they take irreversible steps?

I realize that may not be the sort of question you were expecting. :)
Nonetheless I'd appreciate it if you could consider it, and see if
there might be some sort of appropriate way to address it.

...On a much simpler note, if you have anything PDP-12 or DECTape-related
hanging around the warehouse, I wouldn't mind the chance to put in an
offer. :) :)

Thanks very much for your time, and for making yourself known to us!
It's appreciated!

                -O.-
Received on Fri Nov 21 2003 - 15:36:25 GMT

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