Are tatty boxes worth keeping?

From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
Date: Sun Aug 8 10:35:00 1999

I keep all boxes that I get until a better one comes along. John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu
> [mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Tony Duell
> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 5:48 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Are tatty boxes worth keeping?
>
>
> 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.
>
> -tony
>
>
Received on Sun Aug 08 1999 - 10:35:00 BST

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