Newsgroup: it.comp.retrocomputing
Titolo: FS: OpenVMS documentation, LK-series keyboards, SCSI HDDs and more

Here's what I have to offer:
 
    - DEC OpenVMS V6(.3?) full, paperback, documentation set in
      original Digital-branded carton, all in excellent shape;
 
    - HP-branded LK463 keyboard with USB interface and PS/2-
      converter, in excellent and practical new condition;
 
    - DEC (and Digital-branded) LK46W-A2 with PS/2 interface,
      very good shape (looks great), except one 'tilting leg'
      is missing;
 
    - DEC ball mouse with PS/2 interface, in the same beige
      color as the LK46W-A2;
 
    - various old and new 68-pin and 80-pin SCA/SCA2 interface
      SCSI disks, both in 2½" and 3½" form factors (mostly
      'short' ones, thus not the 'taller'/older types) in and
      of various brands/models and capacities ranging from 1
      to 300 Gbytes (contact me for more information);
 
    - various old 50-pin SCSI disks (idem ditto, except the
      capacities range from 1 to about 4½ Gbytes and some are
      'taller'), contact me for more information);
 
    - DEC RRD43 external CD-ROM drive, amazingly with original
      documentation(!) and SCSI-type converter and cables
      (Digital-branded, too) available;
 
    - HP DS2100 (Disk System 2100), UltraSCSI (either U160
      or U320), for 4 * 3½" SCSI disks in HP "ring"-type sleds,
      in excellent shape and with rack-mounting 'ears' included;
 
    - loads of SCSI cables, practically all sorts and kinds;
 
    - loads of SCSI terminators, both active and inactive,
      mostly LVD/SE and quite a few still even in packaging;
 
    - loads of HP disk brackets/sleds, including the HP "ring"-
      type in both light/beige and dark gray/black that would
      fit in rx1600/rx1620/rx2600/rx2620/rx4640, DS2100, etc.
      and the like computer/storage systems, also many non-HP
      sleds for more 'PC'-like systems, like IBM ("x"), Dell
      and what-not (ask if you're interested);
 
    - DEC Multia/UDB VX40B with 166-MHz processor and 256
      Mbytes RAM, 72-Gbyte U320 2½" SCSI disk (that I
      shoehorned in with necessary conversion), with HP
      Tru64 UNIX V5.1B-4 pre-installed and lots of extras;
 
    - DEC Multia/UDB VX42B with 233-MHz processor and an
      unknown amount of RAM, without (working, or actually,
      wired PSU connector) and in 'unknown' working state
      and in otherwise fairly good physical condition;
 
    - original DEC advertisement material, VAX and AXP/Alpha
      era marketing material (brochures, whitepapers, "Digital
      Systems and Option Catalog" booklets from several years
      and more), I'll make pictures of them if there's interest
      for it;
 
    - several OSF/1 and Tru64 UNIX workbooks, or at least one
      that I could immediately find;
 
    - a bunch of DEC, Compaq and HP cables, plastics and other
      types of parts;
 
    - a bunch of OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX installation media,
      originals;
 
    - an original CD-ROM (in jewel case) installation medium
      of the Sybase database software for OpenVMS AXP;
 
    - loads of memories, including PC2100 ECC-registered DDR-
      SDRAM (like for several HP Integrity systems, many even
      original and HP-branded) and the "parity" type that
      would fit/work in the Multia/UDB (the exact type escapes
      me at the moment), also the type for DEC Personal
      WorkStation-series and likely more (ask for more details,
      I will then take a closer look);
 
    - a good quantity of *OpenVMS-compatible* (in fact, also
      HP-UX- and IRIX-compatible) _10-Gbit_ fiber-optical
      (i.e. 10GBASE-SR) PCI-X ethernet NICs and also LC/LC
      fiber-optical cables available;
 
    - several (mostly Ultra320) SCSI HBAs, PCI or PCI-X;
 
    - HP 8-port RJ-45/UTP KVM extender hub, I'll have to
      check the exact type (but it should work with fairly
      recent RJ-45/UTP KVM equipment);
 
    - Quantum Ultrium LTO-1 SCSI tape drive, full-height,
      in external enclosure and with various empty data
      cartridges;
 
    - several, mostly Sony (and possibly rebranded), DAT40/
      DDS-4 SCSI tape drives and loads of empty DDS-2, DDS-3
      and DDS-4 data cartridges, also cleaning tapes.
 
I may have forgotten to mention some things, I may add those
later on.  (If you suspect I made a typo somewhere, feel of
course free to contact me about it.)
 
Anyway, I plan to recycle the majority of this in about a week
or two, if these items haven't been spoken for by that time.
 
  - MG

       is missing;
 
Carine queste!
E mi farebbero comodo dei dischi per la DS20E...
E il mio Multia non funziona più...
 
Scrivimi, la mia mail è valida.
Grazie
Ciao
gl

 Got the what and when, how about a where?
 
You're right, I forgot to mention that.  The items are located
in Europe, the Netherlands to be precise.
 
What I should add, in general, is that I found out that I have
a box full of spare parts and components; including several
Multia/UDB ones (for a full list and detailed description of
parts, feel free to contact me about it if you suspect I may
have anything of interest).  Besides that, I also found out
that I have many more original documentation, like also what
came with the HP-branded LK463 USB keyboard (in the original
HP bubble-wrap packaging, as I ordered it new back then).
 
  - MG
 

 [...]
 
An update: Some items, like the RRD43 and two 50-pin SCSI
cables, have been sold so far.
 
  - MG
 

 or two, if these items haven't been spoken for by that time.
 
Just as a reminder.  Nothing else is spoken for since then,
except the aforementioned items.
 
I also have an HP LVD/SE SCSI<=>FC bridge here, which works
in two directions (so, from SCSI to FC and FC to SCSI), very
conveniently in a 1U package and fairly quiet.  Would this
perhaps interest anyone?  It's fully functional, I haven't
used it much, at all.
 
I also have a couple of DAT40/DDS-4 SCSI tape drives, eight
or so DEC/Compaq "StorageWorks"-type brackets (with the
sturdy metal ridges or 'rails', if you will, and most of
them are HP- or Compaq-branded).
 
There may be even more, as I dig further (I will update this
thread if I find anything else).  I also found a couple more
VMS-related books, I will list the titles if there's an
interest for this.
 
  - MG
 

 excluded the rack-mounting 'ears').
 
Excuse me for the belated response.
 
The unit seems to weigh under 5 kg, so it should amount to
ï¿½ 34.30 to the USA (optionally + ï¿½ 1.30 insured or ï¿½ 6.80
for parcel insurance).
 
  - MG
 

To summarize these...
 
- books
 
    o   "VAX FORTRAN Summary", by Digital Press (year unknown;
        didn't bother to check [still in plastic], it looks old);
 
    o   "VMS Handbook", by Digital (not "Digital Press"), 1990 (looks
        almost mysterious, as if it wasn't meant for retail, lots of
        amazingly detailed information);
 
    o   "VAX Users Series | VAX/VMS - Writing Real Programs in DCL",
        Digital Press, 1989 (*extremely rare*);
 
    o   "OpenVMS with Apache, OSU and WASD: The Nonstop Webserver",
        by Digital Press, 2003.
 
 
- catalogs & brochures
 
    o   "Digital Systems and Options Catalog, October 1993";
 
    o   "Digital Systems and Options Catalog, February 1994"
        (cover is gone, part of the first page is torn away,
        for the rest fully intact and in good shape);
 
    o   "Digital Systems and Options Catalog Supplement, August
        1994;
 
    o   "VAX 6000" brochure (didn't bother to look up the date);
 
    o   "VAX 8200" brochure (idem ditto);
 
    o   "VAX: The Computer Family for the 1980s" brochure
        (ditto);
 
    o   "VAX-11/785 Product Bulletin" brochure (ditto);
 
    o   "Digital Systeem Groeiplanning: Upgrades" brochure
        (not English, which goes without saying; Dutch).
 
 
I may have missed some, but these should be it for now.
Whatever I missed I will add later.
 
  - MG

 for parcel insurance).
 
ï¿½ 1.30 for signed, instead of "insured" (sorry about that).
 
  - MG