Subject: Re: Where can I get a 3100 these days?
To: Daniel S Kosack <kosack@wam.umd.edu>
From: Robert Smith <rmsmith@csc.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 11/28/1997 19:58:02
> 
> On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, Matthew N. Dodd wrote:
> 
> > The UMD/CP surplus has about 8 3100m30s w/16m for $25/each.
> 
> Although, I would wait a little while longer.  I think he Physics Dept.
> HEP will be dumping everything VAX they have in a little while, which will
> include their 6000 (don't remember the model; of course, I could be wrong,
> it might be an 8250.  Some dept dumped a 6000-510 that was quickly snarfed
> up by someone).  They will also be dumping a few 4000's and maybe the odd
> 3100, 2000, or 3600.  Some of the monitors are fairly nice, some are crap.
> 
>   UMD/CP == University of Maryland, College Park Terrapin Trader, on Paint
> Branch Av. just South of campus, across Rt. 1.
> 
> PS.  They are going to a NT environment with some UNIX, BTW.
> 
> Dan Kosack.
> 
> 
I picked up TWO uVIIs thru the trader - and made connections with folks 
rather aggravated with digital - and started my vax collection that way!
Got a couple of sun periph boxes and swapped them for pdp11 gear!!
just great!
bob