Honeywell DPS6 rescue in Nevada

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I wish you were only 5 hours from me, I would be at your front door in the 
morning. :-(
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lawson" <jpl15 at panix.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 1:05 PM
Subject: Honeywell DPS6 rescue in Nevada


>
>   Due to the inability of more one individual to follow up on 'firm' 
> commitments, I must now dispose of a Honeywell DPS-6 mainframe and 
> matching 9Trk tape drive.
>
>   This is "free, come and get it" - and there are loading facilities 
> on-site to do this.  It will easily fit in the bed of most full-sized 
> pickup trucks. We just need it to go away, fast.
>
>   This gear is located in the Carson City area of northern Nevada - about 
> a 5 hour (beautiful!) drive from the Silicon Valley.  It wieghs all up 
> about 600 pounds.  For the right amount of bribe-money, I'd even consider 
> delivering it myself.
>
>  OTHERWISE, this equipment will be broken up for scrap and the cabinets 
> taken to the junk yard - it is in storage at a friend's and he needs the 
> space the computer is currently taking.
>
>   If there is no interest by this time next week, we're going to get out 
> the torches and the chainsaws - there are no other options.
>
>   Speak up, Folks!  Don't make me have to kill a rare machine!!!
>
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
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