8 Dec
2008
8 Dec
'08
12:11 a.m.
I work with much bigger, and usually much older, things than luggable personal
computers, so when a lady in my museology certificate class came up to me to ask
whether we would be interested in her friend's Osborne, I had to say "No."
She
then asked me if I knew where her friend could donate such a system; I told her
I had no real idea, and that I would ask around.
So I'm asking the assembled multitudes: What should an old lady do with an
Osborne? Honestly, my only thought is to put it on That Auction Site(TM) and
see what market forces say, but that's too scary for a non-computer person, I
would think.
Thanks,
Rich
Rich Alderson
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8 Dec
8 Dec
12:20 a.m.
On 7 Dec 2008 at 21:11, Rich Alderson wrote:
So I'm asking the assembled multitudes: What
should an old lady do with an
Osborne? Honestly, my only thought is to put it on That Auction Site(TM) and
see what market forces say, but that's too scary for a non-computer person, I
would think.
One could post it on the "Vintage Computer Forum":
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/
A bit more targeted and perhaps the clientele is a bit more honest
than putting it up for auction on That Site.
Cheers,
Chuck
9:07 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
One could post it on the "Vintage Computer
Forum":
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/
A bit more targeted and perhaps the clientele is a bit more honest
than putting it up for auction on That Site.
Cheers,
Chuck
Better yet, post it for sale directly on the auction part of the web site:
http://marketplace.vintage-computer.com/
Mike
11:55 a.m.
On 8 Dec 2008 at 8:07, Michael B. Brutman wrote:
Better yet, post it for sale directly on the auction
part of the web site:
http://marketplace.vintage-computer.com/
Good idea, but I'd probably post it in both locations. I suspect
that not one in 50 VCF posters checks the marketplace section (if
they even are aware of it) more than once per month.
Are entries in the marketplace automatically posted to the forum?
Cheers,
Chuck
12:26 p.m.
Rich Alderson wrote:
So I'm asking the assembled multitudes: What
should an old lady do with an
Osborne? Honestly, my only thought is to put it on That Auction Site(TM) and
see what market forces say, but that's too scary for a non-computer person, I
would think.
Hmm. 'donate' implies she's not looking for monetary gain. Freecycle it, or
advertise it on a local newsgroup. Subject of course to there being no museums
in the area who might want it.
If she wants hard cash for it and timescales aren't so important, VCM it. Use
That Site as a last resort...
(my experience has been that most older or 'non-computer' folk don't care
about the money side, and are more keen for an item to go to a good home. They
also invariably don't want to screw around with shipping, so local pickup's a
plus)
cheers
Jules
1:52 p.m.
On 8 Dec 2008 at 11:26, Jules Richardson wrote:
Hmm. 'donate' implies she's not looking
for monetary gain. Freecycle it, or
advertise it on a local newsgroup. Subject of course to there being no museums
in the area who might want it.
A lot of stuff on VCF goes for "what it costs to ship". Hopes of
donating to a museum probably isn't going to get any takers as these
aren't particularly rare. "Donating" to a thrift will most likely
see this kind of thing go to the scrappers in some areas.
Cheers,
Chuck
1:16 p.m.
On Monday 08 December 2008 12:11:32 am Rich Alderson wrote:
I work with much bigger, and usually much older,
things than luggable
personal computers, so when a lady in my museology certificate class came
up to me to ask whether we would be interested in her friend's Osborne, I
had to say "No." She then asked me if I knew where her friend could donate
such a system; I told her I had no real idea, and that I would ask around.
So I'm asking the assembled multitudes: What should an old lady do with an
Osborne? Honestly, my only thought is to put it on That Auction Site(TM)
and see what market forces say, but that's too scary for a non-computer
person, I would think.
I might be interested, if it's got a Screen-Pac in it (look for an RCA
connector installed on the front panel, usually in the lower right corner).
No? A double density adapter would be nice too.
If it's an Exec or a Vixen I'd definitely be interested.
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