On the hunt at Goodwill . . . .

From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
Date: Mon Sep 22 20:50:21 1997

I can get cables, power supplies , and other items for all the units talk
about send me a e-mail at jrkeys_at_concentric.net with your list of needs. We
can trade if you extra items to trade with.
At 06:20 PM 9/22/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>But as far as that sort of stuff goes, I'm with Kai. Of course, I'm on
>>the west coast as well. I can find stuff like C64, Atari 800, TI-99/4a,
>>etc. in thrift shops for anywhere from $.99 to $2.98.
>
>I guess I'm in the wrong part of the West Coast! In the Portland area I've
>only gotten lucky enough to find stuff that cheep once or twice. Plus it
>seems like most stuff is either a C64, a 1541 drive, or a TI-99/4a, and
>they are always bare. You can't find stuff like power supplies, cables, or
>whatever else it takes to make them function without a LOT of looking. The
>average price at GW in this area for any item of this class is about $10!
>I think my best find ever around here was a TI-99/4a with PS, modulator,
>cassette cable, and 3 carts (which included extended BASIC) for $4.
>Needless to say this wasn't at GW it was another local Thrift Store which
>happens to be litterly next door to GW.
>
> Zane
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