8 Oct
2007
8 Oct
'07
12:36 a.m.
On Thu, 4 Oct 2007, Tony Duell wrote:
I dunno...I've met a lot of folks online who found one of the various
cables I've been selling on eBay and didn't want to go about making their
own cables. I'd say half of them weren't even aware of classiccmp.
Currently about 10% of the cables I sell get shipped internationally. I
used to ship lots more internationally, especially to the UK, but with the
last postage increase from the USPS that pushed international shipping up
to around $20 US, the drop in sales hasn't been all that surprising.
-Toth
nce in making
up cables then don't waste time learning for a small
number.
I'm not so sure about that. Very often in setting up a vintage computer
you'll need a special cable (RS232 serial cables being an obvious
example, there are all sorts of odd pin-swaps you need for some
machines...), and it makes a lot of sense to be abe to make it up. You
can't always buy the right cable off-the-shelf, particularly not for
obscure classics.