25 May
2001
25 May
'01
6:58 p.m.
On Fri, 25 May 2001, Charles E. Fox wrote:
And make sure you say it is "RARE!" in the title and in the
description.
I always wonder if the people that have something like "This is
a RARE! TRS-80 Model 4 in perfect condition. You won't find
another of these in this fine condition ANYWHERE! Don't let
this one pass you by! It will sell high!" in their auctions
are either stupid, deceitful, or clueless. Esp. when their
auction is in the middle of about fifteen other items that are
exactly the same.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
At 10:15 AM 25/05/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>My 17 year old "microprocessor controlled" microwave oven stopped making
[...]
>the smell of the gates of capacitor heaven
being open. Should I take a
>swing at fixing it, or yield to the cheap new inverter technology?
Suggest you scare it. The turntable in
my Dimension 3 quit, motor
not running, and as soon as I brought home another used oven the "3"
started up again and is still going.
Or... sell it on E-bilk as a vintage computer controlled microwave
oven used in the famed scientific discovery involving the CD Nuclear
Glow Test. Some sucker^H^H^H^H^H person with a high ratio of cash to
working brain cells seeking an investment just may purchase it iff you
ask enough for it, like some amount over US$50,000. Don't forget to
mention that this is also controlled by a classic piece of computing
technology... mention the microprocessor number in the ad and give a
few "impressive technical details."