Wang PC-S1-3 workstations and PM-004 displays
Anyone want to rescue these for the museum? https://www.facebook.com/share/1C18pvAXKL/?mibextid=wwXIfr
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Anyone want to rescue these for the museum?
Perhaps Thomas and the Nerd Herd?
Already on it. The seller is “taking offers.” -August Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 14, 2025, at 9:27 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Anyone want to rescue these for the museum?
Perhaps Thomas and the Nerd Herd?
I have access to a bunch of these. They’re… honestly unremarkable. They’re pcdos machines but not 100% compatable. The most interesting thing is they could accept a terminal card to act as a terminal to vs or ois machines. Other than running wangs word processor, they were pretty dull. (I was a trained wang field service tech for several years.) Dave Shevett shevett@pobox.com On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Anyone want to rescue these for the museum?
Perhaps Thomas and the Nerd Herd?
Jeff, we already have the highest bid, please don't turn this into a bidding war with a blind auction like this. Thanks, Andrew Mattera
On Apr 14, 2025, at 21:35, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I have access to a bunch of these. They’re… honestly unremarkable. They’re pcdos machines but not 100% compatable. The most interesting thing is they could accept a terminal card to act as a terminal to vs or ois machines.
Other than running wangs word processor, they were pretty dull.
(I was a trained wang field service tech for several years.)
Dave Shevett shevett@pobox.com
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Anyone want to rescue these for the museum?
Perhaps Thomas and the Nerd Herd?
No one bid!! On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM Andrew Mattera via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Jeff,
we already have the highest bid, please don't turn this into a bidding war with a blind auction like this.
Thanks, Andrew Mattera
On Apr 14, 2025, at 21:35, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I have access to a bunch of these. They’re… honestly unremarkable. They’re pcdos machines but not 100% compatable. The most interesting thing is they could accept a terminal card to act as a terminal to vs or ois machines.
Other than running wangs word processor, they were pretty dull.
(I was a trained wang field service tech for several years.)
Dave Shevett shevett@pobox.com
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Anyone want to rescue these for the museum?
Perhaps Thomas and the Nerd Herd?
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM Andrew Mattera via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Jeff,
we already have the highest bid, please don't turn this into a bidding war with a blind auction like this.
Andrew, I have no idea what you are talking about. I just suggested that others might be interested. Dean is the one that first brought it up. Jeff Brace
Thanks, Andrew Mattera
On Apr 14, 2025, at 21:35, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I have access to a bunch of these. They’re… honestly unremarkable. They’re pcdos machines but not 100% compatable. The most interesting thing is they could accept a terminal card to act as a terminal to vs or ois machines.
Other than running wangs word processor, they were pretty dull.
(I was a trained wang field service tech for several years.)
Dave Shevett shevett@pobox.com
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Anyone want to rescue these for the museum?
Perhaps Thomas and the Nerd Herd?
(I worked with Dave at that time) I rather liked those machines, personally. In particular, you could park a car on that chassis, pretty unusual in a world in which a stout CRT would crush a PC clone case. The monitors and keyboards were also very good. So do you *currently* have access to a bunch of these? I'd love to have one for myself, if so. -Dave On 4/14/25 21:34, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I have access to a bunch of these. They’re… honestly unremarkable. They’re pcdos machines but not 100% compatable. The most interesting thing is they could accept a terminal card to act as a terminal to vs or ois machines.
Other than running wangs word processor, they were pretty dull.
(I was a trained wang field service tech for several years.)
Dave Shevett shevett@pobox.com
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Anyone want to rescue these for the museum?
Perhaps Thomas and the Nerd Herd?
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
I have a recycler who had like 6 of them at least 3 months ago. I don’t know how we’d get them over. My field service time with wang PCs was at a different company, not one we overlapped on. I worked on altos, wang, and canon machines there even went to Maynard to get training on OIS machines. Dave Shevett shevett@pobox.com On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
(I worked with Dave at that time)
I rather liked those machines, personally. In particular, you could park a car on that chassis, pretty unusual in a world in which a stout CRT would crush a PC clone case. The monitors and keyboards were also very good.
So do you *currently* have access to a bunch of these? I'd love to have one for myself, if so.
-Dave
On 4/14/25 21:34, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I have access to a bunch of these. They’re… honestly unremarkable. They’re pcdos machines but not 100% compatable. The most interesting thing is they could accept a terminal card to act as a terminal to vs or ois machines.
Other than running wangs word processor, they were pretty dull.
(I was a trained wang field service tech for several years.)
Dave Shevett shevett@pobox.com
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Anyone want to rescue these for the museum?
Perhaps Thomas and the Nerd Herd?
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On 4/14/25 22:02, Dave Shevett wrote:
I have a recycler who had like 6 of them at least 3 months ago. I don’t know how we’d get them over.
There are a few people up there who visit LSSM from time to time. (not YOU, though, I'll pointedly point out ;))
My field service time with wang PCs was at a different company, not one we overlapped on. I worked on altos, wang, and canon machines there even went to Maynard to get training on OIS machines.
Oh, neat, I didn't know that. So you worked on Altos/Wang/Canon machines at a couple of different companies then. Very cool! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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