Computer Reset shop, liquidation. (USA)

On Thu, 18 Jul 2019 at 06:37, Guy Dunphy via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: Yep. That was me. It was intentional. This is a sort of rescue operation -- both trying to rescue some vintage kit for the hobbyist community, _and_ trying to raise xsome money for the care of the owner and his wife. The family don't know anything about their dad's business or retrocomputing and we just going to send it all to recycling, making pennies on the ton and not raising enough to really help. They had no idea that this was for many people a treasure-trove and could realise enough money to keep the business owner and his wife in comfort, financial safety and (this being the USA) healthcare for whatever remaining lifespan they've got. I've done what I can to promote it on FB in ? dozen retrocomputing groups, on Twitter, and on ClassicCmp. This is good stuff, organised by volunteers, trying to save a lot of kit from recycling and a family from penury. I don't like Youtube much. I am not interested in retrogaming. I don't follow podcasts or videos. They take too long. I'm a speedreader and a writer and the vague unstructured blethering on of most Youtubers and podcasters drives me to distraction. This LGR guy took 15 min to get to the point. Any point. And his channel doesn't even explain what "LGR" stands for. Can't stand such stuff. But this is great coverage and I am glad it's happened. I think it's come up, yes. Bear in mind though that retrocomputing is a *huge* and growing hobby these days. It's big, lively, international, and fun. I've been on ClassicCmp for about 15-20 years now, I think, and I've watched it go from a niche to a big thing. This delights me. More news is good news. I don't like keyboard collectors who butcher machines. I don't see much point in gutting PCs to put Raspberry Pis or PC motherboards in them. This guy's into stuff I consider as plastic junk like eMachines, but again, if it keeps it out of recycling, that's good. But that's what some people do, so hey, whatever. It all keeps the field ticking over. With any luck, some Youtubers will volunteer and help out. That's good too. So I don't understand the complaint, here, really. Isn't it just what the kids call "gatekeeping?" -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lproven at cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lproven at gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 - ?R (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053