Are IBM PCs classic?

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Tue May 18 21:34:04 1999

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From: Huw Davies <H.Davies_at_latrobe.edu.au>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
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Sent: Tuesday, 18 May 1999 10:45
Subject: Are IBM PCs classic?

> Well I have a share in an original (1949) Minor low light with the 849cc
> side valve engine.

And no water pump. Sniff. My first ever car was a bright orange 1949 2
door Morris Minor. My father bought it for me for the not unreasonable
(for 1972) price of $50.
This was also my first experience with a manual gearbox, had to teach myself
how to drive it. (I learned, and had done my test, in an automatic) I had
to rebuild the brakes (totally shot, including the seals) myself before I
was allowed to put it on the road. It had had fibreglass repairs done to
remove the worst of the rust and he paid another $30 to have the box chassis
in front remetalled where it had literally corroded away. Gave it to a
young lady two years later when I bought my $35 1956 Morris Oxford, from a
wrecking yard. (It had more class: - it had a heater.)

Cheers

Geoff Roberts
VK5KDR
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie, South Australia.
Email: geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
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