In article <200512211453.40575.pat at
computer-refuge.org>,
Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org> writes:
Richard declared on Wednesday 21 December 2005
13:39:
In article <43A99CB1.8020201 at
oldskool.org>,
Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> writes:
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> keycaps or missing/cut off cables), a friend of mine got a
> couple boxes of them (probably 20+ keyboards) for $10 at a
> large-ish hamfest.
No flea markets or hamfests in my area, sadly.
Same here. It seems that the best opportunities for vintage
computing stuff via flea markets and hamfests are limited to
places like the mid atlantic and the bay area.
Like the Dayton, OH "hamvention", or the Fort Wayne, Indiana
hamfest, where the keyboards came from. Oh wait you didn't say
"midwest". :)
There just isn't the same urban density out in the western states
with the exception of the Pacific coastal megalopoli. The density in
the mid Atlantic and Great Lakes regions are significantly higher for
vintage computing equipment than the intermountain West in my
experience.