[vcf-midatlantic] A lot of old computers in Stranger things

[Mike Loewen]

    I once owned this panel from "Earth II":

http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/Panels/Airlock-3L.jpg

    Screenshot from the movie:

http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/Panels/Earth_II-1.jpg

    I traded it back to the original owner for a panel from the SAGE system, 
from the same prop house:

http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/SAGE/Power1-L.jpg

On Sat, 28 May 2022, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic wrote:

> Eh.  I'd even be okay trying that.  Depends on the gear.  If it was
> something unique I'd write it into the properties contract that it has to
> be returned in the condition it was sent out.  Still might be fun "THATS MY
> MODEL 100!".
>
> -d
>
> On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 6:11 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
>> On 5/28/22 17:55, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
>>> I've always wanted to be in the business of providing these old machines
>> to
>>> movies and tv shows.  I've sort of half-started putting something
>> together
>>> for this, but I have NO CLUE how to get onto the 'i can get this stuff
>> for
>>> you and make it work' radar of studios.
>>
>>    The trouble with this is that none of them will let you remain
>> on-site during their use, and the hardware comes back beat to shit.
>> This isn't always the case, but it has happened over and over.
>>
>>               -Dave
>>
>> --
>> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
>> New Kensington, PA
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Dave Shevett
> shevett at pobox.com
>

Mike Loewen				mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
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