That sounds amazing!
I had a similar experience at Univeristy, but on a much smaller scale. One of the old halls of residence (dorms) was sold last year to an American hotel company and at the end of the year they were having a big clearout. I knew people who lived there so it was easy to come and go as I pleased. There were rumours of old computers sitting in rooms in the basement but all of these rooms were locked, so I went and asked the residence manager if I could have a look. She simply gave me a bunch of keys to the building and said I could help myself to whatever I fancied, anything!
I discovered a room that had a PowerMac 4400 with monitor and all it's accessories, still in boxes. In another room (that seemed to be an old telephone booth), there was an LCIII, an LCII and two Colour Displays, along with tons of cables. These were all promptly liberated! There was a Performa 5200 in an old office, but I decided to give it a miss.
The library of the hall was interesting and like the rest of the stuff, everything was being given away. The hall is a large, high-ceilinged building that was constructed in 1895 and the library had bookshelves that went from floor to ceiling. You needed a ladder to reach the upper parts of the shelves. I found a few good Physics, Maths and Computer books which I took. I also took the large sign from the door, reading "Library" and it is now screwed to the door of my bathroom!
Sadly I didn't have the means of taking any furniture. All the bookcases had to go as well as about 20 large, oak tables. No-one wanted them and I think they were eventually given to a furniture wholesale auction house in Edinburgh. There was also a beautiful grand piano that I believe is still in the building. It was up for grabs but I have no-where to keep it! It will probably be restored and used in the hotel once it opens.
I had a similar experience at Univeristy, but on a much smaller scale. One of the old halls of residence (dorms) was sold last year to an American hotel company and at the end of the year they were having a big clearout. I knew people who lived there so it was easy to come and go as I pleased. There were rumours of old computers sitting in rooms in the basement but all of these rooms were locked, so I went and asked the residence manager if I could have a look. She simply gave me a bunch of keys to the building and said I could help myself to whatever I fancied, anything!
I discovered a room that had a PowerMac 4400 with monitor and all it's accessories, still in boxes. In another room (that seemed to be an old telephone booth), there was an LCIII, an LCII and two Colour Displays, along with tons of cables. These were all promptly liberated! There was a Performa 5200 in an old office, but I decided to give it a miss.
The library of the hall was interesting and like the rest of the stuff, everything was being given away. The hall is a large, high-ceilinged building that was constructed in 1895 and the library had bookshelves that went from floor to ceiling. You needed a ladder to reach the upper parts of the shelves. I found a few good Physics, Maths and Computer books which I took. I also took the large sign from the door, reading "Library" and it is now screwed to the door of my bathroom!
Sadly I didn't have the means of taking any furniture. All the bookcases had to go as well as about 20 large, oak tables. No-one wanted them and I think they were eventually given to a furniture wholesale auction house in Edinburgh. There was also a beautiful grand piano that I believe is still in the building. It was up for grabs but I have no-where to keep it! It will probably be restored and used in the hotel once it opens.