How your collection storage space is used?

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Thu Jun 3 20:38:39 1999

<> Please ponder this question.
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<> We either collect mainframes, minicomputers, or microcomputers. In the mi
<> there is hardware, software, documentation, spares, and related material
<> such as magazines, books, novelties. There might also be the original
<> boxes.
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<> What percentage of your space is taken up by the hardware and how much
<> by everything else? What is the ratio of actual computers to all the othe
<> stuff that goes along with them? Please tell me the catagory(s) of comput
<> you collect (mainframe, etc.), and what your percentages are.
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<This is not an easy question to answer...

I collect SBCs, S100 and small dec systems (Robin, Pro, DECmate, pdp-8,
PDP-11, VAX) and the occasional odd (unusual) PC.

How much space, 150sqft room is cubed out. Also three steel racks plus
floor space(roughly 500cuft) in the garage. By actual count some 50
(may have missed a few) systems total. All but a small few are operable
or in use.

The key is that I collect a mix and if they have anyhting in common they
were the systems I drooled over when to were far to expensive to have bought
them all new.

Allison
Received on Thu Jun 03 1999 - 20:38:39 BST