I used to claim "largest privately held collection on the planet" and no
one ever challenged me.
I like to think of it in terms of atoms, because empty space is just a
vacuum.
On that account, I control a tremendous number of atoms.
Sellam
On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 6:31 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 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
>
