24 Apr
2002
24 Apr
'02
5:08 a.m.
Since the release of WinMe WIndows has been a popular find and I've seen guys
grabbing all they can find. There's a message there. I've got all the Win9x
CD's I personally need, but I'll certainly keep looking. CD's are a pain
because they are mixed in with music CD's, which means looking through
thousands. (I've got little interest in music composed after 1920.)
I just got a P166 box out of here yesterday, having gotten it on Monday.
Those won't be hard to find, i.e. I can probably come up with a complete setup
about 1-2 times monthly. Pieces are much easier, i.e. the thrift stores are
not very good at keeping the things together, so they split up the keyboard,
monitor, computer, etc, often sending parts of the same system to different
outlets.
I normally, if I go out, it's on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday, since the latter
two are "senior discount" days at the two chain thrift stores. At one chain
seniors get 25% off, and at the other, we get 50%. Friday afternoon is a
convenient time to see what's been put out for the weekend.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Goodwin" <acme_ent(a)bellsouth.net
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:49 PM
Subject: Let's make a deal -- attn Richard Erlacher
Dick
Hey Richard, since you are able to get such great
bargains, let's hook up
and both make some Big Bucks:
Be patient and I'll contact you when I have something. There's a local
corporate surplus outlet that may be able to produce the "couple of dozen"
units for a price within range, though I'd suspect shipping, if you include
the monitor, will be objectonalble. What's more, getting them packaged is an
additional cost you should consider. The only place I know that has the
facilities and materials readily avaiable is Mailboxes, Etc. and they like
money.
From: Richard Erlacher <edick(a)idcomm.com>
Of course, I do buy it whenever I see the
CD's at the thrift store.
Windows typically costs $2 there.
I'll take all you can get (Win 95 and higher) for $10 each.
Office 2K cost $5, last time I saw it.
I'll give you $15 each for as many as you can send.
Typically, a nice ~200 MHz Pentium box with a
little (32MB) of RAM a
and <10GB HDD and small (15") monitor, plus the usual keyboard
and mouse, costs around $75.
$125 plus freight. I could use a couple of dozen of them.
Whaddya say? Let's cash in!