Machines I'm looking for...

From: Mike Kenzie <KenzieM_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu Jan 25 22:30:05 2001

----- Original Message -----
From: "Claude.W" <claudew_at_videotron.ca>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: Machines I'm looking for...


> I passed...my policy/philosophy on collecting 197x-198x
early 1990s micros
> is:
>
> I rarely pay more then $20 unless its a large amount of
stuff and a uncommon
> I lot of the stuff I have was given to me. Including some
very very nice

I'm usually limited to the change in my pocket, but did pay
$75 for a complete NEXT cube with both monitors and printers
when it turned up in a scrap yard.

> I dont hesitate to pick up stuff I dont really need (DEC,
books etc...) to
> giveaway or trade on here...
> I hunt around a lot for the stuff...
> While I still dont have a NEXT box and a Lisa or an Apple
III, I do have a
> nice collection of clean machines from the computer era I
grew up in...and
> while I could afford ebay prices and get it all in a few
weeks, that would
> take the fun out of hunting for them, trading with you
guys and meeting
> people and talking with people I dont know that call me
up/email me out of

I agree it's not sporting to buy a machine, unfortunately
I'm still looking for a BC18z VAX cable for my VAXstation
and am getting tempted to buy one when from e-bay to
complete a machine.

I've spent more on the shelves to hold the machines than on
the machines themselves

Mike
Another Canadian Collector
Received on Thu Jan 25 2001 - 22:30:05 GMT