Collecting PCs

From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_freegate.com>
Date: Mon May 17 19:10:40 1999

The general disdain with which PC collecting is met with on this list is
understandable, however, I have been thinking there must be something here.

I recall the folks who have collected PETs and C64s that are pretty common
and "worthless" these days (I saw a new Vic20 in box at the Hamvention that
they couldn't _give_ away.)

So I've had some thoughts on what might be useful to "collect" when it came
to the PC industry and this is what I've come up with:
        1) All motherboard types - collecting one each of the "standard"
           sizes (AT, XT, Baby-AT, etc)
        2) Collecting one each of all processor types.
        3) Collecting one each of all media types.
        4) Collecting all of the video standards.
        5) "Famous brands", IBM, Compaq, etc.
        6) "Famous peripherals", Bus mouse, XT keyboard, AT keyboard, etc

This is something that anyone could start today since, like the computers
of yore, this stuff is currently being tossed out.

Comments?
--Chuck
Received on Mon May 17 1999 - 19:10:40 BST