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1. boxes are safest to transport electronics. even boxes of boxes. imagine someone will jump over the package. bags are not good :-) 2. you can mark shipment a "gift: old collectioner electronics boards" and value $10 total it will be the tax free at the risk of loosing everything valuable (maybe some insurance is possible but then real value must be known and provided). 3. maybe cheapest local delivery of all bundle to Brazil/ USA, then local arrangement + redistribution would be least painful logistics? 4. for international delivery FedEx is the best as they calculate all taxes and customs upon order so there are no additional expenses and surprises upon delivery (tested with USA Taiwan Singapore Europe UK). -- CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
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For the initial shipment if I do it I would prefer to not take donations, it is not worth the complications for tax things. --Brennan On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 11:13 AM Alan C. Assis wrote: > I think Givebutter could be a good option according with comments: > > https://givebutter.com/blog/gofundme-alternatives > > I was search for alternatives to gofundme to see what are the best options. > > There is also Jotform that doesn't appear on this listing. > > BR, > > Alan > > On 3/10/23, Nathan Hartman wrote: > > Does anyone know how to set up some kind of online pot that people can > put > > some money into without too much hassle? > > > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 1:27 PM Alan C. Assis wrote: > > > >> Hi Brennan, > >> > >> I think it should be nice if you can receive it. > >> > >> About the shipping costs, I'll happy to help too! > >> > >> BR, > >> > >> Alan > >> > >> On 3/10/23, Brennan Ashton wrote: > >> > If this is something people really do want. I'm happy to hold them in > >> > the > >> > US and help lend out and cover this shipping to get it from Costa > Rica. > >> > Sounds like from a customs and tax standpoint that might be easier? > >> > > >> > --Brennan. > >> > > >> > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 10:02 AM Gregory Nutt > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> Earlier someone said they might be traveling to Costa Rica. Perhaps > >> >> they > >> >> would be willing to come to you and pick up the boxes? > >> >> > >> >> Sure! I would need some advance notice because there are no boxes > >> >> yet. > >> >> The boards are all in small plastic storage boxes (aka, Tupperware) > >> >> and > >> I > >> >> need to bag, label, and box them up. I will contribute the cost of > >> >> the > >> >> boxes and packing materials. > >> >> > >> >> Perhaps the volume of stuff will not be so bad when they are removed > >> from > >> >> the plastic boxes and bagged. I still think is it 5-6 f > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >
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I think Givebutter could be a good option according with comments: https://givebutter.com/blog/gofundme-alternatives I was search for alternatives to gofundme to see what are the best options. There is also Jotform that doesn't appear on this listing. BR, Alan On 3/10/23, Nathan Hartman wrote: > Does anyone know how to set up some kind of online pot that people can put > some money into without too much hassle? > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 1:27 PM Alan C. Assis wrote: > >> Hi Brennan, >> >> I think it should be nice if you can receive it. >> >> About the shipping costs, I'll happy to help too! >> >> BR, >> >> Alan >> >> On 3/10/23, Brennan Ashton wrote: >> > If this is something people really do want. I'm happy to hold them in >> > the >> > US and help lend out and cover this shipping to get it from Costa Rica. >> > Sounds like from a customs and tax standpoint that might be easier? >> > >> > --Brennan. >> > >> > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 10:02 AM Gregory Nutt >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Earlier someone said they might be traveling to Costa Rica. Perhaps >> >> they >> >> would be willing to come to you and pick up the boxes? >> >> >> >> Sure! I would need some advance notice because there are no boxes >> >> yet. >> >> The boards are all in small plastic storage boxes (aka, Tupperware) >> >> and >> I >> >> need to bag, label, and box them up. I will contribute the cost of >> >> the >> >> boxes and packing materials. >> >> >> >> Perhaps the volume of stuff will not be so bad when they are removed >> from >> >> the plastic boxes and bagged. I still think is it 5-6 f >> >> >> > >> >
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Does anyone know how to set up some kind of online pot that people can put some money into without too much hassle? On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 1:27 PM Alan C. Assis wrote: > Hi Brennan, > > I think it should be nice if you can receive it. > > About the shipping costs, I'll happy to help too! > > BR, > > Alan > > On 3/10/23, Brennan Ashton wrote: > > If this is something people really do want. I'm happy to hold them in the > > US and help lend out and cover this shipping to get it from Costa Rica. > > Sounds like from a customs and tax standpoint that might be easier? > > > > --Brennan. > > > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 10:02 AM Gregory Nutt wrote: > > > >> Earlier someone said they might be traveling to Costa Rica. Perhaps they > >> would be willing to come to you and pick up the boxes? > >> > >> Sure! I would need some advance notice because there are no boxes yet. > >> The boards are all in small plastic storage boxes (aka, Tupperware) and > I > >> need to bag, label, and box them up. I will contribute the cost of the > >> boxes and packing materials. > >> > >> Perhaps the volume of stuff will not be so bad when they are removed > from > >> the plastic boxes and bagged. I still think is it 5-6 f > >> > > >
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Hi Brennan, I think it should be nice if you can receive it. About the shipping costs, I'll happy to help too! BR, Alan On 3/10/23, Brennan Ashton wrote: > If this is something people really do want. I'm happy to hold them in the > US and help lend out and cover this shipping to get it from Costa Rica. > Sounds like from a customs and tax standpoint that might be easier? > > --Brennan. > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 10:02 AM Gregory Nutt wrote: > >> Earlier someone said they might be traveling to Costa Rica. Perhaps they >> would be willing to come to you and pick up the boxes? >> >> Sure! I would need some advance notice because there are no boxes yet. >> The boards are all in small plastic storage boxes (aka, Tupperware) and I >> need to bag, label, and box them up. I will contribute the cost of the >> boxes and packing materials. >> >> Perhaps the volume of stuff will not be so bad when they are removed from >> the plastic boxes and bagged. I still think is it 5-6 f >> >
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If this is something people really do want. I'm happy to hold them in the US and help lend out and cover this shipping to get it from Costa Rica. Sounds like from a customs and tax standpoint that might be easier? --Brennan. On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 10:02 AM Gregory Nutt wrote: > Earlier someone said they might be traveling to Costa Rica. Perhaps they > would be willing to come to you and pick up the boxes? > > Sure! I would need some advance notice because there are no boxes yet. > The boards are all in small plastic storage boxes (aka, Tupperware) and I > need to bag, label, and box them up. I will contribute the cost of the > boxes and packing materials. > > Perhaps the volume of stuff will not be so bad when they are removed from > the plastic boxes and bagged. I still think is it 5-6 f >
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Earlier someone said they might be traveling to Costa Rica. Perhaps they would be willing to come to you and pick up the boxes? Sure! I would need some advance notice because there are no boxes yet. The boards are all in small plastic storage boxes (aka, Tupperware) and I need to bag, label, and box them up. I will contribute the cost of the boxes and packing materials. Perhaps the volume of stuff will not be so bad when they are removed from the plastic boxes and bagged. I still think is it 5-6 f
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I think that, in order to organize, people need a better idea of what "around 5-6 freight boxes of hardware, perhaps more" means exactly. That would help plan what is needed to get them to another location. I won't know how many boxes there would be until they are bagged and boxed.
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Earlier someone said they might be traveling to Costa Rica. Perhaps they would be willing to come to you and pick up the boxes? Sure! I would need some advance notice because there are no boxes yet. The boards are all in small plastic storage boxes (aka, Tupperware) and I need to bag, label, and box them up. I will contribute the cost of the boxes and packing materials. The will need invoices for each box as well. Perhaps the volume of stuff will not be so bad when they are removed from the plastic boxes and bagged. I still think it is around 5-6 freight boxes -- not something that can be hand carried. Shipping to Brazil would still have to be arranged. Costa Rican snail mail is not too expensive. Most Latin American countries will require and invoice with a value associated with each item. The customs fees/taxes will probably be very high. A wild guess would be a couple of hundred dollars per box Shipping to the US is far easier. I work with a private shipping company that shuttles things by sea or air between Miami and Costa Rica and the US will not charge any customs fees or taxes on receipt.
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Hello, I think that, in order to organize, people need a better idea of what "around 5-6 freight boxes of hardware, perhaps more" means exactly. That would help plan what is needed to get them to another location. Sebastien Le 10/03/2023 à 14:51, Alan C. Assis a écrit : Hi Greg, Yes, I understand and agree! Maybe if it was possible to Apache take care of if for us, it should be the best of the word, because it shouldn't be tied to a single person, but a Apache NuttX Library. I'm CC the Apache Secretary, maybe he could give us some idea. BTW, I'm interested to create a NuttX CI Test Farm by myself. This is way I'm trying to find at least a board from each arch and family supported by NuttX. BR, Alan On 3/10/23, Gregory Nutt wrote: I don't think we should "distribute them".Certainly I don't want that job. I suggested something like a library where people can check and return boards. But I don't want to be a librarian either. Shipping is very difficult here. There is no home pickup of mail and all of the post offices and freight services are far away from me. I no longer drive, so that means using Uber. That is why it all must go at once. I will make exactly one trip to the post office or freight service. I don't consider this necessary. It was just a suggestion. But if it evolves into a pain in the ass, then I am not interested. On 3/10/2023 7:39 AM, Alan C. Assis wrote: Ok, so we need to organize a way to ship these boards to someone that will distribute it or that is interested to help to create a farm test bench. BR, Alan
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Earlier someone said they might be traveling to Costa Rica. Perhaps they would be willing to come to you and pick up the boxes? On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 8:44 AM Gregory Nutt wrote: > I don't think we should "distribute them".Certainly I don't want > that job. I suggested something like a library where people can check > and return boards. But I don't want to be a librarian either. > > Shipping is very difficult here. There is no home pickup of mail and > all of the post offices and freight services are far away from me. I no > longer drive, so that means using Uber. That is why it all must go at > once. I will make exactly one trip to the post office or freight service. > > I don't consider this necessary. It was just a suggestion. But if it > evolves into a pain in the ass, then I am not interested. > > On 3/10/2023 7:39 AM, Alan C. Assis wrote: > > Ok, so we need to organize a way to ship these boards to someone that > > will distribute it or that is interested to help to create a farm test > > bench. > > > > BR, > > > > Alan > >
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Hi Greg, Yes, I understand and agree! Maybe if it was possible to Apache take care of if for us, it should be the best of the word, because it shouldn't be tied to a single person, but a Apache NuttX Library. I'm CC the Apache Secretary, maybe he could give us some idea. BTW, I'm interested to create a NuttX CI Test Farm by myself. This is way I'm trying to find at least a board from each arch and family supported by NuttX. BR, Alan On 3/10/23, Gregory Nutt wrote: > I don't think we should "distribute them".Certainly I don't want > that job. I suggested something like a library where people can check > and return boards. But I don't want to be a librarian either. > > Shipping is very difficult here. There is no home pickup of mail and > all of the post offices and freight services are far away from me. I no > longer drive, so that means using Uber. That is why it all must go at > once. I will make exactly one trip to the post office or freight service. > > I don't consider this necessary. It was just a suggestion. But if it > evolves into a pain in the ass, then I am not interested. > > On 3/10/2023 7:39 AM, Alan C. Assis wrote: >> Ok, so we need to organize a way to ship these boards to someone that >> will distribute it or that is interested to help to create a farm test >> bench. >> >> BR, >> >> Alan > >
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I don't think we should "distribute them". Certainly I don't want that job. I suggested something like a library where people can check and return boards. But I don't want to be a librarian either. Shipping is very difficult here. There is no home pickup of mail and all of the post offices and freight services are far away from me. I no longer drive, so that means using Uber. That is why it all must go at once. I will make exactly one trip to the post office or freight service. I don't consider this necessary. It was just a suggestion. But if it evolves into a pain in the ass, then I am not interested. On 3/10/2023 7:39 AM, Alan C. Assis wrote: Ok, so we need to organize a way to ship these boards to someone that will distribute it or that is interested to help to create a farm test bench. BR, Alan
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Ok, so we need to organize a way to ship these boards to someone that will distribute it or that is interested to help to create a farm test bench. BR, Alan On 3/10/23, Gregory Nutt wrote: > they can't hand carry any significant amount of boards. This probably > 5-6 freight boxes of boards. I will not be giving or sending anyone > individual boards. Take all or none. > > On 3/10/2023 6:54 AM, Alan C. Assis wrote: >> Hi Tomek, >> >> That is a good idea too! >> >> Greg, my uncle and my cousin will be in Costa Rica in the following >> weeks. >> >> Maybe we can ask them to get some boards with you, but of course not >> many boards because otherwise they will have headache in the airport >> when returning to Brazil. >> >> What do you think? >> >> BR, >> >> Alan >> >> On 3/9/23, Tomek CEDRO wrote: >>> Would that be possible to set small symbolic price per board (i.e. $5 >>> or something like that), maybe divide all stuff into 3 categories of >>> "small" "medium" "big" boards, so Greg could have kind of symbolic >>> "return of interest" for vacations and/or current expenses? :-) >>> >>> -- >>> CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info >>> > >
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they can't hand carry any significant amount of boards. This probably 5-6 freight boxes of boards. I will not be giving or sending anyone individual boards. Take all or none. On 3/10/2023 6:54 AM, Alan C. Assis wrote: Hi Tomek, That is a good idea too! Greg, my uncle and my cousin will be in Costa Rica in the following weeks. Maybe we can ask them to get some boards with you, but of course not many boards because otherwise they will have headache in the airport when returning to Brazil. What do you think? BR, Alan On 3/9/23, Tomek CEDRO wrote: Would that be possible to set small symbolic price per board (i.e. $5 or something like that), maybe divide all stuff into 3 categories of "small" "medium" "big" boards, so Greg could have kind of symbolic "return of interest" for vacations and/or current expenses? :-) -- CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
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I'm guessing it is around 5-6 freight boxes of hardware, perhaps more. It is not really possible to hand carry any meaningful part of that. On 3/10/2023 6:54 AM, Alan C. Assis wrote: Hi Tomek, That is a good idea too! Greg, my uncle and my cousin will be in Costa Rica in the following weeks. Maybe we can ask them to get some boards with you, but of course not many boards because otherwise they will have headache in the airport when returning to Brazil. What do you think? BR, Alan On 3/9/23, Tomek CEDRO wrote: Would that be possible to set small symbolic price per board (i.e. $5 or something like that), maybe divide all stuff into 3 categories of "small" "medium" "big" boards, so Greg could have kind of symbolic "return of interest" for vacations and/or current expenses? :-) -- CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
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Hi Tomek, That is a good idea too! Greg, my uncle and my cousin will be in Costa Rica in the following weeks. Maybe we can ask them to get some boards with you, but of course not many boards because otherwise they will have headache in the airport when returning to Brazil. What do you think? BR, Alan On 3/9/23, Tomek CEDRO wrote: > Would that be possible to set small symbolic price per board (i.e. $5 > or something like that), maybe divide all stuff into 3 categories of > "small" "medium" "big" boards, so Greg could have kind of symbolic > "return of interest" for vacations and/or current expenses? :-) > > -- > CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info >
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Would that be possible to set small symbolic price per board (i.e. $5 or something like that), maybe divide all stuff into 3 categories of "small" "medium" "big" boards, so Greg could have kind of symbolic "return of interest" for vacations and/or current expenses? :-) -- CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
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I have 90-95% of those boards.Sent from my Galaxy Original message From: Brennan Ashton Date: 3/8/23 7:29 PM (GMT-06:00) To: dev@nuttx.apache.org Subject: Re: NuttX Hardware This is the sheet (a little old now) that I had shared out:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qMQV_CSN5Ka13_wr73QNo2Uh-NiSumjcwINuc0BkyIsMy goal had been to functional test as much as I could for that release,and I did find a bunch of little things to fix that I think made for abetter release in the end.--BrennanOn Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 4:53 PM Alan C. Assis wrote:> Agreed! Let's keep it in a separated thread.>> Sometime ago I was talking with Brennan about listing the board that I> have here and he surprised me showing this board listing spreadsheet> on google docs. Maybe we can organize a listing to see who has board> X, Y, or Z and to make it possible to test NuttX on all possible> boards.>> I have a special interested to find the launchxl-tms57004 because it> supports big-endian and I think there nobody testing NuttX on> big-endian (except maybe Zou/fft, he is using NuttX on Sparc arch that> is big-endian). So Greg, if you have this board I'm interest to get> it.>> Few days ago I found (and bought) on eBay from Australia the first> board that I tested NuttX in 2010:> https://acassis.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/getting-started-to-nuttx/>> It could be an interesting test also to see how big NuttX became 13 years> later.>> BR,>> Alan>> On 3/8/23, Sebastien Lorquet wrote:> > This needs to be in its own thread.> >> > Your collection of boards probably got some historical value.> >> > Sebastien> >> > On 3/8/23 23:31, Gregory Nutt wrote:> >> Slightly different topic: I have almost every board that ever ran> >> NuttX from about 2005 through 2020 or so. That is probably several> >> hundred boards. I don't use them any more and am thinking about just> >> dumping them to make space. Is there anyone willing to pay the> >> shipping from Costa Rica on a massive dump of older but interesting> >> hardware?> >>
Re: NuttX Hardware
This is the sheet (a little old now) that I had shared out: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qMQV_CSN5Ka13_wr73QNo2Uh-NiSumjcwINuc0BkyIs My goal had been to functional test as much as I could for that release, and I did find a bunch of little things to fix that I think made for a better release in the end. --Brennan On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 4:53 PM Alan C. Assis wrote: > Agreed! Let's keep it in a separated thread. > > Sometime ago I was talking with Brennan about listing the board that I > have here and he surprised me showing this board listing spreadsheet > on google docs. Maybe we can organize a listing to see who has board > X, Y, or Z and to make it possible to test NuttX on all possible > boards. > > I have a special interested to find the launchxl-tms57004 because it > supports big-endian and I think there nobody testing NuttX on > big-endian (except maybe Zou/fft, he is using NuttX on Sparc arch that > is big-endian). So Greg, if you have this board I'm interest to get > it. > > Few days ago I found (and bought) on eBay from Australia the first > board that I tested NuttX in 2010: > https://acassis.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/getting-started-to-nuttx/ > > It could be an interesting test also to see how big NuttX became 13 years > later. > > BR, > > Alan > > On 3/8/23, Sebastien Lorquet wrote: > > This needs to be in its own thread. > > > > Your collection of boards probably got some historical value. > > > > Sebastien > > > > On 3/8/23 23:31, Gregory Nutt wrote: > >> Slightly different topic: I have almost every board that ever ran > >> NuttX from about 2005 through 2020 or so. That is probably several > >> hundred boards. I don't use them any more and am thinking about just > >> dumping them to make space. Is there anyone willing to pay the > >> shipping from Costa Rica on a massive dump of older but interesting > >> hardware? > > >
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Sometime ago I was talking with Brennan about listing the board that I have here and he surprised me showing this board listing spreadsheet on google docs. Maybe we can organize a listing to see who has board X, Y, or Z and to make it possible to test NuttX on all possible boards. I have almost all of the older boards. I have a special interested to find the launchxl-tms57004 because it supports big-endian and I think there nobody testing NuttX on big-endian (except maybe Zou/fft, he is using NuttX on Sparc arch that is big-endian). So Greg, if you have this board I'm interest to get it. I have a couple of TMS570 boards. I got them because the are big-endian, Cortex-R, and I was helping Samsung port to their product boards... back in days when we were good friends. I don't remember if these are Lauchpads or not. I bricked one. The have lots of security including dual Cortex-R that shadow each other. Somehow I got the cpus out of sync and it wouldn't boot anymore. [Yes, Launchpads: https://github.com/apache/nuttx/tree/master/boards/arm/tms570/launchxl-tms57004] It would be nice to keep these all together and let people check them out like books from a library. Shipping from Costa Rica is a problem. I think that the oldest NuttX port was to the TI c5471 (there are some older boards, but that is the oldest port). That was a dual core (ARM7TDMI/DSP) MCU and very similar to the MCU in the OSMOCOM project. You and someone used that code to generate the NuttX port to the OSMOCOM board. Tomasz Cedro mentioned that he also were on the OSMOCOM project in those early days and that is where he got familiar with NuttX. Few days ago I found (and bought) on eBay from Australia the first board that I tested NuttX in 2010: https://acassis.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/getting-started-to-nuttx/ I also have several LPC23xxx boards. I think all or most of those listed in boards/arm.
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On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 7:53 PM Alan C. Assis wrote: > Agreed! Let's keep it in a separated thread. > > Sometime ago I was talking with Brennan about listing the board that I > have here and he surprised me showing this board listing spreadsheet > on google docs. Maybe we can organize a listing to see who has board > X, Y, or Z and to make it possible to test NuttX on all possible > boards. This is a good idea! A variable number of people have a variable number of boards so we should think about how to keep this simple. Nathan
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Agreed! Let's keep it in a separated thread. Sometime ago I was talking with Brennan about listing the board that I have here and he surprised me showing this board listing spreadsheet on google docs. Maybe we can organize a listing to see who has board X, Y, or Z and to make it possible to test NuttX on all possible boards. I have a special interested to find the launchxl-tms57004 because it supports big-endian and I think there nobody testing NuttX on big-endian (except maybe Zou/fft, he is using NuttX on Sparc arch that is big-endian). So Greg, if you have this board I'm interest to get it. Few days ago I found (and bought) on eBay from Australia the first board that I tested NuttX in 2010: https://acassis.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/getting-started-to-nuttx/ It could be an interesting test also to see how big NuttX became 13 years later. BR, Alan On 3/8/23, Sebastien Lorquet wrote: > This needs to be in its own thread. > > Your collection of boards probably got some historical value. > > Sebastien > > On 3/8/23 23:31, Gregory Nutt wrote: >> Slightly different topic: I have almost every board that ever ran >> NuttX from about 2005 through 2020 or so. That is probably several >> hundred boards. I don't use them any more and am thinking about just >> dumping them to make space. Is there anyone willing to pay the >> shipping from Costa Rica on a massive dump of older but interesting >> hardware? >
