On 21-Nov-10, at 2:39 PM, Shoppa, Tim wrote: Sad indeed, SERF was chopped some years ago, it still exists, but in 'virtual' form, like a clearinghouse. There's no longer any physical place to wander around in to discover stuff, which of course was half the fun. And I get the feeling that as it means more work or storage use for the people trying to get rid of the stuff, they don't bother putting it up on the SERF list and just get rid of it in more expeditious ways. Here's some explanation: http://www.serf.ubc.ca/EIS/Serf/UBCDept.cfm -- Was the "HUGE old computer lot" at the Hackery in Vancouver as Paxton suggested? - I missed that point somewhere in the web links/photos.

Probably because technology marches on. I wonder if anyone has tried to apply Moore's law to surplus electronics? In the 1990s we thought nothing of buying 17 pallets from Intel or 22 gaylords from Pacific NW Bell or 200,000 of surplus radio electronics 780s and peripherals. About 1990 we bought all of the original Data Generals (nova 2s and 3s) from Payless drug when they were upgrading. Those were fun days. The University of Washington still has sales and auctions but I haven't been to one in years. I keep thinking of going. I do get their email notifications and the auctions now offer online bidding. Paxton -- Paxton Hoag Astoria, OR USA