Finding Vintage Computers - A Primer

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Thu May 18 04:28:03 2000

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From: "Olminkhof" <jolminkh_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: Finding Vintage Computers - A Primer


> He can't be in Sydney.

Er, no. My mistake. Canada. Must have looked at the headers from the wrong
msg.
Senility is my only excuse.

> I am and I've never seen them behave like that.

Me either.

> I rarely even look. At the Bondi Junction store there's usually more staff
> than customers at the hours I visit and they look mean and hungry.

Sounds about right. There are several in Adelaide, one in the city, one at
Port Adelaide, Smithfield,
Tea Tree Gully, and ?? Can't remember. All seem to be stocked with
(computerwise) mostly newer systems, with ridiculous prices, with a few
older systems at even more ridiculous prices. Even with the stuff a year or
2 old, I've seen price tags that would buy you a brand new system. Some
people do buy them. P. T. Barnum was right.
You need to be lucky to get a bargain there, and that only happens when they
screw up on something.

Cheers

Geoff
Received on Thu May 18 2000 - 04:28:03 BST