Classic != IBM AT

From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Mon Nov 2 16:53:47 1998

At 02:39 PM 11/2/98 -0800, you wrote:
>At the 80386 introduction, there were
>two firsts -- the Compaq Deskpro 386 and the IBM PS/2 80 (the Compaq was
>first, as I recall). Those machines are borderline collectable, in my
>opinion.

And when you look at the machines churned out by Gateway et al,
the composition of the parts inside the box changes day by day.
How can that be collectible?

I have stacks of early PCs in the basement just because I keep
telling myself I'll find a use for them someday, or that I'll
revive them enough to make them worthwhile charitable contributions
to someone, somewhere. My local mom-and-pop computer store says
they'd rather have me donate them to someone - because then
I'm on the the hook for subsequent charitable tech support. :-)

- John
Received on Mon Nov 02 1998 - 16:53:47 GMT