if you have any thing really old please let us know
we need some old classic  hp 3000 systems for the musem here, also folks
need a 2645 or 2444 terminal
thanks ed sharpe
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to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we
buy, and by all means  when in Arizona drop in and see us.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "William L. Brandt" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 3:53 PM
Subject: [HP3000-L] Free HP stuff - a clarification


> Since my post yesterday I have made 2 people happy - Tracy Pierce - who
just
> came here - and Craig Lalley who as I type is on Thanksgiving Vacation
with
> his family. Craig wanted the 967 but as his email was behind Tracy's - I
> called Craig and he is starting/started a consulting company - and he said
> he was happy to get a 9000 E45.
>
> I suppose it is just human nature but I got a third email from someone who
> wanted everything - except the rack that had fallen off the liftgate -
> unless that was all that was left.
>
> Here's the deal: I have known the DP manager at this company that is
closing
> for many years. I have a very small company - and the scraps that large
> companys discard are like gold to us - over the years I have bought a 7978
> tape drive, monitors, stuff that they really didn't need - and she called
me
> more as a favor to a friend than a beneficial business arrangement.
>
> It's pretty sad times out there now - so Callie called me as a favor to a
> friend. She just wants to make sure that the stuff she gave me is used and
> appreciated by some others. I am sure that she could have gotten a good
> $4000-$5000 for this stuff if she wanted. Probably more -
>
> I'm not interested in making money on this (what we can't use). I simply
> want to make some others on this list happy.
>
> I'm certainly not interested in spending a lot of time & effort taking
this
> stuff apart for shipment - only to have someone else make a few thousand
> dollars on acts that Callie & I did/do out of the "Christmas Spirit".
>
> So if you can use it, fine. Glad to help. Tracy is very happy with his
967.
> It was a bear lifting into his truck but we did it without damaging
> anything. But if you want "everything" - well, I'd like to give people a
> chance for others who could really use the stuff. And if they don't want
it
> then we can talk business. After all, we can all use a bit more
money...I'll
> split the proceeds with Callie & myself...
>
> Bill
>
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