Actually, I've had great success at goodwill here on the east coast. i picked up a complete platinum //e machine, a colour composite monitor with two undisk 5.25 drives, a trs80 model 3, an IBM PC RT, and the rare <?> printer attachment for my pc convertible and my uVAX II ! the pickings have been slow lately, but its always a luck of the draw kind of thing. i usually hit the stores about once a week and hope for the best. I regret not getting a plus/4 i saw in the original box last month. david In a message dated 97-09-22 23:33:48 EDT, Sam Ismail put forth: << Here's a hint for everyone...don't waste your time at Goodwill (well, usually). All the good stuff is at those for profit or non-chain thrift stores. Look for places like Thrift Town, Thrift Center, Thrift This, Thrift That, etc. I've heard that Goodwills take all the computer junk and auction it off. I never, ever find any computer stuff at Goodwills or Salvation Army's. I used to find stuff at the Salvation Army, and occasionally find some software (found an MSX cassette of all things at one recently) but never any hardware.