I'm glad for this thread. It kept me from tossing the Commodore 16 box
away. Too late though for the beautiful NeXT boxes that went to recycling.
I didn't have room. I should have known better.
That sound you hear is Larry Walker and Brian Mahoney loading their
rifles.
colan
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-----Original Message-----
From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 11:40 AM
Subject: RE: Are tatty boxes worth keeping?
>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 - 12:52:46 BST