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Re: [LUG] OT: Free to good home - Digital VT420 Terminal

 

Grant Sewell wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
>   
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I have a Digital VT420 dumb terminal lying around at home which I'm 
>> offering free to anyone who wants it.  It was going to be chucked away 
>> when I was sorting out the office closure for the NHS office in Exeter 
>> back in April.  I thought I could find a use for it rather than chuck it 
>> in a skip but I haven't actually found a use and its taking up room 
>> which is needed for other things.
>>
>> As far as I know it's working okay.  It comes complete with a keyboard.  
>> Both the terminal and keyboard are slightly discoloured with age (it was 
>> made in 1993 I believe).
>>
>> If anyone wants it, I'd be happy to let them have it free of charge.  
>> All you need to do is collect it from my home in Torquay or if whoever 
>> wants it is going to the BBQ later on in the summer, I can bring it along.
>>
>> If there isn't any interest in it then I'll take it down to the 
>> recycling centre.  Ideally I'd like to know one way or another if anyone 
>> is interested in it by Wednesday as I'm getting grief off the girlfriend 
>> about it.
>>
>> Rob
>>     
> I might be very interested in it... very interested indeed.  I wouldn't 
> actually have a use for it myself, per se, but if I am teaching the 
> Operating System Theory unit at College again next academic year, then 
> it would be very nice for my students to actually have a real 
> dumb-terminal to play around with, rather than just reading/talking 
> about it.
>
> I will definitely try to get to the next BBQ, so long as it's not in the 
> first two weeks of September as I'm out of the country.
>
> Grant.
>
>   
No problem Grant, I'll hang on to it for you.  Where abouts do you 
live?  I occasionally visit Plymouth due to my work and also to visit 
the city so I could meet you in Plymouth sometime if it's easy enough 
for you to get to?

Rob


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