1 Oct
2016
1 Oct
'16
1:21 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cclist at sydex.com
Sent: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 11:12:02 -0700
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: ka... ching!
On 10/01/2016 08:27 AM, js at cimmeri.com wrote:
Yeh. Once we started seeing Classical Computers that could be considered
'investment grade', prices just got ridiculous for everything. Everyone
with an old computer in their closet started seeing dollar-signs.
And before I get castigated by those whose position is: "Well, if you cant stand the
heat...." I'll remind everyone that its (former) affordability
was part of the enjoyment factor of our hobby.
N0body
Ohhhh, I see. Now that makes sense -- Thanks,
Al. But, like
airplanes and boats, this looks like only a rich person's game.
Sigh. There was a time when I was in this old computer stuff to help
out people who were trying to do something or retrieve otherwise lost
information.
The game has changed, obviously. We are in an era now when folks with
too much money and spare time and narcissism want to buy and sell and
display toys rather than play with them.
Looks like it's time to get out of this racket.
--Chuck