Ft Walton Beach / Crestview - well, you can sit around and watch the grass grow..... Seriously - ain't "nuttin' fer miles around." If you're driving, you can check around local thrift shops and mom -n- pop computer shops. Check to see where the Gov't/military surplus depots are... other than that, you're kinda' stuck - that's the bush... not to mention the area is relatively barren, as that is sort of a military area, and most of the troops are deployed, so some areas are ghost towns. Friend of mine just moved back down here to Miami from Crestview, as he had to close up shop on his computer store, as there was just not enough business - everyone's gone. Sean - mebbe we need to get together and see if we can swap stuff :) Ping me offline. Tony -----Original Message----- From: Sean Conner spc at conman.org Sent 10/16/2008 8:29:43 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Things to do in Florida panhandle? It was thus said that the Great Evan Koblentz once stated: I'm making plans to be in the Florida panhandle on May 2nd next year. (a relative's college graduation). I will be staying in Fort Walton Beach, although I can get a rental car. Anything to do there for a vintage computer geek like me? Or, anyone have a big collection there and just want to hang out? I have a collection, but I'm way down the peninsula in Boca Raton, home of the IBM PC (and just around the corner from the former home of IBM Boca Raton). And aside from that, I'm not aware of anything else classic computer related in Florida. -spc (Blue Lake ... um, T-Rex (as it's now known) is quite impressive)