My local Goodwill

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Thu Aug 9 00:15:10 2001

Arthur E. Clark wrote:
>
> Well, I checked out my local Goodwill stores. What a waste. When I asked
> about old Apples, the computer supervisor said "we refuse those."

Wow, they refuse Apples. My local Goodwill stores sell them pretty
cheap normally. I just saw a Platinum //e today, with color monitor and
two floppies, for $20, I think. That could have been just for the
monitor, but I doubt it.

> When I
> asked about Sun and DEC, they looked at me like I was speaking an alien
> language. A few extremely overpriced 486 & Pentium 75 systems, that's it.

Wow, my local Goodwill stores almost never get 486's much less Pentiums.

>
> Other than the huge box of old cards that I sorted through. Nothing of
> note except for a whole slew of 3Com and IBM brand Token ring cards (all
> say "4/16") and one Kingston KTC-9160 eight slot memory expansion
> board. If anyone wants any of these email me.

I don't normally see cards here. I thik cards might get thrown out, if
they even get donated.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Received on Thu Aug 09 2001 - 00:15:10 BST