17 Jul
2005
17 Jul
'05
3:48 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe R." <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: Need contact information for dkdkk
There is a thrill in owning a system that used to cost megabucks
for
but I managed to get for a few dollars.
That's one of the parts that I most enjoy. It's like a treasure hunt to
me and I enjoy the trill of discovery. That's why I have little respect people that want to do nothing but sit at their desk
and buy off of E-bay.
And I have NO patience when they start whining and complaining about E-bay
prices! If they don't like E-bay prices then get out and find their own
stuff! There's plenty of it available. For example, Friday I picked up
TEN FH 8" Shugart floppy drives in minty condition AND a HP 9835A AND a
Diablo RK-05 compatible disk drive. Cost = $0.00
Joe
Some of the earlier 68k Macs used to cost $10K a pop, and can be had for a
few dollars today. Maybe oneday when I can afford a warehouse I might get
into larger machines. Anyway ebay is one source for things along with
newsgroups, friends who have old equipment at work, hardware forums,
garagesales, scaptlots, etc. Talking to people who used to use the stuff is
half the fun.