13 Oct
2010
13 Oct
'10
9:42 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 12:17 PM
Subject: RE: Xerox Alto on ebay (not mine!)
On 13 Oct 2010 at 8:56, Ian King wrote:
The usual where would you put it, how much money would you have to shell out
to buy it and ship it, and once here what exactly would you do with it?
There are many old machines that are worth preserving but are better off in
a museum then in somebody's cluttered basement left to rot. I can see
snagging that unit just to learn how it worked and refurbishing it, but
eventually a museum should probably get it unless somebody really has a use
for it. How rare are they anyway?
I think you speak for every ClassicCmp subscriber
- except for the
ones who already have an Alto. :-) -- Ian
Not really--my first question would be "What would I do with it?" At
my age, such answers don't come easily.
--Chuck