binatone, charity shops - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

22 Jan 2001

John:

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  On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:13:30 +0000 Adrian Graham 
 &lt;agraham(a)ccat.co.uk&gt; wrote:
  Hehe - I found one yesterday in a thrift store
along with   another ebay
  perennial, the Binatone TV Master MK10 pong,
boxed :)  
 Ah, Binatone, whatever happened to them? 
I still see the name on telephones so either they're still going or someone
else has the name.

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  So how come the charity shops in Bristol aren't
full of 
 Good Stuff like this???  They seem to be scared of anything 
 with a mains plug on it! 
They're not allowed to sell electrical items because they need to be fully
tested for electrical safety, and that testing costs money. The shops can't
afford to be sued by someone who gets zapped!
This place is a true junk shop so he can sell absolutely anything.....

I asked him how much he'd want for the machines he's got and he said a
tenner each (what's that, around $15?), so if any of you across the Pond
want an Archimedes or an Amstrad I don't mind parcelling one up on receipt
of the postage money.

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  Having said that, I did find two Amstrad PCW8512s and
an 
 Acorn Electron in a junk shop the other day.  Eight quid 
 for the lot! 
heh....

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