20 Aug
1999
20 Aug
'99
10:22 p.m.
On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Marvin wrote:
You're missing one minor detail: the Dell can be sold as a collectable,
being the system awarded as the prize for the "Oldest Computer Still in
Operation" competition in 1999 :)
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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The Dell
server and printer and monitor and crap (MS software) they gave
him was worth $15,000. The only Altair ever to get close to that ended up
being a bogus auction. Altairs are typically $2,500 on ebay.
You are missing one ***major*** detail. In 10 years or less, that Dell
machine will be scrap material while the Altair will most likely be gaining
in value.