Speaking of old computers....
John G Dobnick
A friend sent me the following, which he received from a mailing list.
Thought it might be of some interest in these newsgroups.
>~~~~~~
><From the _Daily Oklahoman_ classified advertising section,
>category 1080 (Antiques, Classics), for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1996>
>
>Trade Univac 3 computer, aprx
>wgt 25 tons, stored on 40' semi
>since '75, for collectible car or
>late mdl P/U. XXX-XXXX lv msg.
>-------
Any takers? :-)
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Information & Media Technologies for appreciation, and is thus a
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee source of civilized delight."
j...@csd.uwm.edu ATTnet: (414) 229-5727 -- William Safire
Marion Osial
John, I'm surprised you don't jump at the opportunity...it would give
you something to do during those long, cold Wisconsin winters!
John G Dobnick
From article <52b9kp$7...@news0-alterdial.uu.net>, by m...@starnetinc.com (Marion Osial):
> John, I'm surprised you don't jump at the opportunity...it would give
> you something to do during those long, cold Wisconsin winters!
>
>>>category 1080 (Antiques, Classics), for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1996>
>>>
>>>Trade Univac 3 computer, aprx
>>>wgt 25 tons, stored on 40' semi
>>>since '75, for collectible car or
>>>late mdl P/U. XXX-XXXX lv msg.
I would, but for two reasons:
1) I don't have the space to store it
2) I don't have a pick-up to trade
3) While I could cool it (and use it for a space heater) in the
winter (which is nowhere as cold as it is for the folks in
Roseville :-)), summer would present a small problem.
[OK, so that's _three_ reasons -- so I can't count. I use computers
for that anyway. :-) ]
Gene Leclerc
Marion, you should talk....some years ago Chicago was using UPS to
ship snow out of the city.
m...@starnetinc.com (Marion Osial) wrote:
>John, I'm surprised you don't jump at the opportunity...it would give
>you something to do during those long, cold Wisconsin winters!
>j...@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick) wrote:
>>A friend sent me the following, which he received from a mailing list.
>>Thought it might be of some interest in these newsgroups.
>>>~~~~~~
>>><From the _Daily Oklahoman_ classified advertising section,
>>>category 1080 (Antiques, Classics), for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1996>
>>>
>>>Trade Univac 3 computer, aprx
>>>wgt 25 tons, stored on 40' semi
>>>since '75, for collectible car or
>>>late mdl P/U. XXX-XXXX lv msg.
>>>-------
>>Any takers? :-)
Dick Mills
j...@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick) wrote:
>>Trade Univac 3 computer, aprx
>>wgt 25 tons, stored on 40' semi
>>since '75, for collectible car or
>>late mdl P/U. XXX-XXXX lv msg.
>>-------
>
>Any takers? :-)
As Dave Barry suggested, wait for the laptop
version. It only weighs 8 tons.
Dick Mills O- http://www.albany.net/~dmills
"All women become like their mothers; that is their tragedy.
No man does; that is his." - Wilde
Marion Osial
And as I recall...UPS wouldn't handle you...something about not
wanting to compete with refuse companies (:-)...how are you!
gp...@rsvl.unisys.com (Gene Leclerc) wrote:
>Marion, you should talk....some years ago Chicago was using UPS to
>ship snow out of the city.
>m...@starnetinc.com (Marion Osial) wrote:
>>John, I'm surprised you don't jump at the opportunity...it would give
>>you something to do during those long, cold Wisconsin winters!
>>j...@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick) wrote:
>>>A friend sent me the following, which he received from a mailing list.
>>>Thought it might be of some interest in these newsgroups.
>>>>~~~~~~
>>>><From the _Daily Oklahoman_ classified advertising section,
>>>>category 1080 (Antiques, Classics), for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1996>
>>>>
>>>>Trade Univac 3 computer, aprx
>>>>wgt 25 tons, stored on 40' semi
>>>>since '75, for collectible car or
>>>>late mdl P/U. XXX-XXXX lv msg.
>>>>-------
>>>Any takers? :-)
>>>--
MH McCabe
Jill A. Snider
[various attributions and jokes about shipping refuse snipped]
>>>j...@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick) wrote:
>>>>A friend sent me the following, which he received from a mailing list.
>>>>Thought it might be of some interest in these newsgroups.
>>>>>~~~~~~
>>>>><From the _Daily Oklahoman_ classified advertising section,
>>>>>category 1080 (Antiques, Classics), for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1996>
>>>>>
>>>>>Trade Univac 3 computer, aprx
>>>>>wgt 25 tons, stored on 40' semi
>>>>>since '75, for collectible car or
>>>>>late mdl P/U. XXX-XXXX lv msg.
>>>>>-------
>>>>Any takers? :-)
>>>>--
>>>>John G Dobnick "Knowing how things work is the basis
>>>>Information & Media Technologies for appreciation, and is thus a
>>>>University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee source of civilized delight."
>>>>j...@csd.uwm.edu ATTnet: (414) 229-5727 -- William Safire
An acquaintance of a friend of mine once sold an old computer system
(I don't remember the exact model, but the 16K words memory systems
were each 6 feet tall by 3 feet wide by 2 or 2.5 feet deep -- in other
words, the system filled a large room and required major cooling) to
a company which reclaims precious and recyclable metals for something
on the order of 3000 or 4000 U.S. dollars. This was around 1985 or so.
So it's possible he could get enough for it today to buy a pickup, even
if not a new one.
Pat Larkin 74246...@compuserve.com
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John G Dobnick
From article <DyHIn...@iglou.com>, by jasn...@iglou1.iglou.com (Jill A. Snider):
>
> An acquaintance of a friend of mine once sold an old computer system
> (I don't remember the exact model, but the 16K words memory systems
> were each 6 feet tall by 3 feet wide by 2 or 2.5 feet deep -- in other
> words, the system filled a large room and required major cooling) to
> a company which reclaims precious and recyclable metals for something
> on the order of 3000 or 4000 U.S. dollars. This was around 1985 or so.
>
> So it's possible he could get enough for it today to buy a pickup, even
> if not a new one.
True, if one takes the philestinian approach, which seems much in favor
by the current mob of Wall Street weasles. I think it much better,
from the historical perspective, to maintain this machine in working
condition (if possible).
Geoffrey Welsh
On Wed, 25 Sep 1996 12:45:00 GMT, m...@starnetinc.com (Marion Osial)
wrote:
>John, I'm surprised you don't jump at the opportunity...it would give
>you something to do during those long, cold Wisconsin winters!
And keep him warm!
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