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

 

Rob Beard wrote:
> 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
I live in the bowels of Cornwall... down Helston way. I can make it to 
Plymski.

Cheers.

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