17 Oct
2022
17 Oct
'22
6:30 p.m.
However you define it, who has the largest private collections? Is
there anyone who claims to have the largest private collection? I
hypothesize that there is a terminal size where it becomes
unmanageable.
Bill
On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 9:17 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Mon, 17 Oct 2022, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
Who presently has the largest predominantly
"vintage computing" collections
in 2022? I sometimes wonder what the cutoff definition is for "very large
collection" ... 1000 individual computers? Or do you judge by square feet
filled?
Well "largest" would have to be square footage, cubic yardage, or weight.
Sellam lost many metric buttloads.
"Most extensive" could be number of computers, completeness of various
subsets ("one each of every model of XXX"), widest variety, etc.
Other quantifications could include amount of power consumed if they were
to all be up at the same time.
An extensive collection of "pocket computers" could be quite extensive,
without incurring as much of a storage load.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com