31 Oct
2021
31 Oct
'21
4:09 p.m.
Hi,
Around 2007 I gave away my pair of 4000/500A systems, I believe to
Brian Hechinger. They were taking up way too much space in the dining
room, and that I just wasn't that interested in putting the time
and money into sustaining the pair. I also really wanted SCSI storage,
but Q-BUS SCSI controllers were way out of my financial reach at the
time.
Since then, circumstances have changed, and with renewed interest, I
acquired a BA23 Q-BUS MicroVAX, and eventually a Q-BUS SCSI controller,
but nothing that came close to those 4000/500As.
Some years later, I believe Brian moved, and offered these up again
on one of these lists, or maybe CCTALK, but I missed that posting
until too late, and lost track of who ended up with those.
If these are in use, I wish whoever has them the best, and am extremely
glad at least they did not end up scrapped; I did my part towards that.
However, if whoever has them is no longer using them, I am here and
interested in whether one or both might be available.
I hope this is an appropriate posting, and it is not misunderstood by
those involved.
Mark
--
Mark G. Thomas <Mark at Misty.com>, KC3DRE
2 Nov
2 Nov
2:31 p.m.
I ran them for a good long while then moved and they sat in storage for
an even longer time.
Earlier this year I was trying to find them a home as we were moving to
Portugal and I couldn't bring them with me. I spent a good while trying
to find them a home to no avail. A couple bits of interest but nothing
ever came through.
I ended up gutting them and sending all the useful bits to Dave McGuire.
Sadly the two chassis went to the scrapper.
On 31/10/21 15:09, Mark G Thomas wrote:
Hi,
Around 2007 I gave away my pair of 4000/500A systems, I believe to
Brian Hechinger. They were taking up way too much space in the dining
room, and that I just wasn't that interested in putting the time
and money into sustaining the pair. I also really wanted SCSI storage,
but Q-BUS SCSI controllers were way out of my financial reach at the
time.
Since then, circumstances have changed, and with renewed interest, I
acquired a BA23 Q-BUS MicroVAX, and eventually a Q-BUS SCSI controller,
but nothing that came close to those 4000/500As.
Some years later, I believe Brian moved, and offered these up again
on one of these lists, or maybe CCTALK, but I missed that posting
until too late, and lost track of who ended up with those.
If these are in use, I wish whoever has them the best, and am extremely
glad at least they did not end up scrapped; I did my part towards that.
However, if whoever has them is no longer using them, I am here and
interested in whether one or both might be available.
I hope this is an appropriate posting, and it is not misunderstood by
those involved.
Mark
3:21 p.m.
On Nov 2, 2021, at 6:31 AM, Brian Hechinger <wonko at 4amlunch.net> wrote:
I ran them for a good long while then moved and they sat in storage for an even longer
time.
Earlier this year I was trying to find them a home as we were moving to Portugal and I
couldn't bring them with me. I spent a good while trying to find them a home to no
avail. A couple bits of interest but nothing ever came through.
I ended up gutting them and sending all the useful bits to Dave McGuire. Sadly the two
chassis went to the scrapper.
Ouch, that hurts, but I totally understand.
The only vintage computer I?m actually in the market for would be a VAX 4000 (other than
that, there are a couple terminals I lust after). I do have a chassis that I plan to turn
into a 4000/200 (it has a defective KA640 that needs replaced), but would really like
something faster than that chassis can handle.
Zane
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