14 Feb
2000
14 Feb
'00
8:59 a.m.
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Gary Hildebrand wrote:
Hello, ladies and gents out there
I have found good stuff in the dollar bin at Computer Renaissance:
Where is "Computer Renaissance"? (I'm guessing it's some sort of store.
..
)
And I also recommend going to hamfests -- amateur
radio fleamarkets. Quite
a few guys get this stuff and try to peddle it for a couple bucks. My
favorite line is -- How badly do you want to take this boatanchor home??
I often go to the TRW hamfest in Redondo Beach, CA.
(http://linex-w6trw.sp.trw.com/w6trw/swapmeet/swap.htm). Generally lots of
good stuff, although it's been quiet on the 8-bit front as of late (lots
of old Mac and PC stuff, though). And there's always the same old guys
selling the same old radio for the same old price, month after month. . .
At one hamfest I found 19 used DSDD 3.5" drives for $30. These are the
standard Amiga drive, but useless anywhere else.
Was that $30 for the *lot*? Geez, I've seen these drives go for $30
*each*. . .