[Blackpool] Specialist and vintage hardware going spare...

[Barry Titterton]

Hi James,

Is the Acer 19" display still available? I could do with a spare monitor.
I am happy to come over to Blackpool and collect.

Cheers,
Barry T

On Sat, 1 Aug 2020 at 20:13, Barry Titterton <titterton.barry at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I shared this to the Makerspace/LUG Discord recently, but I thought there
> might be a few other people still reading the list and I’d give it one last
> heave.
>
> I’ve been clearing out some items and thought I’d ask if they’re of
> interest to anybody before I dispose of them:
> - Sun Netra X1 server (no HDD, IIRC)
> - Sun Ultra 30 tower; Sun keyboard and mouse
> - Umax Super Pulsar (no HDD) – a vintage item from Apple’s Mac-clone era!
> - Digital/Storageworks DS-BA356 SCSI storage array (includes a few SCSI
> HDDs)
> - Benq 17” TFT SVGA display – no cables
> - Acer 19” TFT SVGA display (1680*1050, I think) – no cables
> All working last time I used them (although that was quite some time ago).
> Photos here: https://imgur.com/a/Lx7BABO
> I’d like to get rid of them soon; if anyone’s interested in any items, I’m
> happy to arrange collection from me here in Blackpool or we can see what
> can be worked out for dropping off local-ish.
>
> Otherwise, I’d prefer to be able to donate the systems to something
> worthwhile, if possible. It’s old stuff, but the Sun systems and Digital
> storage array have an attractive resale/spares premium on eBay listings and
> the Umax system has collectability value, so it seems a shame to have to
> take them to the tip. Some of the PC recycling schemes I’ve found only take
> kit from organisations (understandably). Does anybody have any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Best,
> James
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