However you define it, who has the largest private collections? Is
there anyone who claims to have the largest private collection? I
hypothesize that there is a terminal size where it becomes
unmanageable.
Bill
On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 9:17 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
<cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 17 Oct 2022, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
>
> > Who presently has the largest predominantly "vintage computing" collections
> > in 2022? I sometimes wonder what the cutoff definition is for "very large
> > collection" ... 1000 individual computers? Or do you judge by square feet
> > filled?
>
> Well "largest" would have to be square footage, cubic yardage, or weight.
>
> Sellam lost many metric buttloads.
>
>
> "Most extensive" could be number of computers, completeness of various
> subsets ("one each of every model of XXX"), widest variety, etc.
>
>
> Other quantifications could include amount of power consumed if they were
> to all be up at the same time.
>
> An extensive collection of "pocket computers" could be quite extensive,
> without incurring as much of a storage load.
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com
