On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
> A couple of months back I bought a second-hand Commodore 1570 disk drive.
> It came in the original box, which is, alas, in very poor condition. The
> polystyrene is cracked and has chunks missing. The cardboard sleeve is
> torn/ragged.
>
> Is there any point in keeping it? I don't normally care about the packing
> boxes for computers, but I know some people do. Also, I believe the 1570
> is not the most common CBM drive, so presumably the boxes for them aren't
> that common either.
I think its worth holding onto because its a part of the history of the
product. It tells a bit about the company at that point in its life in
terms of the packaging design and such. If the styrofoam is making a mess
then perhaps it'd be best to throw that out, and then maybe fold the box
up and stick it away somewhere to preserve it for posterity.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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Received on Sat Aug 07 1999 - 23:50:44 BST