I mostly collect DEC hardware -- easy since I worked at DEC for 20 years and was able to partake of DEC salvage when it was open. In recent months I've started collecting in different directions, mostly just things which strike my fancy. I can't say that I am trying to collect any specific type of machines (other than the DEC ones), just random examples of computers. As for how much room it takes up... let me put it this way, my S.O. and I live in one condo, my computers live in another (and I visit to feed and water and work on them). The largest of the machines are the pdp-11/10, pdp-11/34a and the pdp-8s. They may only take up 24sqft of floor space, but they are 6' high, so they take up a fair amount of volume. I must say, however, that most of the stuff which takes up room are all the boxes of manuals, handbooks, disks, spare boards, cables, etc. that I have to keep them working. So, I would say in my collection, about 30% to 40% of the space is taken up by the actual machine collection, the rest is taken up by the support stuff. Megan Gentry Former RT-11 Developer +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry!zk3.dec.com | | Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg!world.std.com | | Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of '!' | | 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ | | Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler | | (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg | +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+