13 Apr
2000
13 Apr
'00
2:09 p.m.
-> >While net-searching for a Tek 4107, I ran across this site:
-> >http://www.recycledgoods.com/
-> >
-> >They want $150 for a Tek 4107...and they have loads of other stuff as
-> >well...
->
-> Looks like they don't get out much, $2,000 for a pallet of 50
-> 486's, what a
-> joke.
->
My favorite is $49.99 for a box of ten 8" diskettes. I think they want to
keep the stuff more than sell it.
Maybe they're just waiting for the right victim--er-customer, who just
must have 8" disks right away, and they're willing to pay late-1970's
prices for a box. . .
(A side note: I got into the computer hobby/business when 5 1/4" disk
drives were more commonly used than 8". I remember a box of 10 disks
costing about $50. There was one computer store in town that would
sell you a single disk for $5--if they weren't too busy chasing after
that 30K consulting bid that never materialized. This was in early 1982,
when our friendly local computer store stopped selling computers to the
general public in favor of being "Business Consultants". If I recall
correctly, they closed in late 82 or early 83, and the doctor's office
next door expanded into their space.)