Subject: Re: looking for DEC Professional 380 computers

From: [email-masked] (Charles Lasner)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1993 23:31:23 GMT

In article <[email-masked]> [email-masked] (Wesley C. Smith) writes:
>I am hoping someone out there knows of a source to buy spare parts  
>(or entire systems) for DEC Professional 380 computers. I am trying  
>to keep the exceedingly old systems I have up and running until I can  
             ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^
>get new hardware and software (which isn't likely to happen any time  
>soon.)  DEC doesn't support these anymore, and it has proven  
>impossible so far to find anything available anywhere else.  If  
>anyone knows of any possible sources please let me know. 
>
>
>Cheri Smith
>Vista Chemical
>(512) 331-2504
>[email-masked]

I think my functioning 1966 LINC-8 is a tad older :-).

cj "No chips here, and a few vacuum tubes in it too" l

---

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1993 00:34:03 GMT

For parts for obsolete DEC computers, including the PRO series, try
Heffron Computer in Cambridge, MA (617) 547-4005.
John Burt

I recently bought some RX-50 drives there, and they gave me good service.