29 Oct
2018
29 Oct
'18
12:53 p.m.
Thursday I visited Computer Fusion near Dallas, TX. They have 2 huge
warehouses that they have been filling up since the 1990s. I saw a lot of
old Sun gear, lots of 90s era PCs, etc. Not all of it is listed on his site,
but if there is something specific you want, go to http://www.cfusion.com
and send them a request. Yes, he still has working ESDI, MFM, etc drives J
Cindy Croxton
Electronics Plus
1613 Water Street
Kerrville, TX 78028
830-370-3239 cell
sales at elecplus.com
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29 Oct
29 Oct
4:24 p.m.
On 10/29/2018 2:53 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote:
Thursday I visited Computer Fusion near Dallas, TX.
They have 2 huge
warehouses that they have been filling up since the 1990s. I saw a lot of
old Sun gear, lots of 90s era PCs, etc. Not all of it is listed on his site,
but if there is something specific you want, go to http://www.cfusion.com
and send them a request. Yes, he still has working ESDI, MFM, etc drives J
Cindy Croxton
Electronics Plus
1613 Water Street
Kerrville, TX 78028
830-370-3239 cell
sales at elecplus.com
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Since I live in Fort Worth, I wasn't sure if I wanted to hear about this.? Or
rather, my wife wouldn't want me to hear about this. Oh, my, they're actually in
Euless, TX.? Only 30 minutes from me.? This could be dangerous.
--
John H. Reinhardt
4:29 p.m.
On 10/29/18 4:24 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote:
On 10/29/2018 2:53 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk
wrote:
> Thursday I visited Computer Fusion near Dallas, TX. They have 2 huge
> warehouses that they have been filling up since the 1990s. I saw a lot of
> old Sun gear, lots of 90s era PCs, etc. Not all of it is listed on his site,
> but if there is something specific you want, go to http://www.cfusion.com
I guess someone has been looking at the site
Their inventory search broke.
5:36 p.m.
On Oct 29, 2018, at 4:29 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I guess someone has been looking at the site
Their inventory search broke.
I managed to do a search for Apollo stuff and their prices are outrageous.
Guess we know how they accumulated multiple warehouses full of gear.
-- Chris
30 Oct
30 Oct
9:29 a.m.
I guess
someone has been looking at the site
Their inventory search broke.
I managed to do a search for Apollo stuff and their prices are
outrageous.
1:04 p.m.
On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 10:29 AM Ali via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
They are definitely not aimed at the hobbyist. More of one of those
operations were they are looking to cash in on desperate businesses needing
to replace a part urgently.
Yes, their business model is to sell a once common $10 part for $500
because it's an exact replacement and the cost to warehouse it is dwarfed
by the huge profit margin...
Warner
I guess someone has been looking at the site
Their inventory search broke.
I managed to do a search for Apollo stuff and their prices are
outrageous.
1:36 p.m.
On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 02:04:53PM -0600, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote:
Yes, their business model is to sell a once common $10
part for $500
because it's an exact replacement and the cost to warehouse it is dwarfed
by the huge profit margin...
Before anyone scoffs, warehouse space is expensive. It drove the
company I was last working for to move out of Austin. Their business
was similar but more oriented towards e.g. getting newer machines,
disk-wiping them, and selling on eBay. The selling prices are/were
competitive and so the margins were much lower. Thus, they couldn't
afford to keep things around for years.
Two different business models.
mcl
3:22 p.m.
On 10/29/2018 06:36 PM, Chris Hanson via cctalk wrote:
I managed to do a search for Apollo stuff and their
prices are outrageous.
I have heard through the grapevine that the prices shown are MSRP and
meant for businesses.
Purportedly they will provide much more reasonable pricing if you
mention to to them that you're a hobbyist.
I have no first hand knowledge if this is true or not.
--
Grant. . . .
unix || die
5:37 p.m.
These guys are fairly local to me...20 minute drive or so. I might take a hike out there
and see if they're any good or a joke.
Jim
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From: Grant Taylor via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:22
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: 2 huge warehouses full of old computers
On 10/29/2018 06:36 PM, Chris Hanson via cctalk wrote:
I managed to do a search for Apollo stuff and their
prices are outrageous.
I have heard through the grapevine that the prices shown are MSRP and
meant for businesses.
Purportedly they will provide much more reasonable pricing if you
mention to to them that you're a hobbyist.
I have no first hand knowledge if this is true or not.
--
Grant. . . .
unix || die
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