15 Dec
1998
15 Dec
'98
6:36 p.m.
On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Dunno, I kind of prefer the terms "Hobbiest"
and "Speculator", and have
started using them occasionally to refer to the two types. My concern is
what happens when a speculator sits on one of these systems for a year or
two, not able to get what he thinks he should out of it.
Yes, and in that year the bits in the ROM finally give out and are lost
forever.
In the long run, how viable will the classic computer
market be for the
speculator? These systems take up a LOT of room as most of us from what it
costs us to store them. I've got a 10,000+ comicbook collection that is
worth a lot more and takes up a lot less space. This is the kind of thing
that speculators will look at. This is why Resellers supporting the old
systems charge the big $$$'s.
As long as people are willing to spend ridiculous amounts of money then it
will continue to be viable. I thought it would start waning by now but
these bidding wars keep getting more ferocious. Now I'm not so sure if
this "market" has a bottom. This could be the new status quo, which would
be unfortunate.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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