PDP-8/S

[Mike Ross]

I have an old computer collection in the workshop.

I also have a gun collection in the house :-)

If anyone can *still* successfully make off with my pdps, they can
bloody have them! :D

Mike

On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 2:52 AM, Sean Caron <scaron at umich.edu> wrote:
> I dunno, guys, that might be a little paranoid ... a lot of this stuff is
> big and heavy ... I just can't imagine a thief coming in and carting away
> PDP-11s, VAX-11s, RP/RL/TU drives, IBM mainframes, whole racks and the like
> ... I can hardly move some of this stuff I have as one guy and it is
> certainly a loud, time-consuming, sweaty process ... not to mention, how
> would anyone go about fencing something like that? I don't think the local
> pawn shop will want it ... imagine a giant illicit market for stolen
> computers, like for stolen artwork? LOL. I'm not so sure. If someone wants
> to keep their QTH anonymous that's cool and totally your business but I
> suspect most intruders really couldn't care less about old computers... but
> who knows. Maybe all this stuff will turn out to be the Old Masters of the
> digital age and we'll all be rich! :O
>
> Best,
>
> Sean
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Noel Chiappa <jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
> wrote:
>
>>     > From: Fred Cisin
>>
>>     > If somebody were to try to make a "complete" list, it would make
>> sense
>>     > to provide variable levels of anonymity
>>     > ...
>>     > Prob'ly some people would be more willing to discuss what they have
>> IFF
>>     > they aren't opening themselves to theft risk, and/or a deluge of "I'd
>>     > like to buy".
>>
>> Let me second that. Particularly as the value of these things goes up,
>> security will be a real issue for people.
>>
>> As I like to say, the _good_ thing about the Internet is that it brings the
>> world to your doorstep; and the _bad_ thing about the Internet is that it
>> brings the world to your doorstep...
>>
>>         Noel
>>



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