On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, Mr. Self Destruct wrote:
>
> Hi, I
> ve never been to this Trenton Computer Fair.
> What can I expect for things such as parking?
> Will I have to walk a mile and a half to get there?
The later you get there, the farther away you park. There are shuttle
buses from the more distant parking areas. You might want something with
wheels to help carry your loot. And those light-duty luggage thingies
just don't seem to have the load capacity.
> What is it really? Is it like a giant flea market?
Two large parking lots are essentially a flea market, with folks selling
new and used gear. In the gym it's all new stuff like a regular sales
show. I spend most of my time wandering the parking lots.
> Is there admission? It will still be there on
> Sunday right? What kind of stuff do they have there?
Admission is $10 on Saturday for both days, $5 on Sunday. My fiance and I
already have our motel reservation for Friday and Saturday night so as to
get an early start.
They've got all sorts of stuff for sale at the swap meet. The four years
I've been going I've seen damned near everything. And I always start at
the wrong end and miss by minutes the deal I would have killed for.
(Which is the wrong end? Whichever end I start from. By Definition.)
> Is it all old stuff? Is it all new stuff? Do
> these people try and "rip" you off? [Im asking because
> Id like to pick up a CP/M machine here and dont want to
> pay $100 for it] Sory for all the questions!
There's new stuff. There's old stuff. The vendors are human. They'll
charge what they think they can get. Sunday afternoon the prices drop.
And the dumpsters are filled with the stuff folks don't want to drag back
home and hobbyists going for those special bargains.
> Anyone know how to get there from the Philly area? :)
> [never been to Trenton]
It's not actually in Trenton. It's at Mercer County Community College.
Can't help much with directions, as I've never been to Philadelphia in my
life and I'm coming from up near Newark. There is a web site,
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http://tcf.net> that has directions and maps.
--
Ward Griffiths
"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails
of the last priest." [Denis Diderot, "Dithyrambe sur la fete de rois"]
Received on Tue Apr 22 1997 - 14:15:24 BST