10 Nov
2001
10 Nov
'01
12:35 p.m.
On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Ernest wrote:
That's to bad. Maybe people didn't know it
existed? I didn't. If there
was one, an easy way to promote it would be to add a link to it if you
have a related old computer web page. I would register my old
I had a link to it in the VCF Link Library:
http://www.vintage.org/cgi-bin/links.pl
I checked it before I replied to your message it came up 404.
equipment but I don't think that I have anything
that would likely be
on a list like that. I think it's a good idea to keep track of some of
the old computers, the same why the art community keeps track of
paintings by certain artists. It seems like a least a few computers
would be worth the effort (Altair, Apple I, Mark 8, etc.)
I agree. I keep a private registry of Apple 1 owners (no, I will not
share it for reasons of privacy).
In future times when the trade of old computers becomes more established,
provenance will be an important component of the value of the item.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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