Don't know if anyone cares, but...

By definition you have an original classic. Well done! -----Original Message----- From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mark Davidson Sent: 14 May 2010 21:58 To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Don't know if anyone cares, but... I don't know if anyone on the list will care of not, but I just purchased a classic IBM PC (original model 5150) with a monochrome card and monitor for $45 on EBay. According to the seller, it was in storage at a museum for 18 years. They pulled it out, dusted it and it booted DOS right away. It's a dual-floppy model. I won't know more until it arrives, but it was sitting at zero bids until I bid on it with < 15 minutes left in the auction. The description the seller had used was a bit misleading and seemed to imply only the monitor was for sale, but I confirmed it was the entire system. I thought that was a pretty good deal, considering how much I paid for my first IBM PC back in 1983 or so. :) After that, I was at Weird Stuff Warehouse and they were asking $100 just for the monochrome monitor! But, while there, I did pick up some software bargains: A sealed copy of CA-CommonView (C++ GUI Library) for OS/2 for $3 and a copy of SCO Unixware 7 (appears complete) for $5. I love Weird Stuff! Feel free to ignore this if it's too off-topic for the list. :) Mark