28 Jul
2004
28 Jul
'04
6:33 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "evan" <evan947(a)yahoo.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: VCF Security
Michael,
I'll weigh in on this as well. I've been to two VCFs and had no problems.
And, if anyone WOULD have a security problem, it would be me: I collect
vintage
handhelds and PDAs which are a heck of a lot easier to
steal than
someone's
Altair or DEC box. I do take precautions when I want
to look around the
exhibit hall or attend a lecture -- for example, I set up my booth as late
as
possible before the doors open to the public, to
minimize the time when my
stuff is just sitting around; I always ask a nearby exhibitor to keep
watch if
I'm going away for food or to the bathroom or
wherever; and as my
collection
grows, I'm transitioning from using cardboard
boxes and suitcases to using
professional / lockable display cases. But I digress... VCF is a
super-safe
event and we all look out for each other.
- Evan
--- swtpc6800(a)comcast.net wrote:
I would expect a normal thief to look for items that are easily sold or
pawned and hard to trace. Do you have the serial numbers written down for
your PDA's and portables? Are they insured? The people you would have to
watch out for are fellow collectors who might snag an item for their
personal collection that very few people would ever know about. At the VCF
how many people in the audience are there just to see old gear (like going
to a museum) and how many are actual collectors of your specific gear?
At the coin and stamp shows I have gone to in the past anything of value is
shows behind a locked glass case. You can always do what stores do and place
RFID tags somewhere in your expensive gear and have a detector at the front
door so if somebody does try to walk out with your gear an alarm will go
off. Is there a list of exhibitors that has an itemized list of what they
brought including serial numbers incase something is left behind by
accident?