[SunRescue] Rant on industry employment practices, was RE: 16MB memory module for Voyager

[Gregory Leblanc]

On 08 Jan 2001 16:03:11 -0600, Mike Hebel wrote:
> >>I have a nearly brand new IBM 2381 dot matrix (wide carriage, 320cps) that
> >>I like so much I brought it into work.  Usually the laser printers do a
> >>good job, but some things (program listings, network diagrams) just beg to
> >>be printed out on formfeed greenbar and hung on the wall.
> 
> When they finally retire the Vax system here at work I'm seriously thinking
> about taking the two Decwriter III's home with me for code printouts and
> such.  Wide-carriage, complete with stands.  We even have lots of spare
> ribbons and print heads for them.
> 
> They're just too retro/cute for me to just throw away. ;-)
> Beside, they match my MicroVAX II for color/style.

I think that I've got you beat.  I've got a Digital LG02 just sitting
here looking for a home.  Anybody familiar with these?  1100
lines/minute at full carridge width (greenbar, whatever width that is),
does up to 7 layer forms without missing a beat (or jamming), and has a
super-straight paper path, especially good for sticky labels.  So,
anybody in the Pac NW want one of these?  If you want it shipped, you
pay for a carrier to show up with a crate, and ship it to you.  It's
slightly larger than our Vax 4000-400 (a metre tall, .65m deep, .90m
wide), but it's got nice casters so you can roll it around.  This
particular unit even has a Vax Parallel port in addition to it's RS-232
port.  It was on a service contract from Digital, err, Compaq, until a
month ago.  (I'd REALLY like to not dumpster this item).  Make me an
offer...

    Greg