18 Jan
2004
18 Jan
'04
11:56 a.m.
On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, Teo Zenios wrote:
This is where I think location happens to be more
important then effort
expended. If your in computer technology heaven (California silicon valley)
you probably trip over more equipment then I could find around here (vintage
equipment that is). PatrickFinnegans friend with the $2M IBM machine for
$21.20 just happens to hit the Purdue University auctions which is hard for
people not in that area to do on a regular basis. Your hobby has a business
side to it, mine doesn't.
The business side of my happen is a more recent phenomena, and was brought
about out of necessity.
But still, you're discounting many opportunities that exist for finding
old computers. In areas where it hasn't been traditionally tech heavy,
that means you either need to drive farther, or find the places you've
overlooked. Schools, colleges and universities are all excellent places
to look into as they are usually getting rid of older technology through
sales or just by scrapping it. Your task is to find out where the stream
is going and get yourself situated in front of that stream.
Here are some more ideas:
http://www.vintage.org/content.php?id=001
My collecting is mostly in the 80's to 90's
personal computer era (stuff I
always wanted and didn't have the cash at the time), not the industrial
mini -mainframe equipment so unloading pallets isn't something I normally
do. Stuff you wouldn't even look at I would probably want.
If that's the case then you should have it easier than most of us.
Especially if you're after 1990s era stuff. You should be able to find
that just about anywhere. If not, you're definitely not looking hard
enough.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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