Is there a "hacker" or "computer repair" group near me?

[Weboh]

I have an old Thinkpad that I want to fix, along with an old Apple Performa monitor. The latter sounds dangerous for me to fix alone, so I would need help. I'd like to learn how to fix things like this and would want someone to do it with. Is anyone a part of--or knows of--a group like this near (or preferably in) St. Petersburg, FL?

[Saucey]

I'd wager posting on craigslist for old PC repair/guiding or checking one of the 2600 first friday meetings

I'd met maybe two or three customers who were into old computers, one man was an avid Apple collector.

[Weboh]

Hey, thanks for the response! I was just thinking about this again. What's a 2600 first Friday meeting? Is that a Craigslist thing or an Atari fan group or what?

[Temetka]

No.

If he's referring to 2600 the magazine (I love it), then this is probbaly a good starting point.

http://www.2600.com/meetings/

Craigslist is also a good choice. If you have TV repair place near you - perhaps they can take a look at the monitor you want repaired.

[Saucey]

Yes the meetings from 2600 magazine/quarterly.

One of those random finds at Barnes and Noble that looked interesting from the other computer magazines.

[Weboh]

So all Craigslist has is ads for places that do repair, and none of the 2600 meetings are near me (there are some a couple hours' drive from me, but they meet in public places like the food courts of malls anyway, and I have no idea how that would work). They both seemed like good ideas, but it looks like neither is going to work out. Any other ideas?