Get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? [Was: Re: Notes on repairing the Apple Lisa power supply]

From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
Date: Fri May 26 14:13:16 2000

> > Lisas out there. Even with blown components, he could still have sold them
> > for hundreds "as-is" on eBay, where they would provide parts to revive

> Yes, right... fry that system and then sell it on e-bay, that's ok,
> because it will still bring a high price, so who cares whether it
> works, right? Turn the monitors into fishbowls, remove core memory
> and sell it in a picture frame, because, who cares if these are used
> again since they can bring big bucks on e-bay.

Well, is this now the right time to tell that I'm still
searching for a VT220 in _very_ good shape to turn it
into a fish tank ?

Am I now one of the bad guys ? Or just nostalgic about
a trade show I visited around 1979, where had a first
look at this incredible 3D Terminal ...

SCNR
Hans

Does someone remember the VAXbar ?

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Received on Fri May 26 2000 - 14:13:16 BST

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