3 Oct
1997
3 Oct
'97
9:23 a.m.
curious if you noticed any difference between "brand name thrift" (e.g.
Salvation Army & Goodwill) vs. small time shops? others here have
suggested that the latter is where all the "good stuff" is to be found.
- gfr
At 11:11 AM 10/3/97 -0700, you wrote:
Greetings All,
I've been making the rounds of Seattle-area thrift stores. Not much
CP/M stuff, mostly PC compatible. Found several XT's with hard drives
and full of cards for $5 each. Most ISA boards such as Mono, serial,
parallel go for $1. B&W and CGA monitors go for $3-10. 5-1/4" DSDD floppy
drives go for around $2 each. There's one store that has a Televideo system
for $60. Rather steep, but they have a 1/2 price sale Sunday and I'll
probably grab it then - good companion to the 803H in my collection. There's
a huge IBM Selectric Memory typewriter for $10, which I'll also grab at the
1/2 price sale. I recently found two Kaypro-II's for $5 each. Not much
Apple hardware.
How does this compare to thrift stores in other areas of the country?
Regards,
Jason Brady jrbrady(a)delphi.com Seattle, WA
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