Denver finds

Well, all I can say is if you're going to Denver from San Francisco, (or vice-versa,) fly. We spent 24 hours getting there, with only food/bathroom stops, and a 1/2hr nap somewhere in Nevada. 8^) Anyway, We went to the Mile High Flea Market which turned up a Magnavox Odyssey 2 (+ 7 games) and 2 APF TV Fun machines. (And some Fisher-Price cars/people.) Then we hit a number of thrift shops where we found 2 different versions of a VTL/VTech learning computer, ca. 1980+ (I already had one, the oldest of the three.) We also came up with another Odyssey 2, an Alphie II (learning toy in the shape of a robot), and an Atari Pong game in the box. We passed up an NEC APC (vt-100 like machine, with 2 8" floppies,) a Commodore PC-20 III, Franklin Ace 1000, and a few others at the ARC about 10000 E. Colfax, and an Amstrad PCW 8256 at the ARC on Florida and S. Broadway. The keyboard and main unit were there, but separated, I reunited them and told the guy to keep them together. The last one we stopped at, on the way out of town was on W. 74th(?) near Wadsworth. There we left behind an apollo monitor (labelled "Domain") and a PCjr Monitor. What we did get was an IBM 5155(? The suitcase one) and a TI ProLite laptop, with powersupply and "drive box" (additional disk drive that attaches to the back.) The former was marked at $12.99 and the latter was $24.99. I took them up to pay and asked the gal if she could reduce the price on the TI (it never hurts to ask!). She called the guy from the furniture department (computers are furniture, btw) and asked him. He looked at what I had, crossed out the price on the TI and wrote "2pc" on both computers. I got 'em both for $12.99. We also got, over the course of the week, about a dozen pairs of tap shoes, but not much Donald Duck stuff. Anyway, if you're in the area, you should keep any eye on the ARC stores. They seem to get a lot of stuff, and regularly have 1/2 price or even $.99 sales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/