On Sun, 2 Oct 2016, Brad H wrote:
I have been keeping a registry of key machines.. Apple IIs and Altairs and such.. whenever a serial number is available I try to record it. Ive only seen one or two come up twice.. and I think one was the vintagecomputermuseum guy. I'll keep keeping tabs and see just for fun if stuff is in fac recycling. :)
I think that the Apple II+, TRS80, 5150, etc. were MUCH too numerous for meaningful results - your sample is going to remain much too small a percentage of the total population.
Apple 1, and even Altair, are a much more finite number, and certainly easier to keep track of.
In spite of the potential futility, it should be interesting. It also puts you in a great position to facilitate sales, trades, etc. Howzbout: include a field in the record about what kinds of buy/sell/trade offers the owner WANTS to be contacted about? ("want more of the same", "will sell in the range of $20,000", "looking for following boards:", etc.)
-- Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com
