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From: cctalk-bounces at
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classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Julian Smith
Sent: 24 June 2013 13:07
To: cctalk at
classiccmp.org
Subject: Free Stuff - Manchester UK
I've been starting to trawlthrough my various big piles of miscellaneous / less
interesting stuff that I haven't got round to doing anything with (or am ever
likely to...) and have an Osborne 1a that did work ~6 years ago before it was
consigned to a dark corner of the attic after an earlier clear out. From
memory the monitor took ~20 seconds to warm up and work and there's also
a missing key cap so it's far from a pristine, museum quality example. From
my rather narrow perspective it isn't the most interesting or exciting of
machines either. But it is free...
Is anyone interested in it? If so, I'd prefer someone to come and pick it up
rather than go through the effort of packing / shipping etc as I'm basically lazy
and don't want to do much more than drag it downstairs and throw a disk in it
to see if it still works.
Collection may be possible from Bath / Swansea via one of my relatives if you
can wait a month or two.
Julian
Micros are not generally something I am interested in and it sounds like there is already
interest in your Osborne anyway. However, I am wondering what else you may have in your
"less interesting" pile. My own interests are mainly anything from DEC or
Teletype. I am also interested in the TRS-80 and the Commodore Pet, and don't yet have
anything of those.
I live in Stockport so could easily collect.
Regards
Rob