12 Nov
2010
12 Nov
'10
5:26 p.m.
In article <AANLkTinO4em8wfUfTXtpyVD_j5v=9ztxpDwZtfsbcAor at mail.gmail.com>,
Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> writes:
Nearly all of my heavy DEC stuff came from The Ohio
State University
or businesses around Columbus. [...]
Once again, I remind list members that not everyone lives next door to
a vintage bonanza.
If I hear one more story about some guy who lives next to DEC in MA
talking about how VT100s aren't worth any money because he used to trip
over them on curb every week 10 years ago, I'm going postal.
There ain't diddly in Salt Lake City for vintage gear, really. Well,
there's one grumpy Tektronix dealer who charges outrageous prices and
then after six months still hasn't shipped you the stuff you paid for.
There's University of Utah surplus, but they have better bargains on
charis than they do on computers.
That means UPS and freight shipping are what it takes to amass a
collection unless you're only interested in 2yr. old IBM-PC compatible
gear.
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