Washington DC area vintage sources (was RE:ebay)

From: Bill Sudbrink <bill_at_chipware.com>
Date: Mon Oct 26 16:11:39 1998

>>If you look hard enough, you can ALWAYS find something around you,
>>cheaper, and it won't cost you shipping. This is of course more true
>>for some people than others (like a poor slob in Alaska trying to
>>collect computers) but I've learned this lesson many times. Everything
>>I've ever bought off eBay has turned up locally for a fraction of the
>>price. Sometimes only a week later.

>Aren't you located in 'Silicon Valley?' You are located in an unusually
>fertile area for the old computer devotee. I live in the Washington,
>D.C. metro area which isn't bad but must pale in comparison to your
>locale. *sniff* **sob** Marty

Well, recently there have been a couple of things in the area...

That lady in Virginia with the school with the Apple stuff (has anyone heard
anything else on this?).

The heads up for the stuff at the Village Thrift Store in Laurel (I was
about to get in my car when I saw Rob Dekers reply that he already
had it).

Tim Shoppa seems to do pretty well based out of Bethesda (I have been
tempted
to get up early some Saturday morning and see if I couldn't shadow him
around
and discover his "sources" ;) ). Maybe we DC area folks could try a little
harder to coordinate our efforts to try to root out some stuff. I worked
for
the Social Security Admin. in the late 70's and early 80's and I'm pretty
sure
that we had about 6 original Lisas. If the place is still anything like it
was
when I worked there, the machines are still there, sitting, covered in dust,
in
a closet. I'm not sure what the process for getting old stuff out of the
government is, that's probably why, while the government is a major computer
user,
there doesn't seem to be a lot available.

Bill
Received on Mon Oct 26 1998 - 16:11:39 GMT