Re: VAX Spare Parts

From: Keith Cayemberg (keith.cayemberg_at_arcor.de)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:30:33 +0200

James O'Shea wrote:
> I'm back in the VAX world after a 5-year absence. My client is
> concerned about spare hardware for their VAX 7000 cluster running V6.2.
>
> Does anyone know what how many VAX sites are still out there? Does
> anyone have any idea how many used dealers are still selling VAX
> hardware? Is it difficult to find?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim O'Shea
> Chicago, IL USA

Hi Jim,

here's an informal and incomplete list of DEC Hardware Resellers in
North America, and some which speciallize in DEC CPU Upgrades...

*OpenVMS Hardware VARs (Value Added Resellers) - in North America*
*Servers, Workstations - New, Used, Upgrades & Parts*

AES - Avnet Enterprise Solutions - US - Canada - Australia
     http://www.es.avnet.com/
Agilysys - USA
     http://www.agilysys.com/Agilysys/ESG/Products/HP/
Aspen Systems Inc. - USA & Canada
     http://www.aspsys.com/
BBC - Building Block Computers - USA
     http://www.bbcusa.com/frameset.html
Carotek-Tek - USA
     http://carotek.com/ITD/itHome.asp
CCS - Commercial Computer Services
     http://www.ccs4vms.com/
Celerent.
     http://www.celerent.com/
Computer Clearing House Computer Sales (CCH) - USA
     http://www.computerclearinghouse.com/
Continental Computers - Used Cisco, DEC - USA
     http://www.conticomp.com/
CPU Options Inc. - USA
     http://www.cpuoptions.com/
Data Instruments, Inc.
     http://www.workstation.net
DecSource Inc. - USA
     http://www.decsource.com/
Digital Consulting Services - DCS
     http://www.webdcs.com/HomePage.htm
Digital Surplus - USA
     http://www.digitalsurplus.com/
Digitask Consultants, Inc. - online store - USA
     http://www.digitask.com/
Discount Computer Peripherals, Inc. Store - USA
     http://www.4cheapparts.com
Diversified Business Systems, Inc. - USA
     http://www.dbsinet.com/
DoveBid - Used Equipment Auctions - USA
     http://www.dovebid.com/default.asp
E.L.I. Incorporated - USA
     http://www.eli.com/
Equipment Management Inc. - USA
     http://emisolutions.com/index2.ivnu
Great Lakes Computer - USA
     http://www.glcomp.com/
Hard Data Systems - USA, Canada & Japan
     http://www.harddata.com/Systems/
IGS Systems - DECparts.Com - Digital Equipment Parts & Supplies
     http://www.decparts.com/
Island Rental Utility
     http://www.islandco.com/alpha_rental_config_utility.html
islandco - hpaq.net - USA
     http://www.hpaq.net/
islandco - USA
     http://www.islandco.com/
ISM - International Systems Management, Inc. - USA
     http://www.ismweb.com/
ITProcurement.com - CST - Combined System Technologies - USA
     http://www.itprocurement.com/
Keyways, Inc. - DEC & Compatible systems NEW/USED - USA
     http://www.keyways.com/
Match Computer - USA
     http://www.matchcomputer.com/
Microway, Inc. - Supercomputing at PC Prices - USA
     http://www.microway.com/alpha.htm
Neu-Comp - USA
     http://www.neucompco.com/
Neu-comp company - Partner Brief
     http://www.openvms.compaq.com/partners/neu-comp/index.htm
New Age Technologies - USA
     http://www.na-tech.com/
Newman Group - USA
     http://www.newman.com/
Newman Group - Used Refurbished DEC Compaq HP Alpha CPUs
     http://www.newman.com/DEC-CompaqCPUs.htm
Newman Group - Used Refurbished VAX
     http://www.newman.com/VAX_products.htm
PSDS - Puget Sound Data Systems, Inc.
     http://www.psds.com/index.htm
Pyramid Technology Services, Inc. - USA
     http://www.pyramiddec.com/
Raritan Valley Computer Corp. - About Us - USA
     http://www.rvcomp.com/
Raritan Valley Computer Corporation - Partner Brief
     http://h71000.www7.hp.com/partners/raritan/index.htm
Reboot-IT - DEC Enterprise Products - USA
     http://www.reboot-it.com/Pages/Products/DEC/DECenterprise.html
Reboot-IT - USA
     http://www.reboot-it.com/
Resource Development Computers - Equipment - USA
     http://www.resdev.com/html/equipment.shtml
Resource Development Computers - Systems
     http://www.resdev.com/html/systems.shtml
System Resale Solutions - Canada
     http://www.systemresale.com/
Tadpole Technology Plc - Historic Link - Alpha Book Laptop - USA
     http://www.tadpolecomputer.com/html/about/
Twin Cities Digital - USA
     http://www.tcdigital.com/compaq.html?srccd=507
UCL Workstations, Servers & Networks - USA - Digital Alpha Workstations
     http://junior.apk.net/%7Ehavoc/decgear.html
Vital Analysis Consulting Services, Inc. (VACS) - USA
     http://www.vacs-inc.com/
VTEC - USA
     http://www.vtecinc.com/
WorldCom Exchange, Inc. - Partner Brief
     http://www.openvms.compaq.com/partners/worldcom/index.htm
WorldCom Exchange, Inc. - USA
     http://www.wei.com/

*CPU Upgrades*

Digital Surplus - Alphaserver CPU Upgrades - USA
     http://www.hpsurplus.com/cpu.htm
Discount Computer Peripherals, Inc. - USA
     http://www.4cheapparts.com/
E.L.I. - Digital - USA
     http://www.eli.com/index.cfm?t=catalog&a=category&c=10
Equip Systems - Systems - UK
     http://www.equipsystems.co.uk/systems.html
Great Lakes Computer - Processors - USA
     http://www.glcomp.com/Specials/Features_HP.htm
IGS Systems - Upgrades - Digital Equipment Parts & Supplies - Wordwide
     http://www.decparts.com/ProductCatalog.aspx?ProductType=15
island Computers - Alpha CPU Upgrades - USA
     http://www.hpaq.net/cpu_upgrades.html
Keyways sells DEC and DEC-compatible parts! - USA
     http://www.keyways.com/
Microway, Inc. - Supercomputing at PC Prices - USA
     http://www.microway.com/alpha.htm
MIT Limited - Motherboards - UK
     http://www.mitlimited.com/html/systemmot.htm
Nemonix Engineering VAX cache and CPU upgrades - USA
     http://www.nemonixinc.com/upgrades-vax.htm
Resource Development Computers - CPU Boards - USA
     http://www.resdev.com/html/cpu_boards.shtml
Resource Development Computers - System Upgrades - USA
     http://www.resdev.com/html/system_upgrades.shtml
XDelta Limited - UK
     http://www.xdelta.co.uk/upgrades.html

Cheers!

Keith Cayemberg
IBM Business Services GmbH - Hannover, Germany

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