The NeXT best thing...

From: James Rice <jrice_at_texoma.net>
Date: Wed Jul 18 11:33:36 2001

I don't blame you a bit. I'd love to get a haul like that, but I
already work 80 hours a week and couldn't devote the time necessary to
do such a task. Black Hole is a good supplier to the NeXT community.
I'm glad the stuff ended up there.

James (have a great TC slab,would love a cube, any cube)

Mzthompson_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> Before I start, I suspect that I will catch some flak from some
> list members over this. If that be the case, then so be it.
>
> With that said, an earlier haul consisted of 115 NeXT machines, all
> mono, with roughly 90 slabs and the rest cubes. Also included some
> 80 monitors, and about a dozen laser printers. And that of course
> included keyboards, mice, cables, and boxes of other flotsam.
>
> These were literally days away from being put in the dumpster, so it
> was a big task just to rescue them before that happened. Then it took
> weeks just to get a decent inventory. From that I realized it would
> take months to test eveything. That made me realize that I am a
> hobbyist and have no desire to become a NeXT dealer.
>
> With the exception of a couple machines and some other stuff, I sent
> the inventory list to Rob at Blackhole. The machines are now in his
> capable hands.
>
> Back on 7/9 and under the title "Attention NeXT Owners", I asked if
> there were any list members in need of specific items to 'complete'
> their machines. I held back enough to probably fill most of those
> requests. After I have tested those items to make sure they work,
> I will contact those who responded then. After that, I will make
> available to the list anything that might still be available.
>
> So under the heading "Recent addition", I can now say that I
> have two complete working mono turbo slabs. Needless to say I
> maxed them out with the largest hard drives and the most memory
> I could find. It was not until I finished with the two machines
> did I realize somthing. So I will ask:
>
> Q: What is the the NeXT best thing to having a NeXT machine?
>
> A: Having two NEXT machines & WITH consecutive serial numbers.
>
> As I said, there are probably those that will give me some flak
> for 'selling out'. The machines had to be rescued, but I had
> no desire to test, pack, and ship that many machines. If you
> want to give me hell, go ahead. I use to say that I considered
> the day a total loss unless I caught hell from someone. The
> line "Make My Day" comes to mind at this point.
>
> On a good note. During my last phone call with Rob, he indicated
> he was contemplating a mono slab special. He mentioned the price
> of $99.
>
> All of this was in a 10x20 rental storage locker. Although the
> NeXT is gone (and I forgot to take pictures), there is still some
> other machines there. I will probably post a list of that and
> some other stuff shortly. Most of it will be free for the taking.
>
> Mike
Received on Wed Jul 18 2001 - 11:33:36 BST