NEXTcube

A place near me just scrapped about 20 of these systems (cubes and slabs), before I found out of course, but even if I was there in time I would not have wanted more than "maybe" one complete system and some parts, and would not have paid US $50. Maybe I would have paid $50, but half that is more like it unless it was REALLY clean and had some software and documents. Sure it LOOKS great, but functionally it isn't much different from any 10 year old mac, EXCEPT everything is proprietary so its a PITA to find parts, software, etc. With NextStep available for MUCH newer and faster hardware, ownership has to be one of those "collector" things. The question I try to seriously ask myself is; "Do I really want it?", or "Would anybody else really want it", or the final "How much of a total ass will I feel like if I let this get scrapped, dumped, etc." BTW I did just look on the almighty eBay, and a bunch of Next stuff is selling/sold with the last couple of complete Cube systems going for $500 and $200, and new in the box printers about $280. Given the size, weight, and variation on sales prices I don't know if I would bring one home just to sell and pack for a profit. Most likely yes, but I know I would grumble all the way to the bank. Is anyone on the list an ACTIVE Next user or collector?