IMSAI 8080 production count

From: Mr. Self Destruct <more_at_camlaw.rutgers.edu>
Date: Wed Jun 18 17:50:33 1997

On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Marvin Johnston wrote:

>
> It sounds more like you don't know where to look since I can't imagine a
> city the size of Philly not having quite a bit of stuff around. If people

I live about 30 minutes from Philly by way of I-95. In the boonies.

> know that you collect old computers, after a while you will have people
> you don't even know coming up and telling you that a friend of theirs told
> them to get in touch with you. Doesn't happen in a weekend, b

Which of course is why I have 10 PC/XT's but no cool stuff...

> year or so (assuming you are serious about collecting), it will happen.
> There are a LOT of sources of old computers still around. I ended up with
> a number of the chicklet keyboard Pets (and turned down a dozen or so)
> that came from the local university. I end up with at least a dozen
> computers each year from people I don't know that heard about me and just
> want their computer to have a good home.
>
> Sources include Thrift stores, Salvation Army outlet, Goodwill Industry
> outlets, rummage sales (especially at schools), garage sales, flea
> markets, Hamfests and swapfests, and advertising as Sam did.
>

In my experience, the "volunteers" at the Salvation Army filtered out
anything that even resembled computers so that they could sell it
themselves. If it comes in a box and has a detach keyboard (i.e. looks
like a PC) it never gets to the showroom floor. Trust me.... I *know*

As for flea markets, I have NEVER seen a computer for sale (I still go and
hope tho...) and advertising seems a little too much as I barely have
enough room for the 25 or so computers I have already!

Les
more_at_crazy.rutgers.edu
Received on Wed Jun 18 1997 - 17:50:33 BST