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From: Bill Whitson <bill_at_booster.bothell.washington.edu>
Date: Mon Apr 28 17:22:56 1997

It would be a very good idea to make sure you have your
collection nicely filled out before you do this. After
the media tags 40 sec report to the end of a few news
broadcasts Apple IIs really will cost $400. ;) ;)

Maybe you'll be able to buy a house with an Altair.

A while back I bought a spare CompuPro from a guy who
collected computers as a curiosity. He was getting
rid of the machine because it didn't fit in with the
rest of the collection (wasn't an all-in-one micro).
He didn't use the machines - just displayed them. It
scares me that there are people who collect computers
for looks and scares me more that they might find out
that these things are "hot collectibles". :) The guy
did have a really nice display though - hand-built
wood shelving with various risers and built-in lights
cartridge/disk/manual racks, etc.

When exactly did it become cool to be a computer geek?
Wasn't there a time when people posessing large numbers
of computers were ridiculed in public?

Bill

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On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, Sam Ismail wrote:

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> *** Preliminary Announcement ***
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> First Annual Classic Computer Collector Conference
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> Why?

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Received on Mon Apr 28 1997 - 17:22:56 BST

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