--- Vintage Computer Festival <vcf at siconic.com> wrote: In all fairness, the prices he pays are only marginally more than the runner-up bidder, so he's not the only one driving up the prices. An acquaintance of mine knows 'dkdkk' through his involvment with the old Computer Museum in Boston. It's a reasonable conjecture that he might have an interest in historical preservation and scholarship. I wonder if someone like Al might want to contact him and see if something might be arranged to get his material scanned into the archives. A guy with pockets that deep snapping up so much good material would be an asset to the community if he could be brought on board. --Bill