[rescue] Free computers in northwest Washington state

[Mike Spooner]

Drat. If only they had brought them over with themselves... :-)

- Mike

12 Mar 2020 11:25:36 David Griffith <dave at 661.org>:

> On March 12, 2020 2:37:19 AM PDT, Mike Spooner <mikes at aalin.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Hmmm, any connection to https://www.willowtech.com ?? (as emblazoned on
> > the Ultra-5 in that collection)
> > 
> > - Mike
> > 
> > 
> > 12 Mar 2020 01:10:59 David Griffith <dave at 661.org>:
> > 
> > 
> > > Forwarded with the blessing of Robert J Robbins:
> > > 
> > > In Bellingham Washington is a bunch of Sun, SGI, DG, HP, and IBM
> > > 
> > stuff
> > 
> > > among others available for anyone who wants to come and pick them up.
> > > 
> > > David Griffith
> > > dave at 661.org
> > > 
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:15:11 -0700
> > > From: Robert J Robbins <rjr8222 at gmail.com>
> > > Reply-To: Bellingham Linux Users Group Mailing List
> > > 
> > <blug-list at lists.blug.org>
> > 
> > > To: blug-list at lists.blug.org
> > > Subject: [Blug-list] Free computers
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Last year when I moved to Bellingham and bought a house, I also
> > > 
> > bought a
> > 
> > > separate building out of which the previous owner had been running a
> > > software company, specializing in tools for small businesses.
> > > 
> > > When he moved out he left behind a lot of old computers on which he
> > > 
> > had been
> > 
> > > maintaining ports of his software.
> > > 
> > > I do not have a use for these old computers and would be happy to
> > > 
> > give them
> > 
> > > away to anyone who wants them.
> > > 
> > > The disks have all been pulled and/or wiped. but otherwise as far as
> > > 
> > I know
> > 
> > > these were all working before he moved out.
> > > 
> > > I have Suns, Silicon Graphics, Cobalts, Compaq Proliants, Data
> > > 
> > General
> > 
> > > Aviions, HP L class, IBM pSeries ...B
> > > 
> > > All ready to be given away.
> > > 
> > > The Compaq ProLiants are still racked, the rest are on counters or on
> > > 
> > the
> > 
> > > floor, ready to be carried away. The HPs and the IBMs are heavy, not
> > > something that you just reach down and pick up with ease. Un-racking
> > > 
> > the
> > 
> > > ProLiants would be best done by two people.
> > > 
> > > I am located just off Hannegan, north of Smith Road.
> > > 
> > > Send me an email, give me a call or text (206 300 3443) if you are
> > > interested.
> > > 
> > > A picture of some, not all, of the computers available can be seen at
> > > 
> > > http://www.rj-robbins.com/computers.jpg
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > 
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> > 
> 
> Yes. Those are Willowtech's old machines. The owner has moved to the UK
> (Isle of Man) and left them behind.
> -- 
> David Griffith
> dave at 661.org
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