Subject: Re: current on vax
To: None <port-vax@NetBSD.org>
From: A. Wik <aw@narpes.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 11/20/2003 03:04:28
Dave McGuire wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 06:48 PM, A. Wik wrote:
> > By the way, there's a PDP 11/24 being retired in Vasa, Finland:
> > http://narpes.com/aw/pdp/PDP-pics/
>
> Sweet! I hope someone can grab it. Those 10.5" 11/24 chassis are
> nice.
Yes, the PDP will be grabbed.
> > Can anyone identify the stuff in the Siemens racks?
>
> I'd bet it's the control/processing unit for the CT scanner in the
> bottom picture. ;)
But nothing that would be useful without the CT?
> > Anything that's particularly worth keeping?
>
> Definitely the 11/24...and if someone has the space, a CT scanner
> could be lots of fun at home.
>
> No, don't laugh, I have an electron microscope here. This stuff is
> great fun and highly educational.
I'm sure you're right, but I don't know of anyone who has the
space for it, at least not indoors.
-aw