[vcf-midatlantic] iMac G4 ("iLamp") free to a good home

[Adam Rosen]

Meant to be a light-hearted can of worms, for sure!  

Actually I think Bill’s offer is a good one, the iLamp is definitely a classic, iconic design.  Yes, wise to hold on to things you know (or suspect) will become more important in the future.  



> On Apr 6, 2017, at 9:48 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
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>> Just joined this list after the show.  Nice to meet many of you.
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> Welcome Adam!
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> Everyone else: Adam's a good guy. I've known him for several years and he exhibited at the last (two or three?) VCF East shows.
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>> Isn't “future collectibles” by definition a relative term?  Some of us are already collecting PowerPC iMacs and other devices of that era.
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> People collect all kinds of stuff that isn't yet vintage.
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>> Picking the cutoff point as to what is truly vintage is really arbitrary
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> Way to begin your list tenure by opening a barrel of worms. :)
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> Bill Dudley's point was simply: it is wise for VCFed to collect things that we think will eventually be vintage, not just things that already are vintage. Thus, a lamp-Mac belongs in our collection. It may * already * be "vintage" because it became historic from Day One of its existence. Others can debate that :) but part of my job is to decide what belongs in the collection, and my decision is made...