RE: Speaking of S/36 (was 8" diskettes)

[Kirk Goins <KirkG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You want the 5360 D model in my garage ??

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Kirk Goins
IBM Certified AS/400 Technical Solutions
Pacific Information Systems
503-290-2104
kirkg@pacinfosys.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gibbs [SMTP:david@midrange.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 4:13 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Speaking of S/36 (was  8" diskettes)
> 
> At 03:56 PM 11/4/99 , you wrote:
> >S/36 junkies?  Hmmm
> 
> Speaking of S/36's ... I had an interesting experience a few weeks ago
> when 
> I was in downtown Chicago.
> 
> I attended the IBM Chicago Partners Solution Center grand opening and,
> as I 
> was parking my car, I found a bit of discarded junk... a muffler, a
> pair of 
> sunglasses, and a S/36.
> 
> The S/36 was stuck in the corner of the parking garage ... and looked
> like 
> it had spent the last 5-10 years there.  It was a 5360 (400mb max).
> Aside 
> from being dusty, it didn't look to be in too bad shape.  If I had a 
> pickup, I would have tried to take it.
> 
> david
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