On 15-Oct-2000 Claude wrote:
Hi
Sometimes I think I may be the only vintage computer collector in
Quebec, Canada.
I would like to hear if anybody else does any collecting around here
(Montreal area)
I'm in Sherbrooke (moving to Cookshire soon).
Those who feel sad for me can send me their
Lisa's, TRS model IIIs and
Next boxes ;->
A friend of mine picked up a NeXT slab at A1 for dirty cheap (considering
A1's general price scale). I got my VT220 from PC Recycl? which is way
north. Also, the ?co-Quartier on the corner of Mason and de Lorimier had
huge piles of used computer gear. Mostly PC stuff but also a few LARGE
GDM monitors. The PCR right near the bus terminus had a TRS80 the last
time I was there. They were also the only people I found that had an
RJ-14 connector.
However, this previous list are places that make a living refurbishing PCs
and Macs and reselling them, so their prices for the stuff I'm interested
in are a tad exagerated. In Sherbrooke, I go to all the thrift stores
about once a month. I've picked up a few interesting bits for next to
nothing. There's also Au Vieux PC, a store run by a gruff chain-smoking
old lady. Shoping there is an adventure. Prices are high (80 CAD for a
C64 monitor??), but she checks and guarantees most if not everything she
sells. I find it's a great place to pick up old games (like Return to
Ringworld and Tommy Then & Now).
-Philip