... I figure I can go look at the "rare" systems and say "no thanks" if there is nothing I care care about or was asked to look for. There might be a gem in...
Not everyone in New Jersey actually says "yuz". :) Alas, I never heard of this thing. Was the company that made it based in Ithica, N.Y.? If so, then we...
At Rosen's furniture outlet in East Stroudsberg PA. Lots of ANSI DG terminals throughout the store, but in the back corner of the store there was a bonafide DG...
Bob, I was planning to join you if I am around, but it's not sounding good. When the guy refers to their systems as "rare" that's not a good sign. Bob ... ...
I passed this on to a former IBM rep at work, and he sent this... ... Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:16:13 -0500 Subject: Re: Trying to ID IBM Dataprocessing system...
Here is the reply I received. I am not sure what to say, the original impression I got from Jim was "cheap cheap cheap!"...but he's not helping build...
When I started here back in 1984 we were using what we called an IBM System 6/450. I can't seem to find any mention of this beastie anywhere. It was a large...
Jim, I have received a number of inquiries about anticipated prices of the minicomputers vs. the prices for smaller items. To encourage the best turnout, price...
I hope they're not expecting everyone to spend $500... I'm there to look for specific items for myself and a few others, not to blow a lot of money. As someone...
Er.. Is that what they are expecting? I thought that we were taking them off their hands before they went to scrap. Can we find out? Not to sound whiny. For...
Besides the Restoration Committee activities the weekend of the 29/30, what else is going on with MARCH at Infoage? Evan had also mentioned the possibility of...
... units, ... I don't have a truck, don't collect rack-sized computers, and don't have space for them. I would not expect to buy $500 in scrap value, even at...
I personally find this cool, some may not. The guy who did this is in Brooklyn NY http://www.nycresistor.com/2008/01/13/24th-anniversary-macintosh/ ...
I'd like to get there around 10 and probably be done in time to have lunch back home with my family. Do we know what sort of payment methods are acceptable?...
we're talking about entire racks of SUN servers and associated I/O units, or an RS 6000 rack with servers/storage weighing enough to equal $500 *perhaps* in...
I don't plan to go, but I'd be happy to host anyone afterward who wants to see the museum. Takes me about 45 mins to get from home to the museum so just give...
... I'm leaning towards going (what is the schedule for this event? Meeting there at 1pm? 10am? Midnight?), as I'm interested in some of the items, but $500...
Today was awesome at InfoAge ... had around 50 visitors thanks to a special event by our neighbors in NJHDA (NJ Historic Diving Assoc.). I kept the room open...
The web site for infoage led me through 2007. Someone needs sorely to update the site. At least I have a good idea where it is and it's not a difficult run...
2201 Marconi Rd. Wall, N.J. 07719 Sometimes in GPS databases they list it as Belmar instead of Wall. However it's best NOT to show up unannounced because you...
Heh ... I forgot to update the part that says "last updated"... ... From: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com Subj: [midatlanticretro] File - marchfaq.txt Date:...
Where precisely is InfoAge? I've got some work to do on Saturday that will take most of the day but I have stuff to bring up that might amuse you. I still...
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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 ...