My local Goodwill

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Thu Aug 9 22:52:41 2001

On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Tom Owad wrote:

> About three years ago I got a really nice TI-99/4a with the expansion
> box and several boxes of books, software, and accessories at the
> Goodwill in York for around $30, but that was all I ever got there.
>
> The Salvation Army in York used to get Apple and 8 bit micro stuff
> pretty regularly, but now have absolutely nothing worth looking at.
>
> There are two Goodwills in Harrisburg that I've been to (both only
> once).
> One was pretty poor, but the other might be worth looking at as they
> had a good shelf of computer books and manuals. (I wish I could
> remember which store was which.)

In my experience, the only thrift stores worth going to for hardware are
the chains, like Thrift Town, Thrift Center, etc. At least that is the
case here in California and also in Raleigh, NC, where I spent a lot of
time a couple years ago.

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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