Hams who collect

From: A.R. Duell <ard12_at_eng.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Mon Jun 23 20:54:02 1997

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> KF9VP here, sorting through 200+ messages from the list.
>
> I must admit, I've found most of my computers at hamfests, but things have
> been getting rather rare (and sporadic) lately.

Yes, about 5 years ago there was a peak (in the UK) of classic computers
turning up at rallies. The last couple of rallies I've been to have been
rather disapointing - a lot of modern-ish PC's (486's, etc), and very few
machines of interest. I did pick up a few interesting bits (including a
Sharp machine that seems to have run MS-DOS (or possibly CP/M86) but which
certianly wasn't a PC-clone), but the really interesting stuff (boxes of
DEC boards, Intellecs, S100 stuff, etc) seems to be no more.

Still, keep looking. You never know what will turn up next...

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--
-tony
ard12_at_eng.cam.ac.uk
The gates in my computer are AND,OR and NOT, not Bill
Received on Mon Jun 23 1997 - 20:54:02 BST

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