Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 13:10:45 +0000 () From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: WTB: Terminals Message-ID: <199512051310.NAA28493@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <9512042153.AA29106@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> from "Sean Kelly" at Dec 4, 95 02:53:03 pm
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Sean Kelly stands accused of saying: > > I got tired of continually watching misc.forsale.computers.other.misc > for used terminals. Does anyone know of (or is) a source for used > terminals? I'm in the market for Wyse-50 or comparable, for about > $100. Pointers? How many are you after? If just one or two, try ringing around a few local computer support organisations - stick with the larger ones, not the Klone-only shops. Often they'll have that sort of thing kicking around, or know someone who wants to get rid of some. If you want more than that, you may be able to locate the local disposal method used by large organisations. Here stuff like that gets auctioned on a regular basis; in some other places a recycler gets them all. Try talking to a few EDP people (either ones you know, or ring up organisations that you suspect use Unix systems - local government orgs, utilities and department stores may be a good place to start) and find out where they dump their old gear. Medium-large legal firms are another possible source, although most will have gone networked-PC by now. A pallet of ~10 working Wy50's around here will go for maybe $100 the lot at a scrap auction. By then, you'll have to spend a bit of time with a rag and some Metho, but the results are worth it. > Sean Kelly -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 041-122-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "Who does BSD?" "We do Chucky, we do." [[
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