11 Feb
1999
11 Feb
'99
3:56 a.m.
Just curious if anyone on the list will be going to the Dayton Hamvention in
May?
I usually do, two years out of three since 1981.
I've never been there before, but I have heard a
lot of good things about
the flea market there!
It's *HUGE*, but there is a lot of crap. Over the years I have picked up
an ASR-33, a couple of PDP-8/L's, a COSMAC VIP, some VIC-20's, Rainbows, an
Informer SNA (3274/3270) dialup portable terminal and a few other assorted
Classic goodies. Mostly now, I get discrete components for my bench and
networking parts. Probably the strangest thing I ever bought there was a
pair of aluminum eight-foot-tall Air Force surplus aircraft maintenance
platforms. I use them as short scaffolding.
Friday is good for selection, Sunday after 14:00 is good for bargains,
especially if it's raining. Oh, yeah... parking sucks, too.
-ethan