What's 6 Feet Tall and Weighs 1,500 Pounds? A Minicomputer

One of our goals is to ensure that for the foreseeable future, "the hunt" will still exist. One of my non-techie friends says that what we're doing makes an important difference because more people will realize that the old accounting system that's been taking up room in the back of the warehouse may be worth more than metal scrap, that there is a real market for vintage systems. Maybe this means that someone who might have gotten a system for free, just for hauling it away, will now have to offer some sort of payment - sorry, and I can sympathize because some of the machines in my personal collection came from just that sort of "please take it away" situation. But we still acquire machines gratis, simply because someone cares about it and doesn't want to send it to the smelter (even though we then pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to ship it!), so I don't think the days of glory are altogether behind us. If anything, it's been the eBay feeding frenzy that's contributed to horrendous pricing - but this too shall almost certainly pass, and valuations will become more rational. Hope springs eternal.... -- Ian ________________________________________ From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of James Wilson [james at machineroom.info] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 12:15 AM To: cctech at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: What's 6 Feet Tall and Weighs 1,500 Pounds? A Minicomputer On 25/08/2011 06:39, J Blaser < wrote: But that takes away what, for me anyway, is one of the most fun aspects of this hobby - the hunt!