Personally I loved the idea of the Boston Trip. I was even planning on going but then had some major things go wrong with my vehicle which chewed up the funds...
I'd have been there in a minute... Unfortunately, the job has me rolling out remote sites in Canada and my boss is going to be out of town and I've got the...
Sridhar: I'll be heading to the swap meet. I'm about an hour south of you. I'm sure we could work it out if you want to ride with Ann and I. Kelly ... From:...
... misjudged what ... to go, ... You asked for feedback. I already posted that, in effect, the Boston event was too expensive as described. Plus, I just came...
... you can ... I'm going to add some discussion from my end, to shed a bit more light about my thoughts. I don't expect to change the date this time, but ...
I expect the swapmeet to be a complete hodgepodge of everything. There would naturally be more 70s/80s micro gear because so much more of that equipment was...
... Would it be possible for attendees to advertise in advance what they have to sell/trade? That would help out people like Herb, who might cart something...
Mike, Yes, http://marchclub.org/swapmeet_listing.cfm I have *started* putting up my items, I have just a couple up there now myself as examples. Technically I...
Evan (all), "1989 is the advertised cutoff date". If it was made before January 1, 1990 it's "legal" Most 286's would therefore qualify for this event. Bill...
And also "duh" to myself for not doing the math about 1990 vs. x86 timeline. ... From: Evan Koblentz [mailto:evan@...] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006...
... Well, in my case, distance is the thing that prevents me from joining *any* MARCH activity. The activities planned and presented are around 7 to 9 hours...
... *any* MARCH activity. The activities planned and presented are around 7 to 9 hours drive away from Jamestown. You guys have indoor plumbing and paved roads...
... They even have electricity, inlike parts of Queens. I think that MARCH should probably have several local chapters - even completely informal - where the...
Hmm - Herb, we'd talked a while back about a system board for a Sun 3/60. Did you ever happen to find one ? I guess it makes the cut for the date and if not we...
In reading through the conversation about the swap meet, I'm curious if Herb's price ranges are going to be common among vendors. I appreciate his efforts to...
I'd just like to remind everyone that although this event is fully a swapmeet and not an exhibition, it's still supposed to be FUN .... I think it would be...
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MARCH frequently asked questions -- last updated 3/30/2006 1. What is MARCH? MARCH is a user group for people who enjoy using antique/vintage computers. Our ...
I wouldn't, but the "booooo" comment was only in gest. ... From: Sridhar Ayengar [mailto:ploopster@...] Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:38 AM To:...
... Yeah I know. As far as I'm concerned, all 386/486 gear should be officially asterisked-out from the cutoff date. That stuff has NO PLACE in our club. ......
... You're being *WAAY* too microcomputer-oriented. I would *DEFINITELY* consider a large multiprocessor 486-based Sequent DYNIX box to be a classic. It...
