flea markets & hamfests

[McFadden, Mike, A]

Actually I have found some of the best stuff when I volunteer at the
local computer recycling events in Kansas City.  I actually live 25
miles from Kansas City but I go to town occasionally to see the "big
city".

I acquired an HP86B that was dumped at the drop off 3 years ago and a
Victor 1400 calculator with dust cover that was dropped off this year.
We received and loaded 60000 pounds of computers, CRT's, printers and
TV's between 8 AM and 2 PM one Saturday.

Recently I found an Olivetti Programma 101 at the local computer
recycling charity.  There is a not-for-profit in Kansas City called the
Surplus Exchange that collects computers from all of the local
businesses and recycles them.  $20 and it was mine.  That's where I
found the Cromemco Z-2 and dual 8" floppies I have.  

The really old stuff normally is sent directly to the recycler since
they can only reuse some of the recent PC stuff.  I am kind of the non
PC guy that sorts some stuff.  

It's like looking for diamonds "lots of crud to sort through to find a
few jewels."

Mike McFadden