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

[William Dudley]

Everybody: the Museum is getting the G4.

Bill Dudley


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On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

> 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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