On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 03:58:26PM -0700, Bob Royal wrote:
> I'll trade ya a small Sparc for a big Alpha..... I don't have one in my 
> collection yet... Actaully, I have a couple of extra lunch box Sparcs if 
> anyone wants one. Run as is or use as book ends. Or gut innards and 
> replace with one of them itty bitty ITX boards.

Bad trade for you.. the Sparc is easier to get into
the dumpster.. :-)
I had a friend who took home a nice Sparc10 server
back in 1995/1996 in lieu of a bonus.  Would've been
a good trade if he'd just sold it.. instead, he futzed
around with it and watched it go from Some $10K to about
$10.. :-)
I asked him later whether he'd ever done anything useful 
with it other than heat his front room, not to mention
whether it was $$$ useful.... No.. pretty much nothing.
:)

-Brian

> Bob Royal
> ====================================================================================
> Tim Hammerquist wrote:
> 
> >I have just about finished moving and am trying to clear out some
> >unnecessary stuff.  As such, I find I have a few items that I'd like to
> >offload.
> >
> >One is a fairly large but very functional Alpha box which used to be DEC
> >3000 and several SCSI drives, and I need to find a family for it.
> >I remember a few people mentioned off-hand that they'd be interested in
> >having one.  (I personally had fun installing BSD on it...)
> >
> >Also available is a WYSE-50 terminal in mint condition in original box.
> >Barely used.
> >
> >The price for these items is the same as what I paid for them: 1 beer
> >(for me) each.  The option to buy me 2 beers for taking both items is
> >encouraged.  Interested parties please respond to me off-list at
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
> >
> >Unfortunately, I only have a few days, 1 week at the most, in which to
> >find a loving foster family for these orphaned pieces of technology.
> >
> >Dennis: if while digging through my stuff I find a punch card reader,
> >I'll be sure to set it aside for you.  ;)
> >
> >Tim Hammerquist
> >
> 
> 
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