Moving my Collection?

On Tue, 3 Jun 1997 starling(a)umr.edu wrote: You've already covered one of my suggestions, which is start early. By the time the REAL packing begins, you should be done with all your computer stuff. This is what I did. You might want to just move the monitors yourself on moving day, if the drive is not too far. I am fortunate in that where I work we are always shipping just to and fro, so there was abundant free packing materials abound. I would suggest that you go to the many hi-tech companies in Austin and raid their dumpsters for boxes and foam popcorn. The foam popcorn is the most important stuff. If you're lucky, you'll also find anti-static bags. Try to stick your smaller consoles in the bags, then put some foam on the bottom of a box, put in a unit, fill in some foam around and on top, put in another unit, fill in some foam around and on top, etc. This is what I did, and the best part is it made for permanent storage so that when I moved I didn't need to worry about pulling my systems back out and stacking them until I was good and ready. I just recently started opening boxes and made a big mess of my garage, but for 8 months everything was really organized. I moved everything myself, so when it came time to move the computers I did it all in one load of a pickup, and had the luxury of making sure they were treated right. I say as long as you pack everything in popcorn, you're fine. Sam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass