On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, Jason R. Brady wrote:
> I've been making the rounds of Seattle-area thrift stores. Not much
> CP/M stuff, mostly PC compatible. Found several XT's with hard drives
> and full of cards for $5 each. Most ISA boards such as Mono, serial,
> parallel go for $1. B&W and CGA monitors go for $3-10. 5-1/4" DSDD floppy
> drives go for around $2 each. There's one store that has a Televideo system
> for $60. Rather steep, but they have a 1/2 price sale Sunday and I'll
> probably grab it then - good companion to the 803H in my collection. There's
> a huge IBM Selectric Memory typewriter for $10, which I'll also grab at the
> 1/2 price sale. I recently found two Kaypro-II's for $5 each. Not much
> Apple hardware.
In the Bay Area (California)...
I find a lot more varied stuff. Lots of Commodore, Atari, TI, Apple
stuff. Of course lots of PC stuff. Some CP/M machines now and then.
The thrift shops are also great for game systems and carthridges. I find
a lot of my peripherals and cables for classic computers at the thrift
stores. The prices vary but are mostly on the very reasonable side.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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