14 Aug
1998
14 Aug
'98
2:48 a.m.
At 11:19 PM 8/13/98 PDT, Bob Wood wrote:
It is likely that I am the only person on this
list who is a total "outsider".
As a guy with a few rooms of old computers, I'll step forward to
shake your hand and congratulate you. Foo on those who think you're
evil for driving up prices - obviously, your buyers didn't think
the price was outrageous, and you made them happy. Scroungers will always
find stuff for next-to-nothing.
I don't know how anyone can assume that your buyers "won't use their
computer, and are just collecting them." Sour grapes. A lot of
packrats do the same thing - they're holding on to them because
they have high personal value. If nothing else, higher prices
may same a few more old machines from the dusty attics and
Dumpsters. That's the first step in preservation.
- John