Re: Multiflow Trace 14/300 close to being scrapped in Texas

[James Vess]

Awesome news! I'm happy it's going somewhere to be cared for or at least
stored.

Seeing systems like this get scrapped hurts my heart, losing history that
is there and still alive ( reasonably anyway ) is a shame. I'm just happy
that it will live to blink another day ;)

On Saturday, July 23, 2016, Evan Linwood  wrote:

> Hi Mark, it wasn't myself either.
> Apologies (and to Brian, James and Jon) I was watching & wanting to respond
> but got hit by a wall of things, then noticed that someone had bid on it.
> Very glad to see it was acquired, and that Chris could confirm.
>
>
>

Re: Multiflow Trace 14/300 close to being scrapped in Texas

[Evan Linwood]

Hi Mark, it wasn't myself either.
Apologies (and to Brian, James and Jon) I was watching & wanting to respond
but got hit by a wall of things, then noticed that someone had bid on it.
Very glad to see it was acquired, and that Chris could confirm.

Re: Multiflow Trace 14/300 close to being scrapped in Texas

[Chris Hanson]

On Jul 21, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Mark Linimon  wrote:
> 
> I see that someone has picked it up via Buy It Now.  No,
> it wasn't me.

I know the person who acquired it, who last I heard is seeking a good way to 
move and safely store it near its current site right now. If anyone has any 
suggestions, I can forward them along.

  -- Chris

Re: Multiflow Trace 14/300 close to being scrapped in Texas

[Mark Linimon]

I see that someone has picked it up via Buy It Now.  No,
it wasn't me.

mcl

Re: Multiflow Trace 14/300 close to being scrapped in Texas

[Mark Linimon]

On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 08:31:59PM -0500, James Vess wrote:
> Does anyone have the capacity to power the unit on in Texas?

Yeah but ... I wouldn't.  The power supplies look too rough for me
to trust the smoke-test.

I can store it but I will lie if I say I can devote any time to it.

mcl

Re: Multiflow Trace 14/300 close to being scrapped in Texas

[James Vess]

Does anyone have the capacity to power the unit on in Texas? I
could purchase and move, but without any ability to power it on it would
just sit persistently in storage and I'm not interested in getting another
minicomputer that will just sit.

Let me know?

On Saturday, July 16, 2016, Jon Elson  wrote:

>
> On 07/15/2016 09:55 PM, Evan Linwood wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I noticed that the Multiflow race 14/300 system listed on eBay didn't sell
>> recently. I don't have any personal background with these machines but it
>> seems they could be both significant and rare?
>>
> They are VERY rare, and significant, as there were very few physical VLIW
> machines ever built.  My guess is Trace built maybe 50 machines?
>
> Jon
>
>

Re: Multiflow Trace 14/300 close to being scrapped in Texas

[Jon Elson]

On 07/15/2016 09:55 PM, Evan Linwood wrote:

Hi All,

I noticed that the Multiflow race 14/300 system listed on eBay didn't sell
recently. I don't have any personal background with these machines but it
seems they could be both significant and rare?
They are VERY rare, and significant, as there were very few physical 
VLIW machines ever built.  My guess is Trace built maybe 50 machines?


Jon

Re: Multiflow Trace 14/300 close to being scrapped in Texas

[aswood]

Would be quite interesting. A micro super- multiprocessor system. 

I do have an incomplete system, sold in Germany a GEI Trace. Mine has two 
Fujtsu SMD Drives.

Would take the system, but wrong side of the pond.

Very rare, should be saved.

-- 

> Am 16.07.2016 um 04:55 schrieb Evan Linwood :
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I noticed that the Multiflow race 14/300 system listed on eBay didn't sell
> recently. I don't have any personal background with these machines but it
> seems they could be both significant and rare? It's been sitting on eBay but
> I wasn't sure if it had slipped between the cracks somehow? I've been in
> contact with the seller and he's said that he's still hoping to sell it, but
> that it has to be cleared soon (and would be scrapped). I don't live in the
> US, so it's not an easy one for me to work with. Is this of interest to
> anyone? Cheers Evan
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/112050410557
> 
> 
> 

Multiflow Trace 14/300 close to being scrapped in Texas

[Evan Linwood]

Hi All,

I noticed that the Multiflow race 14/300 system listed on eBay didn't sell
recently. I don't have any personal background with these machines but it
seems they could be both significant and rare? It's been sitting on eBay but
I wasn't sure if it had slipped between the cracks somehow? I've been in
contact with the seller and he's said that he's still hoping to sell it, but
that it has to be cleared soon (and would be scrapped). I don't live in the
US, so it's not an easy one for me to work with. Is this of interest to
anyone? Cheers Evan

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112050410557