On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 1:59 AM, Tony Firshman <t...@firshman.co.uk> wrote:
> Ah mainframes. I remember an auction in the 90s where someone arrived with 
> two large box vans and bought a vast qty of mainframe equipment for maybe 
> £150. He was the only bidder. Each item went for under £10.
>
> Tony

That might have been me!

I bought up a bunch of Burroughs mainframes for £150 each in the
mid-90s, then parted them out to various defense contractors for a
HUGE profit. I think I made about £30,000 from that. Those were the
days....

Dave
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