19 May
2001
19 May
'01
3:20 p.m.
I was able to hit the Hamvention myself today. The item of the day was
definitely the 486 laptop. I saw tons of these, as well as its close
cousin, the 386 laptop.
Not a lot of great classic hardware around, but I did see many older
Sparcstation boxes. Also of interest was an SGI Indigo Iris (passed on it
at $75) and an Apple II made especially for Bell & Howell with drive (also
passed, $350!). I did pick up a nice Commodore drive -- the MSD SD-2, $20.
All in all it was a good time, though. I just like looking at all that old
stuff and wondering what the heck it does! :)
-John
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 4:44 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Dayton Hamvention report
For all of you who have been able to enjoy it, the word is...
Wet.
I managed to pick up a Thinkpad 360C with a cracked hinge for $20 and a
docking station for it for $5 (locked with no key, but it took 5 minutes
to disassemble the lock via the ISA slot). Other notables include a free
Silent 700 (from the same guy who gave me that pile of Atari 800 stuff
a few weeks ago) and a copy of "The Lost Treasures of Infocom" on floppy
(with maps and books) for $5.
Dayton is more fun when it's dry, but it's even fun on a day like today.
It's just indoor fun.
-ethan
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