True the prices may be getting out of hand, but that also means the value of
those bit piles we all own are actually worth something should we need it.
That doesn't matter to me, I don't really care what all these old dino's are
worth, but it does help me justify it my wife when I tell her they are
actually worth something more than sentimental value to me :)
Todd
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Todd Osborne
Senior Software Engineer
FMStrategies, Inc.
http://www.fmstrategies.com/
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Internet E-Mail: todd.osborne_at_barnstormer-software.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu
> [mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 7:48 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: PDP-8 prices
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
> >Computer collecting was a lot more fun when you could grab a random
> >machine for a few pounds/dollars, take it home and enjoy it.
>
> I agree. That's why I hate the commercialization now occuring in this
> hobby. I't just about gaurantees that there will be few
> newcomers into the
> hobby that can amass the bit piles many of us own and love to explore.
>
> Mike: dogas_at_leading.net
>
>
>
Received on Mon Jan 25 1999 - 18:31:37 GMT