FS: OpenVMS documentation, LK-series keyboards, SCSI HDDs and more

[MG]

Here's what I have to offer:

- DEC OpenVMS V6(.3?) full, paperback, documentation set in
original Digital-branded carton, all in excellent shape;

- HP-branded LK463 keyboard with USB interface and PS/2-
converter, in excellent and practical new condition;

- DEC (and Digital-branded) LK46W-A2 with PS/2 interface,
very good shape (looks great), except one 'tilting leg'
is missing;

- DEC ball mouse with PS/2 interface, in the same beige
color as the LK46W-A2;

- various old and new 68-pin and 80-pin SCA/SCA2 interface
SCSI disks, both in 2½" and 3½" form factors (mostly
'short' ones, thus not the 'taller'/older types) in and
of various brands/models and capacities ranging from 1
to 300 Gbytes (contact me for more information);

- various old 50-pin SCSI disks (idem ditto, except the
capacities range from 1 to about 4½ Gbytes and some are
'taller'), contact me for more information);

- DEC RRD43 external CD-ROM drive, amazingly with original
documentation(!) and SCSI-type converter and cables
(Digital-branded, too) available;

- HP DS2100 (Disk System 2100), UltraSCSI (either U160
or U320), for 4 * 3½" SCSI disks in HP "ring"-type sleds,
in excellent shape and with rack-mounting 'ears' included;

- loads of SCSI cables, practically all sorts and kinds;

- loads of SCSI terminators, both active and inactive,
mostly LVD/SE and quite a few still even in packaging;

- loads of HP disk brackets/sleds, including the HP "ring"-
type in both light/beige and dark gray/black that would
fit in rx1600/rx1620/rx2600/rx2620/rx4640, DS2100, etc.
and the like computer/storage systems, also many non-HP
sleds for more 'PC'-like systems, like IBM ("x"), Dell
and what-not (ask if you're interested);

- DEC Multia/UDB VX40B with 166-MHz processor and 256
Mbytes RAM, 72-Gbyte U320 2½" SCSI disk (that I
shoehorned in with necessary conversion), with HP
Tru64 UNIX V5.1B-4 pre-installed and lots of extras;

- DEC Multia/UDB VX42B with 233-MHz processor and an
unknown amount of RAM, without (working, or actually,
wired PSU connector) and in 'unknown' working state
and in otherwise fairly good physical condition;

- original DEC advertisement material, VAX and AXP/Alpha
era marketing material (brochures, whitepapers, "Digital
Systems and Option Catalog" booklets from several years
and more), I'll make pictures of them if there's interest
for it;

- several OSF/1 and Tru64 UNIX workbooks, or at least one
that I could immediately find;

- a bunch of DEC, Compaq and HP cables, plastics and other
types of parts;

- a bunch of OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX installation media,
originals;

- an original CD-ROM (in jewel case) installation medium
of the Sybase database software for OpenVMS AXP;

- loads of memories, including PC2100 ECC-registered DDR-
SDRAM (like for several HP Integrity systems, many even
original and HP-branded) and the "parity" type that
would fit/work in the Multia/UDB (the exact type escapes
me at the moment), also the type for DEC Personal
WorkStation-series and likely more (ask for more details,
I will then take a closer look);

- a good quantity of *OpenVMS-compatible* (in fact, also
HP-UX- and IRIX-compatible) _10-Gbit_ fiber-optical
(i.e. 10GBASE-SR) PCI-X ethernet NICs and also LC/LC
fiber-optical cables available;

- several (mostly Ultra320) SCSI HBAs, PCI or PCI-X;

- HP 8-port RJ-45/UTP KVM extender hub, I'll have to
check the exact type (but it should work with fairly
recent RJ-45/UTP KVM equipment);

- Quantum Ultrium LTO-1 SCSI tape drive, full-height,
in external enclosure and with various empty data
cartridges;

- several, mostly Sony (and possibly rebranded), DAT40/
DDS-4 SCSI tape drives and loads of empty DDS-2, DDS-3
and DDS-4 data cartridges, also cleaning tapes.

I may have forgotten to mention some things, I may add those
later on. (If you suspect I made a typo somewhere, feel of
course free to contact me about it.)

Anyway, I plan to recycle the majority of this in about a week
or two, if these items haven't been spoken for by that time.

- MG

[MG]

On 3-okt-2013 23:50, bdho...@acm.org wrote:
> Got the what and when, how about a where?

You're right, I forgot to mention that. The items are located
in Europe, the Netherlands to be precise.

What I should add, in general, is that I found out that I have
a box full of spare parts and components; including several
Multia/UDB ones (for a full list and detailed description of
parts, feel free to contact me about it if you suspect I may
have anything of interest). Besides that, I also found out
that I have many more original documentation, like also what
came with the HP-branded LK463 USB keyboard (in the original
HP bubble-wrap packaging, as I ordered it new back then).

- MG

[MG]

On 2-okt-2013 22:54, MG wrote:
> [...]

An update: Some items, like the RRD43 and two 50-pin SCSI
cables, have been sold so far.

- MG

[MG]

On 2-okt-2013 22:54, I wrote:
> Anyway, I plan to recycle the majority of this in about a week
> or two, if these items haven't been spoken for by that time.

Just as a reminder. Nothing else is spoken for since then,
except the aforementioned items.

I also have an HP LVD/SE SCSI<=>FC bridge here, which works
in two directions (so, from SCSI to FC and FC to SCSI), very
conveniently in a 1U package and fairly quiet. Would this
perhaps interest anyone? It's fully functional, I haven't
used it much, at all.

I also have a couple of DAT40/DDS-4 SCSI tape drives, eight
or so DEC/Compaq "StorageWorks"-type brackets (with the
sturdy metal ridges or 'rails', if you will, and most of
them are HP- or Compaq-branded).

There may be even more, as I dig further (I will update this
thread if I find anything else). I also found a couple more
VMS-related books, I will list the titles if there's an
interest for this.

- MG

[MG]

On 16-okt-2013 18:16, MG wrote:
> On 15-okt-2013 21:40, abrsvc wrote:
>> I would be interested in the LVD/SE SCSI<=>FC bridge,but
>> I'm not sure whether or not the shipping to theUS would
>> be worth it. Any idea on the shipping $$?
>
> I will look into it later today. It shouldn't be too pricey,
> it's fortunately rather low in weight (especially if I, say,
> excluded the rack-mounting 'ears').

Excuse me for the belated response.

The unit seems to weigh under 5 kg, so it should amount to
€ 34.30 to the USA (optionally + € 1.30 insured or € 6.80
for parcel insurance).

- MG

[MG]

To summarize these...

- books

o "VAX FORTRAN Summary", by Digital Press (year unknown;
didn't bother to check [still in plastic], it looks old);

o "VMS Handbook", by Digital (not "Digital Press"), 1990 (looks
almost mysterious, as if it wasn't meant for retail, lots of
amazingly detailed information);

o "VAX Users Series | VAX/VMS - Writing Real Programs in DCL",
Digital Press, 1989 (*extremely rare*);

o "OpenVMS with Apache, OSU and WASD: The Nonstop Webserver",
by Digital Press, 2003.


- catalogs & brochures

o "Digital Systems and Options Catalog, October 1993";

o "Digital Systems and Options Catalog, February 1994"
(cover is gone, part of the first page is torn away,
for the rest fully intact and in good shape);

o "Digital Systems and Options Catalog Supplement, August
1994;

o "VAX 6000" brochure (didn't bother to look up the date);

o "VAX 8200" brochure (idem ditto);

o "VAX: The Computer Family for the 1980s" brochure
(ditto);

o "VAX-11/785 Product Bulletin" brochure (ditto);

o "Digital Systeem Groeiplanning: Upgrades" brochure
(not English, which goes without saying; Dutch).


I may have missed some, but these should be it for now.
Whatever I missed I will add later.

- MG

[MG]

On 21-okt-2013 17:21, MG wrote:
> The unit seems to weigh under 5 kg, so it should amount to

> � 34.30 to the USA (optionally + � 1.30 insured or � 6.80
> for parcel insurance).

� 1.30 for signed, instead of "insured" (sorry about that).

- MG