24 Apr
2007
24 Apr
'07
6:39 p.m.
a media organization in south florida (palm beach, broward, miami-dade
counties, cities such as West palm beach, delray, boca, fort lauderdale,
hollywood, miami, etc.) is looking for people who collect
vintage/classic/old computers regarding an article on that topic they are
working on.
If anyone is interested in this, please contact me off-list as soon as
possible for details.
Best regards,
Jay West
25 Apr
25 Apr
8:47 p.m.
Tis a shame, I moved from Fort Lauderdale about two years ago. AFAIK, there
are no other "serious" collectors left in that area. There were a couple of
other list members in the Miami area (their names escape me) but, I don't
believe they are actively collecting.
You know... It's really surprising that the Boca Raton area, the birth place
of the PC, has so few collectors.
c-ya, SteveRob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay West" <jwest at classiccmp.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:39 PM
Subject: Who wants some press in south florida?
a media organization in south florida (palm beach,
broward, miami-dade
counties, cities such as West palm beach, delray, boca, fort lauderdale,
hollywood, miami, etc.) is looking for people who collect
vintage/classic/old computers regarding an article on that topic they are
working on.
If anyone is interested in this, please contact me off-list as soon as
possible for details.
Best regards,
Jay West
11:29 p.m.
On Apr 25, 2007, at 11:47 PM, Steve Robertson wrote:
Tis a shame, I moved from Fort Lauderdale about two
years ago.
AFAIK, there
are no other "serious" collectors left in that area. There were a
couple of
other list members in the Miami area (their names escape me) but, I
don't
believe they are actively collecting.
Unfortunately I'm on the Gulf coast of Florida, but I may drop her
a line anyway.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
26 Apr
26 Apr
2:35 a.m.
It was thus said that the Great Steve Robertson once stated:
Tis a shame, I moved from Fort Lauderdale about two
years ago. AFAIK, there
are no other "serious" collectors left in that area. There were a couple of
other list members in the Miami area (their names escape me) but, I don't
believe they are actively collecting.
I did respond to Jay when he posted, but I have yet to actually contact
the journalist directly. I don't really collect computers anymore (no
space, and more importantly, Lake Worthless Utilities extracts a premium to
resell Florida Periodic Light) and my interests are really more into
software (operating systems and computer languages) and history.
You know... It's really surprising that the Boca
Raton area, the birth place
of the PC, has so few collectors.
When IBM pulled out of Blue Lake [1], so did a lot of people, with the PC
division being split between Texas and North Carolina.
And don't forget, there's only a few days per year when we can use our old
computers as space heaters---most of the time, we have to get rid of the
heat ...
-spc (Really like that molecule building ... )
[1]
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&z=18&ll=26.390889,-80.106699&sp…
9:24 a.m.
On Thursday 26 April 2007 05:35, Sean Conner wrote:
I did respond to Jay when he posted, but I have yet
to actually
contact the journalist directly. I don't really collect computers
anymore (no space, and more importantly, Lake Worthless Utilities
extracts a premium to resell Florida Periodic Light) and my interests
are really more into software (operating systems and computer
languages) and history.
And don't forget, there's only a few days per year when we can use
our old computers as space heaters---most of the time, we have to get
rid of the heat ...
<Dave McGuire>Time To Move...</Dave>
:)
Pat
--
Purdue University ITAP/RCAC --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/
The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org
11:28 a.m.
Joe lives in the Orlando area. It's about 200 miles north of the newspaper
reporter.
I saw Joe just before Christmas and can report that he is doing well. I
don't think he has lost interest in collecting, he's just taking a hiatus
from the hobby (and this list) for a while. Sooner or
later, he'll be back.
I'll be stopping by his place when I go to Florida on the 4th of July. He
knows ALL the good spots in central Florida for collecting. We always manage
to dig up something.
If anyone needs to contact Joe, I can pass along a message.
See Ya, SteveRob
What ever happened to Joe Rigdon? I haven't heard
anything from him in a
while and I know he was somewhere in Florida...
Jay
30 Jul
30 Jul
9:24 p.m.
It was thus said that the Great Jay West once stated:
a media organization in south florida (palm beach,
broward, miami-dade
counties, cities such as West palm beach, delray, boca, fort lauderdale,
hollywood, miami, etc.) is looking for people who collect
vintage/classic/old computers regarding an article on that topic they are
working on.
And the article was just printed:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbcomputercollecto…
It's a bit of a fluff piece, but the reporter basically got facts down.
-spc (And it's such a short piece, dispite talking to me three times on
the phone ... )
31 Jul
31 Jul
7:09 a.m.
Sean,
It's a small world, that was a nice article
I happen to be visiting family down here in S.Fla too, in Margate.
I lived here since '80 but moved a few years ago to Pittsburgh.
I would rumage thru the flea markets and thrift stores down here before
there was ever an eBay.
I happen to be taking my kids on a Thrift store patrol just for old
times sake, just to see what I find.
=Dan
http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/
Sean Conner wrote:
It was thus said that the Great Jay West once stated:
a media organization in south florida (palm
beach, broward, miami-dade
counties, cities such as West palm beach, delray, boca, fort lauderdale,
hollywood, miami, etc.) is looking for people who collect
vintage/classic/old computers regarding an article on that topic they are
working on.
And the article was just printed:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbcomputercollecto…
It's a bit of a fluff piece, but the reporter basically got facts down.
-spc (And it's such a short piece, dispite talking to me three times on
the phone ... )
6136
days inactive
6233
days old
8 comments
6 participants
participants (6)
-
jwest＠classiccmp.org -
mcguire＠neurotica.com -
pat＠computer-refuge.org -
ragooman＠comcast.net -
spc＠conman.org -
steerex＠mindspring.com