[rescue] storing old Suns and parts

[Dan Moisa]

FWIW I'm collecting* a bunch, and usually interested in sun3,
Voyager/tadpole and pre-sparc stuff. You don't have to throw it away, just
pass it on to the next generation :)

Collecting* turned into preservation which means making sure it works,
loaded with period-appropropiate stuff. Also hear me out, with AI now a
bunch of stuff is opening up in terms of organizing, configuring, reverse
engineering.

Would folks be willing to share ls -R of your hoard? Did anyone make an
index somewhere already?

On Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 13:14 Lionel Peterson via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org>
wrote:

> Are you responding to me?
>
> This is a rescue group, not a hoarding group. I do my fair share of
> "emotional collecting" but when you start having to rent storage space to
> hold, asking why is a fair question.
>
> As I said, I asked to shape the response, I explained tgat there was no
> need to justify the collection to me or anybody else...
>
> Personally I have boxes and boxes of old x86 stuff that seriously needs to
> be gotten rid of, it got packed up 10 years ago when we moved from our
> 1,500 sq ft basement (with attached house) to a house with a 0 sq ft
> basement.
>
> I've been able to hold on to it for years without spending any real money,
> but it's long past time to start shedding. (I plan on taking a lot of it to
> the "free table" at VCFSW in June, to assuage my 'I don't want to put it in
> a land fill' position...)
>
> The OP has embraced my query, as well as another list member - I don't
> think I'm really that far off the mark. I've been with the group for about
> 30 years or so, so I'm pretty sure I 'get' the point of the group.
>
> Ken
>
> > On Apr 8, 2026, at 15:13, Alan Perry <alanp at snowmoose.com> wrote:
> >
> > That is an interesting response for someone subscribed to a nominal Sun
> rescue mailing list.
>
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