(forw) [conspire] Electronics Flea Market 2019

_This_ coming Saturday.

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 17:47:45 +0000 (UTC)
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To: Conspire List <[email protected]>
Subject: [conspire] Electronics Flea Market 2019

The Electronics Flea Market started circa 1975 when the Electronics
Museum at Foothill College decide to sell some of the equipment that had
been donated and not needed for their exhibits.  The Museum long since
closed.  Last I heard, some of the exhibits would be at History Park in
San Jose.  (http://historysanjose.org/wp/) 

The Flea Market is sponsored by a consortium of local ham radio clubs
and is still going after several changes in location.  For the
indefinite future, it will be in the parking lot next to Fry's in
Sunnyvale (near Lawrence and Central Expy) each month from March through
September.  The first of the year is typically the most interesting
because sellers have had months to accumulate stuff.  Maybe there will
be cheap computers of the right vintage to use with Linux.  Sellers
start arriving well before dawn.  Pretty much over by 11 AM.  Weather
forecast for Saturday morning seems OK.  

Details at https://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 16:59:22 -0800
From: Rick Moen <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [conspire] Electronics Flea Market 2019

Quoting Texx ([email protected]):

> ASVARO is the consortium that keeps it alive.
> They say the best deals are had while its still dark.

They say right.

The truly deranged^W devoted show up wearing LED personal headlights
strapped to their foreheads or mounted on hats.

There is no _official_ start time
(https://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/faq#officialtime), and the
consensus is that de-facto it starts at 5am
(https://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/faq#hours).

Attendees who do the Flea Market at dark o'clock this Saturday are
welcome to stagger over to Chez Moen to nap prior to (4pm) CABAL.  First
to arrive can grab the hammock under the redwood tree.  Or two if
they're friendly.  Others might have to settle for one of the chaise
lounges.  (If it rains, hey, you're on your own.)

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