Yet another weekend haul story

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Tue Jun 3 10:41:20 1997

On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, Kevan Heydon wrote:

>
> In message <Pine.ULT.3.91a.970602194851.21176A-100000_at_booster.bothell.washingto
> n.edu>you write:
> >
> > I actually put $60 per month into my budget for old computers. I have
> > to because it would be far to easy to spend $200 a month!
>
> I have tried budgeting, but there is always that special rare machine
> that becomes available and I have to break the budget.

This is the kind of hobby where a budget just can't work, because there's
always going to be that one machine that you absolutely cannot pass up.
And its not like you can just say "Oh I'll wait until next month" because
it won't be there next month...it'll be in some other collector's closet.

Sam
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Received on Tue Jun 03 1997 - 10:41:20 BST