I was able to hit the Hamvention myself today. The item of the day was
definitely the 486 laptop. I saw tons of these, as well as its close
cousin, the 386 laptop.
Not a lot of great classic hardware around, but I did see many older
Sparcstation boxes. Also of interest was an SGI Indigo Iris (passed on it
at $75) and an Apple II made especially for Bell & Howell with drive (also
passed, $350!). I did pick up a nice Commodore drive -- the MSD SD-2, $20.
All in all it was a good time, though. I just like looking at all that old
stuff and wondering what the heck it does! :)
-John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 4:44 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Dayton Hamvention report
>
>
>
> For all of you who have been able to enjoy it, the word is...
>
> Wet.
>
> I managed to pick up a Thinkpad 360C with a cracked hinge for $20 and a
> docking station for it for $5 (locked with no key, but it took 5 minutes
> to disassemble the lock via the ISA slot). Other notables include a free
> Silent 700 (from the same guy who gave me that pile of Atari 800 stuff
> a few weeks ago) and a copy of "The Lost Treasures of Infocom" on floppy
> (with maps and books) for $5.
>
> Dayton is more fun when it's dry, but it's even fun on a day like today.
> It's just indoor fun.
>
> -ethan
>
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Received on Sat May 19 2001 - 22:20:42 BST