23 Sep
2002
23 Sep
'02
1:32 a.m.
I think with larger machines, there may have been a tendency to recycle
by sale. Many older machines found homes at other, smaller companies.
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Derek Peschel wrote:
On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 12:02:12PM +0300, George
Kourvaras wrote:
I would be surprised to see much recycling -- computers weren't redesigned
as often then as they were now, and they were more expensive, so people
upgraded or just made do with what they had.
-- Derek
M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
Shady Lea, Rhode Island
"Casta est quam nemo rogavit."
- Ovid
No, I did not, but it would be a great source of
info if they had online the
early issues :-(
More than one person on the list has the early issues (in paper format).
Can you describe where in each issue to find the figures?
What
exactly is the purpose of your essay? How much time do you have?
It's a MSc thesis, on Retrocomputing and Recycling of home micros of the
area 1975-1995 (mostly 80s actually)