RIP Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov) and Patrick Stewart (Jean‑Luc Picard).
Thalia Archibald
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The highlights I'm most excited about!
DECwriter IV and Diablo 1620 teleprinters, VT52 terminal, 2x new-old-stock DEC VR201 monochrome monitors, DEC VR241 color monitor, IBM Model 25 all-in-one, Compaq Portable, Apollo keyboard, DEC LK201 keyboard, new-old-stock PCjr keyboard, and DEC and other manuals.
I identified most ahead-of-time, but some were surprises: I thought the Diablo was just a typewriter from the photos and had dismissed it. I'd been wanting a Diablo teleprinter for a while now! The VR241 wasn't pictured in the listing and was a nice surprise. The PCjr keyboard was hidden. And the Apollo keyboard was outside of my lot.
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Yesterday/today was crazy.
I transported a filled room of ‘80s vintage electronics from Hollywood to Utah within 23 hours. It took 3 hours of loading, 14 hours of driving, 1 hour sleeping at a rest stop, and 2.5 hours of unloading, within 23 hours. All without missing advanced compilers class on Monday or Wednesday.
I flew to LAX and rented a 7-seat minivan, which I filled to the brim, and rescued everything. This turned out to be cheaper than shipping the relatively few items I personally wanted. The second photo shows the van after unloading the first 1.5 rows of items.
It now covers my bedroom floor, save for patches by my desk and door. Pictured is its current greatly suboptimal, disorganized state. I really need to sell off the bulk of this and get more shelving to reclaim space.