Even More Stuff available - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

28 Feb 1999

Uh oh.  Chris is rather furious with me.
I guess I really should have culled his phone number, but I really thought I
was doing EVERYONE a favour.
A
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-----Original Message-----
From: Doug &lt;doug(a)blinkenlights.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: Even More Stuff available

...
 On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, Sellam Ismail wrote:

   He just wants too much money for some very
mundane stuff.  He thinks
 the shit is worth gold, but its not. 
Define "mundane."  Can you get H11 software and docs at the 7-11?  For
somebody that *needs* the stuff, the prices are on the high side, but not
completely absurd.  It's simply impossible to ever say what something is
"worth" unless it's a commodity.  Don't even try.  As you've seen,
even
prices on ebay vary wildly for the same stuff -- it all depends on who's
looking on a given day.  There's no formula.  Rare doesn't necessarily
mean valuable, and "mundane" doesn't necessarily mean cheap.

  > How about $100 for H-11 doc 3-ring binders,
and $140 for the paper
 > tape media software. 
Speaking of paper tape, does anybody know where I can get fanfold paper
tape holders?  I've got one holder, and its great to organize the tapes,
but I need a few more.  Any good substitutes?

-- Doug