3 Jun
1999
3 Jun
'99
8:26 p.m.
On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Unusual systems wrote:
We either collect mainframes, minicomputers, or
microcomputers. In the mix
Or all three.
What percentage of your space is taken up by the
hardware and how much
by everything else? What is the ratio of actual computers to all the other
stuff that goes along with them? Please tell me the catagory(s) of computer(s)
you collect (mainframe, etc.), and what your percentages are.
Hmm, for me that's kind of hard to tell. In my current state of
disorganization I hardly even know what I've collected over the last 12
years. But I do know I have a large amount of documentation and software,
since everyone knows the hardware is meaningless without the software and
a means of learning what it does.
I don't think volume in this case is a meaningful comparison, but if I
were to estimate I'd say its 75% hardware / 25% other (by volume).
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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