Directory of old computer collectors

Wed May 24 08:23:19 CDT 2017

On Wed, 24 May 2017, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote:
> Hi Jim,
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> Anybody that is paranoid about telling their location and the computer dinosaurs running in their basement needs a head alignment.
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> Another case of some guy over-estimating the worth of the junk we hold on to.  It is zero, of value to only us that play with it.
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> And our numbers are diminishing every day.

Randy, with all due respect, have you seen how much an Apple 1 or a 
Lisa... or even their _drives_ go for lately? Symbolics machines? Crays? 
One-offs or limited-run machines?

While I don't disagree that a lot of us (without question myself included) 
vastly overrate their collection of bits and pieces, that is not to say 
that _some_ of them can be worth staggering amounts of money to the right 
people.

And people have broken into places for dollars worth of easily portable 
things - let alone tens of thousands+ worth.

Caution is not undue or unwise.

  - JP

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> From: jim stephens <jwsmail at jwsss.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 11:26 PM
> To: Randy Dawson; steven stengel
> Subject: Fwd: Re: Directory of old computer collectors
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> Randy,
> I'm sort of running interference for STeve on the list.  Since his email is cc'd here and he's a subscriber I suspect has seen this.
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> the tosteve at yahoo.com<mailto:tosteve at yahoo.com> is his email for these computer matters.
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> People are getting a bit torqued out over non issues, I think, thanks for chiming in.  Hopefully we can all help each others collecting efforts with a bit of visibility.
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> thanks
> jim
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> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject:        Re: Directory of old computer collectors
> Date:   Wed, 24 May 2017 05:19:41 +0000
> From:   Randy Dawson <rdawson16 at hotmail.com><mailto:rdawson16 at hotmail.com>
> To:     jim stephens <jwsmail at jwsss.com><mailto:jwsmail at jwsss.com>, steven stengel <tosteve at yahoo.com><mailto:tosteve at yahoo.com>, General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>
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> Hi Jim,
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> add me to your list.
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> I am in Thousand Oaks, CA (Los Angeles area).
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> I have a Tektronix 4051 vector graphics computer running, just BASIC games at the moment. I have  a Compaq Model 1 with the PC-IDE flash setup, running Autocad, Versacad, Dr. Halo, Turbo-C, MS-Fortran.
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> I am in conversation with some Tek guys to add a modern RAM flash drive to the 4051 to replace the DC300 tape.  We are about to build some PCBs for it, let me know if you have a 4051.
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> Randy
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> From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> on behalf of steven stengel via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:05 PM
> To: jim stephens; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: Directory of old computer collectors
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> I will post anything you want me to, just tell me.
> email is not necessary, a link or website will do fine as well.The map is intended to be a method to see who's where for assistance, trading, meet-ups, etc.There's hundreds of people here, but few know where each other live, I suppose.
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>      From: jim stephens via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org<mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Directory of old computer collectors
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> On 5/22/2017 11:06 PM, Lyle Bickley via cctalk wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 May 2017 16:29:22 -0400
>> william degnan via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>>> can you send a link to the people who are on the list so they can see
>>> their listing?  I personally don't mind as long as any record that
>>> includes me personally does not include my email address or phone
>>> number.    I much prefer to send people to my web page contact form.
>> Folks who are on the list should have the opportunity to approve what
>> will and will not be posted about them. That's not only a legal
>> requirement in many States, but also common courtesy.
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>> Regards,
>> Lyle
> You do get that this isn't cctalk, but one that people had already sent
> contact info for.  I sent him revised publishable contact info for the
> list.  I realize he probably made the request w/o 40 pages of consent
> forms to read, but he seems to just be asking to allow him to publish
> from that list, and a note here for anyone who didn't see it in their
> email, since the respondents came from here.
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> thanks
> jim
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>>> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 4:19 PM, steven stengel via cctalk <
>>> cctalk at classiccmp.org<mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>> wrote:
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>>>> Hi,
>>>> In the past, I requested the email address and home city of old
>>>> computer collectors to a compile a list for my own purposes.
>>>> Over 120 people had responded, which is great! Now I want to make
>>>> this list PUBLIC with a Google map showing everyones location,
>>>> email, and collecting preferences.
>>>> Since I don't have anyone's explicit permission to publish their
>>>> information, I am now asking.
>>>> Please let me know if I may, or may not, place your information on
>>>> the public webpage.
>>>> Thanks-
>>>> Steven Stengelhttp://oldcomputers.net/
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