A moment of silence, please

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Tue Aug 12 10:00:39 1997

> > I also talked to a guy that deals with old computers. Two weeks ago, he
> > _finally_ scrapped out a bunch of old machines - really old. Amongst the
> > deaths were various PDP-8s, two PDP-9s, a Burroughs mainframe, and an IBM
> > 7090 of some sort.
>
> *How* do we reach these people *before* things like this happen?!?

Had I been to a hamfest a few weeks earlier, all of the goods would now be
sitting in my storage locker (I seriously would have purchased the whole
lot). I have a sign that either sits on my table, or hangs from my neck
(yes, I look like an idiot, but it works), that has done wonders in the past.

> (preferably without starting a mad rush from yuppie collector wannabes!)

They will never go for the big stuff. Except for funrniture and cars, big
things rarely get popular in the collecting (an subsequent investment)
scenes.

In any case, I am going to stay on top of this guy, even though he now
deals with PC scrap.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Tue Aug 12 1997 - 10:00:39 BST