Claude <claudew(a)sprint.ca> wrote:
Sometimes I think I may be the only vintage computer
collector in
Quebec, Canada.
Look on the bright side, at least the competition is slim. Some guy
here locally had overheard me talking to someone else about a stash
I knew of and had already contacted the organization. He went there
pretending to be me and made arrangements to haul some stuff off.
By coincidence I called the place later the same day as his initial
visit. My contact was all confused until she realized that she was
being duped by this person. I ended up telling her to let him have
the first stash (old intel boxes) to which she replied she would and
save the other (and better) stash for me. She let him load the junk
and then gave him a piece of her mind and sent him packing. In a sense
he did me a favor, saved me from having to haul the junk along with
the good stuff.
When I mention I collect vintage computers, people
look at me like I am
due for a trip in the "wacko wagon"...
Hey, they thought the same thing of the dude who collected bottlecaps,
now they wished they had picked them up off the ground themselves.
Those who feel sad for me can send me their
Lisa's, TRS model IIIs and
Next boxes ;->
NeXT: You want Cube or Slab, Plain or Turbo?
Mike