28 Apr
2000
28 Apr
'00
5:38 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Stumpf/Unusual Systems <kstumpf(a)unusual.on.ca>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: AOL Disks Collectable - why not?
----- Original Message -----
From: <SUPRDAVE(a)aol.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: AOL Disks Collectable - why not?
AOL
hmmm, i still have the apple version and pc
version 1.5 still in their
packages...
hey, i betcha my aol version 2.5 beta tester coffee cup would bring in
thousands of dollars!
Superdave tell you what. If someone somewhere found out you did have an Version 2.5 Beta Tester coffee cup and they wanted it
badly enough and
that
person offered you US$1 000.00 for it, would you turn
them down? Would you
find some ethical reason why they shouldn't spend their money that way?
Would you feel better not having $1K more than you did before?
Almost everything is collectable to someone.
If you, or anyone who might read this discussion,
answer no to all or any
of
these questions then let's get off the righteous
collectors' bandwagon and
fill this bandwidth with useful sourcing tips and wonderful 'how I found
it
stories', announcements of new acquisitions, and
interesting technical
questions and answers instead of these complaints about other collectors.
Remember there are many, many more people who DON'T collect computers than
those who do AND THEY THINK WE'RE absolutely nuts. So since our complaints
don't offset their complaints in the grand scheme of things, let's just
not
do it anymore.
Most of the people I know feel people who collect computers are nuts. Can't
blame them really - there are much *nicer* things to place in a home.
Yours in good faith.
Kevin Stumpf - The Nostalgic Technophile
John
www.unusual.on.ca - 519.744.2900 EST/EDT (GMT - 5)
Author & Publisher of The Guide to Collecting Computers and Computer
Collectibles: History, Practice, and Technique