Grrrrrr - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Nov 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Ford &lt;mikeford(a)socal.rr.com...

To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu...
  Date: Thursday,
November 25, 1999 3:45 AM
Subject: Grrrrrr

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      Grrrrrr. 
I agree with you, Dave- it seems that recently there's been a surge of
"this or that computer is junk, it's only worth scrap for metals content.
I'll enjoy scrapping this one"  As I recall, indiscriminate bashing of any

This is an iceberg kind of thing, 90%+ of old computers are going to the
shredders, or just as bad sitting in some deteriorating environment. 90% of
the rest is getting dismantled for parts, and only a tiny number are being
kept "operational".

My attitude is that you can love the forest, and still build a wooden house
with a fireplace.

The way to save old systems is to hunt them down and buy them. Offer 7
cents a pound and you might win every scrap bid in the country. Want to
stop a system from being scrapped, three words are all it takes, "I'll buy
it".

You got it. That's why I am listing what I am getting here so people *have*
an opportunity to get something they would probably never find. I just hope
I don't have the same bad experiences local companies/scrappers have had
with hobbyists in the past. Bottom line... if you want a Vax 11/780 you'd
better be willing to shell out the money to have it professionally shipped
or pick it up with a *real* truck.

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