23 Jun
1997
23 Jun
'97
1:54 p.m.
KF9VP here, sorting through 200+ messages from the list.
I must admit, I've found most of my computers at hamfests, but things have
been getting rather rare (and sporadic) lately.
Yes, about 5 years ago there was a peak (in the UK) of classic computers
turning up at rallies. The last couple of rallies I've been to have been
rather disapointing - a lot of modern-ish PC's (486's, etc), and very few
machines of interest. I did pick up a few interesting bits (including a
Sharp machine that seems to have run MS-DOS (or possibly CP/M86) but which
certianly wasn't a PC-clone), but the really interesting stuff (boxes of
DEC boards, Intellecs, S100 stuff, etc) seems to be no more.
Still, keep looking. You never know what will turn up next...