Date   : Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:13:40 +0100
From   : julesrichardsonuk@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: OT - Alphatronic - Was Re: Acorn

Fragula wrote:
> DECsystem 20

Gah! I don't think there are any left in the UK, even in private hands. I 
think Mike Ross had the last, and it's now gone to the US (where he now lives).

 > VAX 6400

Ahh, we have one; I think NATS still have a few, and Beovax are still 
servicing a handful of them. Thankfully they'll be around for a while.

> even a 12 processor 32016 based Sequent Balance 8000 

Mention of Sequents turned up on uk.comp.vintage a little while ago - there's 
a chap in the US who possibly still has an operational one (in which case it's 
perhaps the only one left!). Still waiting the hear back whether it's a 
Balance or the later x86 crate, though (the latter's a bit less interesting!)

>(which is one of my "one that got away" stories, another is the
> DG-Nova rackmount,)

Bugger-all DG stuff in the UK it seems. GCHQ probably had a few front-ending 
their Cray systems at one time, but they'll be long-since crushed.

> "101 Tales of Sexual Bondage and Domination fantasy". LOL!

I love the more interesting characters I get to meet when picking stuff up. 
The world would be a dull place without them. :-)

J.