[TriLUG] OT: Trying to clear out the garage

[Tim Jowers]

Is there any sort of Computer Museum around here?

TimJowers


On 6/7/07, James Tuttle <jjtuttle at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> Ron Joffe wrote:
> > So I bought a new car (new to me that is), and that forced a clean up of
> the
> > garage.
> >
> > Here is what I have. If you want it, come and get it, if you feel like
> paying
> > something for it, I will pass all of that on to TRILUG as a donation:
> >
> > Monitors
> > --------
> > 1. Dell 21" Trinitron monitor (A bit on the bright side)
> > 2. IBM 17" Monitor - Black (perfect condition)
> > 3. Sony W-900 24" Monitor (Huge - awesome display)
> > 4. Samsung 950P 19" Monitor (perfect condition)
> >
> > JBODs
> > ------
> > I have 4 or 5 units of these monsters. They are either tower or rack
> mountable
> > (3-4U). Each can handle up to 9 drives (or more if you drill more
> mounting
> > holes). I had a large raid array set up in one worked great for years.
> They
> > have internal power supplies with 9 std power plugs and plenty of fans
> to
> > keep everything cool. I have a number of U320 cable sets for them. Some
> have
> > older SCSI host swap carriers. They are very flexible and you could
> build
> > just about any type of configuration in them.
> >
> > http://www.impediment.com/storcase/storcase.ds400.html
> >
> > Drives
> > -------
> > 1. I have a pile of these huge Seagate ST446452W SCSI drives. Most work
> fine.
> > 47GB storage. Here is a good comparison picture to a normal desktop
> drive:
> > http://homepage1.nifty.com/camel7/elite2.jpg
> > The best use for them is for taking them apart :) . If you want to show
> your
> > kids how the insides of a hard drive work, these are perfect. If you
> want to
> > play with some strong magnets, these are also perfect.
> >
> > 2. I also have about 10 of Quantum Atlas 10KII 73GB Ultra 160 drives
> with
> > 68pin connectors. I would like a bit of cash (for TRILUG) for these.
> >
> > Case
> > ----
> > Alianware Tower. Bright purple, perfect condition. Just case and power
> supply.
> > Looks somewhat like:
> > http://ak.buy.com/db_assets/prod_images/411/10412411.jpg
> >
> > Workstation
> > -----------
> > Digital alpha 600au - 768Meg Ram, currently runs perfectly. This is sort
> of on
> > topic, as this guy will run linux :)
> >
> >
> > Please let me know if there is anything anyone here wants. First come
> first
> > served. I am in Chapel Hill. I have two weeks to clean up, then
> everything
> > goes to the dump (electronics recycling).
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ron
> >
> Hi Ron,
>
> I'm working on some big GIS projects and need a bigger monitor.  I'd
> take the largest monitor you have left.  Can I pick it up?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
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