VAX 6600 UK Wales

From: Dan Williams <williams.dan_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue Nov 16 19:42:42 2004

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:21:11 +0000, Jules Richardson
<julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 23:16 +0000, Antonio Carlini wrote:
> > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1484&item=57313
> > 27055&rd=1
> >
> > This looks like a VAX 6000-610 in Wales (UK).
> > No bids so far. There's a VAX 4000 of some sort
> > available too.
>
> Noted. Possible that the museum *may* be interested in it - we'll need a
> proper 3 phase supply for a few things at some point anyway, so that's
> not much of a big deal. I'm actually surprised it needs 3 phase
> actually; most things that sort of size don't.
>
> We need to head out to that corner of the country with a van at some
> point anyway...
>
> We don't have any big Vaxen a present, although there's an 11-750 in
> Somerset to be picked up which'd certainly hurt if dropped on yer
> foot :)
>
> Bit wary of the "I don't have the keys so it's not been opened but came
> out of a working site" thing. Quite possible it's been stripped of
> disks, memory etc. by persons unknown. The fact that the DLT drive is
> intact is promising though.
>
> cheers
>
> Jules
>
>
It's only the fans in the 6000 that need rewiring. I don't know if's a
major job but it can be done.
I am going to bid on the 705,as I have a spare expansion pack for it.
It will also sit nicely next to the 500.
I am dubious about the description as well, although it says it has
been upgraded the model number given is a 300. I will annoyed if turns
out to be correct. He says it's not been opened but he has a pciture
of it open at the bottom. It only has one disk in it. anyway.

Anyone know how well a 500 and a 705 would cluster, or would it slow
down the 705.


Dan
Received on Tue Nov 16 2004 - 19:42:42 GMT

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