Greetings from Connecticut

[johnh]

Hi,

At one point I had a nice collection of MicroVAX, PCs, Atari, Apple, and TI computers. They I went and bought a house and parted with it. I am starting to get back into it and recently picked up a Sparc Workstation, IBM RS/6000 320 and some pcs (not as old as I'd like). Would like to hear from anyone else in CT, MA, NY or RI.

John

 

[ColorComputerStore]

I'm also in Connecticut and collect machines. I'm north of Hartford near the airport.

I run a Facebook group for collectors of vintage computers as well.

 

[VERAULT]

Dont peddle that facebook nonsense here!! This is a NICE place.

Also from Western CT here. What part of CT John?

 

[tipc]

I don't use FB, but what's wrong w/a fb group? If privacy is a concern, use an anonymous handle and communicate via an anonymous email.

 

[krebizfan]

Being on a Facebook group makes it easier for FB to find out other identities used unless one is very careful to use a different browser for FB only with other browsers for everything else.

Hope the OP in in center of CT because the other members form a ring towards the borders.

 

[VERAULT]

I find peoples blind reaction to defend Facebook nauseating Tipc.... It serves no purpose and its ridiculous how everyone tries to justify using such a superfluous thing. And that is all I am saying about it.

That aside, John never checked back in. His last logon was the end of DEC last year. I am just going to assume hes from Norwich or Sprague.... Just because.

 

[tipc]

I was not defending FB. I don't even use it ...

All I was saying was what's wrong with a vintage oriented FB group? You can take steps to quarantee your privacy. I had thought it might be a good place to sell some stuff as so many lemmings use it. If I ever get to that point, I'll use an entirely separate device only for FB. I actually have a FB account floating out in limbo somewhere. It's been 6+ years. I actually created another a couple back. Never once logged onto it, 2 weeks later checked the email account that I used to sign up. I was asked if I knew any of these people. Sure did! And promptly shut down the account.

As I've said, I'll buy a cheap tablet to sign onto FB for the sole purpose of unloading some stuff. I o/w have no interest in covorting with scads of morons.

 

[johnh]

Originally from Ireland but I now reside in Meriden.

 

[VERAULT]

Welcome!