hi Mark,
thank you for replying to my post.
I AGREE WITH EACH STATEMENT YOU MAKE.
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on the other hand the bidders are happy.
question: what would you do with 12 Univac side panels in 1999? i
couldnt bring myself to put them in the dumpster.
i have lots of trs-80 stuff in complete condition and i recently sold a
kim-1 in mint condition which i purchased new in 75. i can store these
smaller units but i could not continue to store the file 0.
the file 0 took up 5 or 6 hundred square feet. in the early 90's i had
to move from a commercial building to a small apartment.
the file 0 weighed several tons:))
i stored it from 72 to early 90's because i loved old computers too.
there was no ebay or collectors accessible to me then. i had no choice
but to get rid of it like i did.
IT BROKE MY HEART TO SCRAP IT.
i would gladly have given it free to any purist. frankly though who
would have been willing to transport 11 monster cabinets weighing
several tons from Louisville to their back porch?
i assume you have seen my Univac page where i am trying to save my
memories and pictures of the few pieces that escaped the junk yard for
interested people.
it is at:
http://members.tripod.com/~Helicopterman/blank-7.html
it cost me 60.00 to have one panel cut into pieces and additional for
the documents. at 5.00 per auction i about break even. i am not selling
the "featureless" pieces for a profit but only to keep the file 0 memory
alive.
=====Ed
Received on Wed Nov 17 1999 - 10:49:26 GMT