[rescue] [gstrekel at limra.com: VAX Cluster]

[rescue at sunhelp.org]

I don't know if anyone has contacted this person yet, but I was about to.

I don't want to hog it all, but the 710 or 6410 would be much cool and I
have the room.

James Fogg, Network Engineer
Vicinity Corporation - New Hampshire
(603) 442-1751

~ -----Original Message-----
~ From: ssandau at bath.tmac.com [mailto:ssandau at bath.tmac.com]
~ Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 4:14 PM
~ To: rescue at sunhelp.org
~ Subject: Re: [rescue] [gstrekel at limra.com: VAX Cluster]
~ 
~ 
~ I don't think I'd ever be able to take all that hardware, but 
~ I'd love a 
~ MicroVax if it would be Ok to split this equipment up. That 
~ might be a really 
~ bad idea or sacrilege; I don't know. If it is, I am sure 
~ someone will tell 
~ me. ;)
~ 
~ I am in Connecticut (south of Hartford) today (Tuesday) and 
~ driving back to 
~ Maine tomorrow morning. I could probably stop and look at 
~ this stuff if that 
~ would be any help to anyone.
~ 
~ Steve
~ 
~ Quoting Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net>:
~ 
~ > Wow.. Anybody want a cluster? 8-)
~ > 
~ > Bill
~ > 
~ > ----- Forwarded message from gstrekel at limra.com -----
~ > 
~ > From: gstrekel at limra.com
~ > To: mrbill at decvax.org
~ > Subject: VAX Cluster
~ > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:19:34 -0400
~ > 
~ > Hello,
~ > 
~ > We are powering down our VAX Cluster for the last time on 
~ July 1, 2002 and
~ > we want to remove if from the computer room as soon as 
~ possible after that.
~ > 
~ > Our Cluster consists of a VAX 7710, VAX 6410, MicroVAX 3100/10E and
~ > MicroVAX
~ > 3100/30. We are using MTI hard and tape drives for storage.  All the
~ > Digital
~ > equipment has been under maintenance contract with Digital 
~ for the life of
~ > the equipment and all the equipment is in fine working order (but of
~ > course).
~ > 
~ > We also have a couple of printers, 3 or 4 monitors, a 19" 
~ monitor that uses
~ > a mouse, and various documentation.
~ > 
~ > We are located in Windsor, Connecticut, 1 mile from exit 38 
~ on Rt. 91.
~ > 
~ > I have sent out an email offering the system to a group of 
~ Connecticut
~ > hospitals that may be using similar equipment, but I have 
~ no preference of
~ > were it goes. (Irrationally, I would like it to go to a 
~ good home were it
~ > could still be productive).
~ > 
~ > If you have any ideas, please let me know.
~ > 
~ > Thanks,
~ > 
~ > Giles Strekel
~ > LIMRA International
~ > 300 Day Hill Road
~ > Windsor,  CT
~ > 
~ > 860-298-3848
~ 
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