On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Marvin wrote:
> > The Dell server and printer and monitor and crap (MS software) they gave
> > him was worth $15,000. The only Altair ever to get close to that ended up
> > being a bogus auction. Altairs are typically $2,500 on ebay.
>
> You are missing one ***major*** detail. In 10 years or less, that Dell
> machine will be scrap material while the Altair will most likely be gaining
> in value.
You're missing one minor detail: the Dell can be sold as a collectable,
being the system awarded as the prize for the "Oldest Computer Still in
Operation" competition in 1999 :)
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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Received on Sat Aug 21 1999 - 05:22:47 BST