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DEC Legacy Event 2015 April 11-12 Windermere UK

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urbancamo
From Windermere, UK
Who joined Jan. 13, 2011, 1:33 p.m.
Wrote the following at Nov. 6, 2014, 1:25 p.m...
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Greetings fellow DEC lovers! The DEC Legacy Event is back! Meeting at the Marchesi Centre in Windermere, UK on the weekend of April 11th - 12th 2015.
With a focus on Digital Equipment Corporation and their legacy of hardware, software and ethos there is an open invitation to those who are interested in SGI, HP, Sun, IBM and other high end hardware to come along and share their passion with us. Several formal presentations will be mixed with plenty of hands on time with hardware brought by enthusiasts.

Enthusiasts are encouraged to bring along hardware and software to exhibit. The personal nature of the event brings a unique atmosphere within which friendships are easily forged.

Registration is open now: http://wickensonline.co.uk/declegacy/register
The video below gives you an idea of what we get up to.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yC3w1nd1Hyk

DEC Legacy 2013 attendees brought the following hardware:

DEC PDP Vintage
  • ASR 33 Teletype
  • 2 x PDP 8/E
  • PDP 11/44
  • TU77
  • 2 x RL02 + RX02
  • PDP 11/23 running RT11
  • PDP 8 Drum Drive
  • VT180
DEC VAX Vintage:
    VAXstation 4000/90
  • DEC GIGI
  • MicroVAX II
  • VAX 4000-200
  • MicroVAX 3400
  • VAXstation 4000 VLC
  • VAXstation 2000
  • VT220
  • VT320
  • VT340+
  • Letterwriter 100
  • MicroVAX 3100-95
  • VT220
  • DECserver 300
  • Infoserver 1000
DEC Alpha Vintage:
  • DEC 3000/600 AXP
  • DEC 3000/800 AXP Rackmount
  • AlphaServer 1000A 5/300
  • VT520
Silicon Graphics Hardware:
  • Indigo 2
  • Fire
Other Hardware:
  • Early Epson Portables
  • PSI Line Printer
  • HP Integral PC
  • 7400 logic calculators
  • Televideo Terminal

More information here: http://wickensonline.co.uk/declegacy/
Image , Fuel, VAXstation 4000/90 x2, VAXstation 4000/60, VAXstation 4000/VLC x2, AlphaServer 1000A, DEC AXP 3000/600 (desktop), DEC AXP 3000/600 x2 (rackmount), DEC AXP 3000/800 (rackmount), AlphaServer 300 4/266, DEC GIGI, Sun Ultra 5, HP ZX6000, DECstation 5000/240, VAXstation 3100s, MVII, Commodore 64 & Flyer, LA75, PP404, Juki 6100, Brother HR10
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uunix
From Stourbridge / England / UK
Who joined March 27, 2011, 12:48 p.m.
Wrote the following at Nov. 6, 2014, 1:55 p.m...
It's a long jaunt, but I'm going to put that in the diary. :-)
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Hey Ho! Pip & Dandy!
:Octane2: :Octane2: :O2: :Indy: loft => :Indigo: :540: :Octane: :Octane: :Indy:
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foetz
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Wrote the following at Nov. 6, 2014, 7:52 p.m...
Silicon Graphics Hardware:
Indigo 2
Fire


what's a fire? :shock:
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Trippynet
From Scotland, UK
Who joined Aug. 15, 2013, 6:22 a.m.
Wrote the following at Nov. 7, 2014, 2:12 a.m...
An overheating Fuel perhaps? :)
Systems in use:
:Fuel: - Lithium : R14000 600MHz CPU, 4GB RAM, V10 Graphics, 36GB 15k HDD & 300GB 10k HDD, New/quiet fans, IRIX 6.5.30
:Indigo2IMP: - Nitrogen : R10000 195MHz CPU, 384MB RAM, SolidIMPACT Graphics, 36GB 15k HDD & 300GB 10k HDD, New/quiet fans, IRIX 6.5.22
Other systems in storage: :O2: x 2, :Indy: x 2
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miod
From Orgerus (France)
Who joined Oct. 9, 2009, 2:44 a.m.
Wrote the following at Nov. 7, 2014, 4:09 a.m...
Trippynet wrote: An overheating Fuel perhaps? :)

A Fuel without working environment sensors! :mrgreen:
:Indigo: R4000 :Indigo: R4000 :Indigo: R4000 :Indigo2: R4400 :Indigo2IMP: R4400 :Indigo2: R8000 :Indigo2IMP: R10000 :Indy: R4000PC :Indy: R4000SC :Indy: R4600 :Indy: R5000SC :O2: R5000 :O2: RM7000 :Octane: 2xR10000 :Octane: R12000 :O200: 2xR12000 :O200: - :O200: 2x2xR10000 :Fuel: R16000 :O3x0: 4xR16000 :A350:
among more than 150 machines : Apollo, Data General, Digital, HP, IBM, MIPS before SGI , Motorola, NeXT, SGI, Solbourne, Sun...
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urbancamo
From Windermere, UK
Who joined Jan. 13, 2011, 1:33 p.m.
Wrote the following at Jan. 4, 2015, 1:27 p.m...
You're just fuel'ing the fire now...
Image , Fuel, VAXstation 4000/90 x2, VAXstation 4000/60, VAXstation 4000/VLC x2, AlphaServer 1000A, DEC AXP 3000/600 (desktop), DEC AXP 3000/600 x2 (rackmount), DEC AXP 3000/800 (rackmount), AlphaServer 300 4/266, DEC GIGI, Sun Ultra 5, HP ZX6000, DECstation 5000/240, VAXstation 3100s, MVII, Commodore 64 & Flyer, LA75, PP404, Juki 6100, Brother HR10