13 Feb
2004
13 Feb
'04
1:20 p.m.
Stuff today is so inaccessible from a retroist point
of view.
The cellular networks 50-75 years from now probably won't support
what we use today, and unless cellular towers will be cheap,
abundant, and easy to store in our garage, we probably won't be
setting up our own networks to see how far we can call for fun.
Setting up a celular base station while not trivial is not impossible.
The hardest part is the RF Tx and Rx sections, of which you need at
least two if you want to place calls and three if you want to place a
call to another phone on the same base. 50 to 75 years from now the
cell phone collectors should be able to make their own base stations
and route calls to other like minded people via their ever-on
broadband network connections.
Cheers,
Lee.
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12 Feb
12 Feb
1:35 p.m.
New subject: Classic Computing in LA
I'm going to Los Angeles, CA for a few days next week on business. Are there
any good spots to check out for classic computing / electronics gear? I'll
probably be in the Pasadena area. Last time I went I was in Ceritos, and all
the cool electronics surplus places I've heard of were closed. I also have
the luxury of several equipment boxes that will be shipped along with me and
returned on my way back :)
13 Feb
13 Feb
2:39 p.m.
New subject: Classic Computing in LA
Jason:
Make sure you post your successes/feedback when you get back. I'm going to
Pasadena in mid-March.
Rich
Rich Cini
Collector of classic computers
Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project
Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
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Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 7:35 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Classic Computing in LA
I'm going to Los Angeles, CA for a few days next week on business. Are there
any good spots to check out for classic computing / electronics gear? I'll
probably be in the Pasadena area. Last time I went I was in Ceritos, and all
the cool electronics surplus places I've heard of were closed. I also have
the luxury of several equipment boxes that will be shipped along with me and
returned on my way back :)
14 Feb
14 Feb
7:07 p.m.
now there is a unique collecting tangent to go off on!
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From: "Davison, Lee" <Lee.Davison(a)merlincommunications.com>
To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
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Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 5:20 PM
Subject: RE: Interesting NY Times story...
Stuff today is
so inaccessible from a retroist point of view.
The cellular networks 50-75 years from now probably won't support
what we use today, and unless cellular towers will be cheap,
abundant, and easy to store in our garage, we probably won't be
setting up our own networks to see how far we can call for fun.
Setting up a celular base station while not trivial is not impossible.
The hardest part is the RF Tx and Rx sections, of which you need at
least two if you want to place calls and three if you want to place a
call to another phone on the same base. 50 to 75 years from now the
cell phone collectors should be able to make their own base stations
and route calls to other like minded people via their ever-on
broadband network connections.
Cheers,
Lee.
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15 Feb
15 Feb
5:53 p.m.
Setting up a celular base station while not trivial is
not impossible.
The hardest part is the RF Tx and Rx sections, of which you need at
least two if you want to place calls and three if you want to place a
call to another phone on the same base. 50 to 75 years from now the
cell phone collectors should be able to make their own base stations
and route calls to other like minded people via their ever-on
broadband network connections.
I doubt it will happen. Telephone collectors are an odd bunch - most,
nearly all, completely ignore any phone equipment beyond, well, the
telephone. There are extremely few that care about CO equipment.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
7:29 p.m.
On Sun, 15 Feb 2004, William Donzelli wrote:
Sounds like Beanie Baby syndrome.
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Setting up a
celular base station while not trivial is not impossible.
The hardest part is the RF Tx and Rx sections, of which you need at
least two if you want to place calls and three if you want to place a
call to another phone on the same base. 50 to 75 years from now the
cell phone collectors should be able to make their own base stations
and route calls to other like minded people via their ever-on
broadband network connections.
I doubt it will happen. Telephone collectors are an odd bunch - most,
nearly all, completely ignore any phone equipment beyond, well, the
telephone. There are extremely few that care about CO equipment. 
7:53 p.m.
On Sunday 15 February 2004 23:53, William Donzelli wrote:
I'd LOVE to get my hands on some CO equipment, but I'm afraid I've got
neither the time/$$$ nor space right now to keep it (nor would I
probably be able to find a manual or something if it was anything newer
than relay-driven).
Pat
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Purdue University ITAP/RCS
Information Technology at Purdue
Research Computing and Storage
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/
Setting up a
celular base station while not trivial is not
impossible. The hardest part is the RF Tx and Rx sections, of which
you need at least two if you want to place calls and three if you
want to place a call to another phone on the same base. 50 to 75
years from now the cell phone collectors should be able to make
their own base stations and route calls to other like minded people
via their ever-on broadband network connections.
I doubt it will happen. Telephone collectors are an odd bunch - most,
nearly all, completely ignore any phone equipment beyond, well, the
telephone. There are extremely few that care about CO equipment.
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