#DEC dealers
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G'day folks ! I have myself a little bit of a problem that I'm hoping the
wonderfully friendly CIS community can help me with. I have a friend who is
trying to expand his companies computer system. He is currently using DEC
VT320 terminals and LA75 printers and is looking for a reasonably priced
third party from which to purchase another terminal and printer.
So far, I have not been able to find any – they dont seem to be as
plentiful as Apple/IBM/Amiga dealers. Do they exist at all ?? If so, any
suggestions on who has the best prices ??
Appreciate any help !
– Ultra –
You want *terminals* not PCs. You'll find many alternative sources for DEC
terminals. New and Used. Much cheaper than the DEC equivalent.
Maybe some of the VAX-types here will point you in the right direction.
Right Roy…terminals…seems I got my signals scrambled a little. 'fraid I
dont know as much about the DEC line as I do about the others – kind of
slipped my mind that VT was a terminal !
Well, he cant fault me for trying ! 🙁 -Steve
Steve,
First, please use the OPTIONS command or menu item here to change your
name. This Forum requires use of your full first and last name.
There are at least a thousand dealers of Digital products across the US
(never mind worldwide). Many of them advertise in the Digital publications
such as Digital Review and Digital News, which are sent free of charge to
system managers and buyers of VAX and PDP-11 computer systems (which are
the Digital computers to which VTs and LA printers are commonly attached).
My company happens to sell Digital products but we don't do enough
business to compete on price — we sell primarily to a specific vertical
market (nonprofit organizations) and we compete on service, including
in-depth understanding of the products. To go beyond that would be a
violation of the anti-commercialism rules of this Forum, so if you have any
further interest I would suggest you send me a message with more details
about your situation via CompuServe Mail.
There are also two Forums on CompuServe which deal with the computers
that normally 'host' VTs and LA printers: GO PDP11 or GO VAXFORUM.
-Bill
There are two good magazines to check for used equipment:
1. The Computer Hotline 800 322-5131
2. The Processor 800 247-4880
I believe both of these will send a sample copy. It should be pointed out
these magazines are ALL ads, there is nothing else in them like technical
articles. But – there are always plenty of bargins to be had in each..
Bill
Thanks.. 'fraid this was my first interaction w/Digital products on any
level (except programming classes back in High School) and at first (and
second) glance the only place I seemed to be able to find equipement was at
Digital itself. However, since I apparently was not looking hard enough, I
shall be more thorough in the future.
-Steve