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

[Jason Perkins]

Assuming there's storage space, it's easier to say "this turned out to be
less important" and get rid of it than "Oh crap, there are none left"!

-J

On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 9:48 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

> Just joined this list after the show.  Nice to meet many of you.
>>
>
> Welcome Adam!
>
> 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.
>
>
> Isn't “future collectibles” by definition a relative term?  Some of us are
>> already collecting PowerPC iMacs and other devices of that era.
>>
>
> People collect all kinds of stuff that isn't yet vintage.
>
>
> Picking the cutoff point as to what is truly vintage is really arbitrary
>>
>
> Way to begin your list tenure by opening a barrel of worms. :)
>
> 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...
>



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Jason Perkins
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