21 Aug
2006
21 Aug
'06
10:28 a.m.
And thusly were the wise words spake by Evan Koblentz
Many of my handhelds and laptops are in the original boxes, and those are
some of my favorites. A few weeks ago I got a TI CC-40 (not terribly rare,
but still interesting) which not only had the original boxes and
documentation, but it wasn't even previously used -- it still had the
protectice tape over the LCD screen. Same deal with a Kyocera/Qualcomm PDA
smartphone that I bought for a friend overseas. That one's a bit OT (late
1990s) but it is still exciting to get new-in-box gear.
One of the PETs I have was either never used or was repaired by
Commodore and then never used as it is still in a sealed plastic bag
with a blue Commodore logo all over it. I had to throw away the
original box it came in as it was blackened and decomposing from
having been wet by the person I got it from. :(
Cheers,
Bryan