8 Nov
1998
8 Nov
'98
8:51 a.m.
On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
It looks like a bunch of Altairs are coming on the
market to feed the
recent speculator frenzy. A couple of New Mexicans are dumping their
Altairs. It looks like one was a Pertec employee, and the other is a
surplus dealer who bought out a bunch of Altair stuff in 1984.
The latest victim paid $4060 for a mere "turnkey" (no blinkenlights):
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=39333791
I especially like how he gives the TRS-80 all the credit for destroying
the Altair. Someone take the blinders off this guy.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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