Visions of Hell

[Terry Yager]

Ok, boys & girls, for your viewing pleasure, a series of pix depicting scenes from ComputerHell. Picture if you will, a 4500-sq.ft. basement with row upon row of shelves, stacked from the floor up, with a 20-year collection of vintage hardware, software, docs, and what-have-you. This link should give you some idea of what my playground is like. If anyone has any questions, please refer to the specific filename(s), and I'll try to answer as best as I can.

http://webpages.charter.net/shent449/comphell/

And yes, everything pictured is for sale.

--T

[Terry Yager]

Ah p!ss, the link ain't working. Dunno what the problem is but I'll see if I can fix it asap. In the meantime, if you can handle a 6.25Mb attachment, I'll gladly email you the zipfile.

--T

[barryp]

the link ain't working.

I just got a prompt for username/passwaord; anonymous wouldn't work.

[Terry Yager]

the link ain't working.

I just got a prompt for username/passwaord; anonymous wouldn't work.

That's what I'm supposed to get, but instead I get "You don't have permission to view...blahblahblah..."

--T

[Terry Yager]

Here's a list. If you see anything interesting, feel free to req the whole zip, or mebbe a couple of individual pix, till I figger out my webpage situation.

comphell.rar All the images
0089 A brace of Atari XLs & a TRS-80 2000 x
0090 Toshiba T100s in a pile of trash x
0091 Trash-80 Mod 4
0092 Antiqe O-scope
0093 DEC Rainbow with hard drive in a floor-mounted stand x
0094 An old color graphics workstation, probably CP/M-based
0095 NorthStar 8" hard drive & a Wang PC x
0096 Another view of the same Wang beside a TI professional, with a couple of Epson QX-10s in background x
0097 A closer view of the QX-10s & a tape drive x
0098 More TI Professionals x
0099 Half-a-dozen Sanyo MPC 550/555s
0100 Heathkit dual 8" floppy atop an H/Z-89/90 with what looks to be a Z-120 behind it x
0101 A couple of TRS-80 8" hard drives flanking an Altos MP/M machine with hard drive. Also visible, a Bernouli box
0102 A stack of Bernouli boxen with a stack of media for them x
0103 A shelf of Tandy 1000s
0104 Some NCR systems I know nothing about x
0105 A stack of Laser 128 (Apple ][ clones)
0106 A row of assorted Apple ][s
0107 More Tandy 1Ks
0108 Commodore country
0109 TRS-80 8" Expansion box above a couple of Model 16-ish things & another TRS-80 hard drive x
0110 Yet another bunch of T1Ks and a couple Zeniths in the background
0111 Monitors in assorted flavors
0112 DEC Professional 350 x
0113 Industrial-grade IBM monitor, believed to be EGA
0114 Xerox 820 dual 5.25" drives x
0115 TRS-80 Expansion Unit fitted with 2x 8" hard drives & some PC/XT cases x
0116 Yet another pile of Apple ][s
0117 Software, docs, paint cans, other stuff
0118 Another style of Heathkit 8" folppy drives x
0119 Shelf of TRS-80 Mod IIIs
0120 More Mod IIIs & some Mod IVs
0121 Another QX-10 & two H/P drive units (bottom shelf) x
0122 Big stack of 8" floppies, mostly CP/M & Tandy stuff
0123 More Apples
0124 Very rare C=64-based POS terminal
0125 Big boxes fulla software & docs
0126 Same shelf, different view
0127 Peanuts & a Sun SCSI enclosure
0128 Pallet-o'-goodies
0129 A couple boxes fulla assorted PC-Jr sidecars
0130 More Peanuts
0131 Peanut keyboards
0132 Another pile of Peanut keyboards & some more monitors
0133 Another pallet of T1Ks & some monitors
0134 Yep! That's right, there's even a CBM 8032 (PET) x
0135 Same PET, better shot x
0136 Apple //c+, the rarest of all Apple //s x
0137 A shelf of Apple 2GSs & a couple of Macs
0138 More Macs, etc.
0139 Another //c+ x
0140 Osbornes 1 & 2 x
0141 More monitors
0142 Something in a Sony suit
0143 A shelf of 8" floppies
0144 Xerox software (forgot to shoot the computers it goes to) x
0145 TRS-80 Mod I stuff, etc.
0146 Genuine Lear-Seigler terminal x
0147 Some kinda IBM stuff (came from a railroad office) & a Victor 9000 below x
0148 Washed-out pic of an Atari laser printer (only works with Atari computers)
0149 Compaqs, anyone? x
0150 IBM stuff
0151 Xerox 820 8" drives x
0152 TRS-80 Model 16s x
0153 Model I monitors & junque
0154 Big box of TRS-80 books (third-party) x
0155 Macs & a tire
0156 Another ancient O-scope (dual-trace) x
Whew! That's it kiddies...

--T

EDIT: I've placed an "x" next to some stuff that is no longer available.

[joe sixpack]

Ok, boys & girls, for your viewing pleasure, a series of pix depicting scenes from ComputerHell. Picture if you will, a 4500-sq.ft. basement with row upon row of shelves, stacked from the floor up, with a 20-year collection of vintage hardware, software, docs, and what-have-you. This link should give you some idea of what my playground is like. If anyone has any questions, please refer to the specific filename(s), and I'll try to answer as best as I can.

ftp://webpages.charter.net/shent449/comphell/

And yes, everything pictured is for sale.

--T

being a webhost should'nt we be using the http not ftp?
most times you have to sign in to view someones ftp directory
unless they have special anonymous access. i dunno anyway
http://webpages.charter.net/shent449/comphell/
works just fine, just use a download manager to grab them all.

EDIT: or seems you have included the rar at the bottom as well

[Terry Yager]

Great! It's working for me now too. Musta been a glitch in my ISP or sum'n.

--T

[Terry Yager]

just use a download manager to grab them all.


Even that is not necessary, just d/l the .rar archive.

--T

[joe sixpack]

just use a download manager to grab them all.


Even that is not necessary, just d/l the .rar archive.

--T

LOL

or seems you have included the rar at the bottom as well

[Gazzalodi]

Are you anywere near Boston?

Cheers,
Dave

[Terry Yager]

Are you anywere near Boston?

Cheers,
Dave

The store is located in Flint, MI, a little out of range for you, I'm afraid. Was there something in particular you might be interested in?

--T

[Unknown_K]

You do have alot of stuff, I would classify you more of a hoarder then a user/collector (many multiples of the same machines, and some in pieces or missing parts).

Have any Amiga parts?

[Terry Yager]

You do have alot of stuff, I would classify you more of a hoarder then a user/collector (many multiples of the same machines, and some in pieces or missing parts).

Have any Amiga parts?

Actually, it isn't my own personal collection. ComputerHell is what we call the basement of a 20-year computer sales & service center. They have specialized for years in servicing older machines that no one else would touch, so yes, there are a lot of "parts machines" down there. I've just been contracted to help them liquidate the stuff, in anticipation of thier going out of business.
OTOH, I probably could be classified as a hoarder, but I'm also a collector and a user. I play around with my vintage machines on a daily basis. My personal collection is mostly limited to portable machines, because that's all I have the space for. If I had a 4500sq.ft. basement, it would probably look a lot like CompHell though.

There is a very limited amount of Amiga stuff down there, I'll see what I can dig up.

--T

[Billz]

WOW!!!!! That is alot of stuff. If I were in there, I'd be a kid in a candy store. lol I'm interested in the Popular Electronics magazines in picture 0125 and the box that says TRS-80 docs on it. I am also interestedin the blue tape drive in picture 0097. What kind of connection does that tapedrive have on it, what brand is it, and what kind of tape does it take? I love old computer books and magazines, I love to read them just before bed. Let me know what other documents and books they have, because I need some more reading material.
I wish I was there to see all of that neat stuff.
Thanks,
Billz

[Terry Yager]

Hello Billz,

The Popular Electronics have been sold, but we still have many boxes full of TRS-80 docs and software, for Models I, II, III, IV, 12, 16, 16B, 6000, etc. If there is something specific you're looking for, I'll be glad to take a look-around to see if we have it.
The tape drive is still available, and as far as I can tell, it's SCSI. It has a 63-pin, D-shell connector (3 rows of pins) that I have seen on other SCSI peripherals, such as Sun, etc. The name on it is Basic 4, and I don't have the tapes for it, but I'm guessing it takes standard 3/4" nine-track.

--T

[Billz]

I'm looking for all types of books and documents on older computers. How many books and documents are there? I may want to buy them all.
Thanks,
Billz

[Terry Yager]

I'm looking for all types of books and documents on older computers. How many books and documents are there? I may want to buy them all.
Thanks,
Billz

Boxes & boxes full, but many are duplicates. (I should just sell 'em by the pound). Any p'ticular model you're looking for? (Have lots of hardware too).

--T

[Billz]

anything that has to do with mainframes, minicomputers, Wang, Tandy, Commodore, Apple.

[Billz]

by the way, how much do you want per pound? lol :) :D

[Terry Yager]

anything that has to do with mainframes, minicomputers, Wang, Tandy, Commodore, Apple.

Will you be wanting software, or just the docs?

--T

[Billz]

i don't really want software or the books that go with the software, i just want the books for the computers and hardware.

[MystikShadows]

http://webpages.charter.net/shent449/comphell/PDRM0124.JPG

What's that C=64 in? what's that black case type thing? (even if it's gone already I still want to know cause I'm curious ;-)

[Terry Yager]

i don't really want software or the books that go with the software, i just want the books for the computers and hardware.

Ok, how 'bout I put together a little package for ya and get back to ya with the details?

--T

[Terry Yager]

http://webpages.charter.net/shent449/comphell/PDRM0124.JPG

What's that C=64 in? what's that black case type thing? (even if it's gone already I still want to know cause I'm curious ;-)

Still have the Commie thinggy (it's brown actually, just looks black in the picture). I was told that it was used as a PS terminal (minus the cash drawer) at one time. It's still for sale, make me an offer.

--T

[Terry Yager]

i don't really want software or the books that go with the software, i just want the books for the computers and hardware.

By "software," do you mean operating systems too, or just apps? I mean, would you be interested in a TRSDOS or Xenix manual, f'rinstance?

--T

[Billz]

ok, i only really want stuff from the 60's, 70's and mid-eighties. Also let me know how much it will cost altogether including shipping.
Thanks,
Billz

[carlsson]

What's that C=64 in? what's that black case type thing?
Probably just an encasing so you could put your monitor on top of it? Maybe there is some expansion inside, Terry could tell. I'm using a simple wooden shelf my brother once made, to put the monitor above the computer.

[Terry Yager]

What's that C=64 in? what's that black case type thing?
Probably just an encasing so you could put your monitor on top of it? Maybe there is some expansion inside, Terry could tell. I'm using a simple wooden shelf my brother once made, to put the monitor above the computer.

I'm not sure what it's supposed to be. Whoever dropped it off said it had been used as a POS terminal, but I can't swear to it. I don't have the keys, but peeking thru the cracks reveals nothing inside except the wiring & power supplies for the C=64 & drives. I'm thinking it must be a security thing, intended to enclose the disk drives to prevent removal of the floppies by unauthorized personel.

--T

[carlsson]

Aha, a disk drive inside.

[Computer Collector]

Wow, i just looked at your pics. You sure are loaded wth a lot of stuff!

[Terry Yager]

Wow, i just looked at your pics. You sure are loaded wth a lot of stuff!

It represents 20 years worth of computer store collecting...

--T

[katey]

The odd looking commodore case is just that a case/stand no drives inside it was used in schools and libraries to keep people from stealing the c64's by making them large and bulky thats why the lock.

katey

[carlsson]

Heh. If Katey's message had been posted in the yearly comp.sys.cbm vs comp.sys.sinclair flame war, some people on the Sinclair side would've said that the Commode 64 was bulky and not worth stealing in the first place. :wink:

[Terry Yager]

Of course, you could always fill it with lead to discourage even more it's growing legs.

--T

[carlsson]

It reminds me of a web page a few years ago. Someone had emptied an old PC, filled it with concrete (but not visibly) and put outside to see if it would be stolen. I think it was taken away, but only a few hundred feet if even that.

[Terry Yager]

I've never had any qualms about setting computer stuff out to the curb, because very little of what I set out actually goes to the landfill. Most of the time it is picked up by "recyclers" long before the trashman gets to it.
I even used to make the rounds of several computer stores every couple-three days for some very productive "dumpster diving". I'd pick up '486 and low-end Pentium systems, and donate them to underpriviledged families. There was also a place that would buy used VGA monitors, so I could pick them up from a dumpster on one side of town, drive to the other side of town and re-sell them for bout $20.00 apiece. Quite a little racket, while it lasted. (Unfortunately, both of those computer stores disappeared after Gateway built a new "SuperStore"-type thinggy in our town).

--T

[DCE]

How much for your Lear-Seigler terminal ?
(http://webpages.charter.net/shent449/comphell/PDRM0146.JPG)

[Terry Yager]

Already been sold, sorry.

--T

[cheese1113]

I see you have a ton of apple ]['s
I am looking for a apple ][ or ][ + to get the keyboard from it.
Have one that has a keyboard that's in good condition?

[DCE]

Do you have some sperry univac stuff ?
for example parts of UTS serie terminal ?
In fact i search actually a vintage terminal like Sperry Univac UTS40 or Digital VT100 or Tectronix 4010.
What's exactly still available in your collection about vintage terminal or terminal-computer from 70' and with rs-232 ?

[MoonShadow]

:shock: There's a whole load of stuff in there...
I wish I lived next door to that place, in a big house with LOTS of storage space. I'd take about half of it! :D
Are there any Mac SE 30en or just plain Mac SEen?
If no, how much would it cost to ship an original Macintosh to Australia?
My postcode is 2040, if that helps.
Really want one of them ol' Macs!

Moonshadow

EDIT: I'm also looking out for any dumb terminals (preferably small ones) and this (temporarily forgot its name) http://webpages.charter.net/shent449/comphell/PDRM0094.JPG looks quite cool also. More info on the thing in the Sony suit would also be welcomed.

[Terry Yager]

The thing in the piture is (part of) an old (late '70s) color graphics terminal. This is just the VDU portion, the keyboard for it is MIA.

There are plenty of Macs there, in assorted flavors. I'll try and get a weight on one and figger shipping for ya.

--T

[MoonShadow]

What would I be able to do with just that part of the terminal?
Would there be anything useful to do with it (apart from making a doorstop out of it)? :lol:

Thanx a bunch,

Moonshadow

P.S. MIA? what? (missing in action??) lol. What kind of KB does it take?

[Terry Yager]

I don't know, but I'll try to get a better look.

--T

[Zmatt]

DROOL! it is more like heaven for me!
can i get one of those apple][s?