24 Jul
2001
24 Jul
'01
2:50 p.m.
Here they sell complete 133 Compaq systems for $40 at auction all the
time. You get a cpu, monitor, kb, and mouse. I have seen complete IBM
90's and 100's go for $1 per system with no takers.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 5:32 PM
Subject: RE: Big newspaper interview for me! (lets see whats gonna
happen
On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 gwynp(a)artware.qc.ca wrote:
> Moore's metric, a computer's price is halved every 1.5 years. So
that
> pentium 100Mhz laptop you paid 3000 for 6 years
ago is now worth 750
or so
> NOT 1500. *sigh* Heck, I could get a 1ghz
celeron desktop for that
much!
Not even that. A 100Mhz laptop should fetch no more than $100-$150
tops.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
Festival
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