20 Dec
2018
20 Dec
'18
3:06 p.m.
On 12/20/2018 03:46 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote:
I too want a web forum venue for hunting, acquiring
and dispersing
vintage computing gear, with a restoration/collector slant, ie not about
the money, ie I'm poor, ha ha. A mailing list is NOT an appropriate
context. It has no categories, is ephemeral, chews local storage, has
no hot-linking, and demands more real-time attention than I can spare.
Is there really a dearth of satisfactory locations for people to swap /
trade / buy / sell computer equipment?
I've not seriously looked. But I feel like this should have been solved
already. Maybe it has an the typical places are running people off or
otherwise unappealing.
What would people want in such a swap-n-shop?
In some ways it's a basic inventory management system, with the ability
for people to add their own listings.
I feel like the community could likely benefit from an associated forum
to discuss things without bogging down the business transactions.
I would want it easy to search and find things, or possibly even
register as being interested in being notified when someone lists
something for sale in the future.
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Grant. . . .
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