27 Mar
2009
27 Mar
'09
9:08 p.m.
I thought I recall some of you guys looking for one of these, in a few chats last week.
I'd buy it, but I dont have a system (anybody have one they would sell to to a fellow
vintage fan?)
Randy
ebay
$40 at present
250394374739
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27 Mar
27 Mar
9:32 p.m.
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Randy Dawson wrote:
I thought I recall some of you guys looking for one of
these, in a few
chats last week.
I'd buy it, but I dont have a system (anybody have one they would sell
to to a fellow vintage fan?)
Nifty! It's not like the ones I have previously sold. Those had a 68000
and an MMU or a socket for one.
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28 Mar
28 Mar
12:15 p.m.
--- On Fri, 3/27/09, Randy Dawson <rdawson16 at hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Randy Dawson <rdawson16 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Cromemco 68000 on ebay
To: "classic computers" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 9:08 PM
I thought I recall some of you guys looking for one of
these, in a few chats last week.
I'd buy it, but I dont have a system (anybody have one
they would sell to to a fellow vintage fan?)
Randy
ebay
$40 at present
250394374739
At $44 I am considering buying this. I have a Cromemco 68000 system (sorry, it ain't
fur sale) but not this card. I like the software switch between CP/M and Cromix.
I just hate ebay! Wish there were a buy-it-now on this item.
Vern Wright
2:40 p.m.
On Sat, 28 Mar 2009, Vernon Wright wrote:
With an item with such interest, it's not surprising the seller didn't use
buy-it-now. I wouldn't be suprised to see this one go past $120.
Can you do such a software switch if you have seperate 68k and Z80 cards?
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Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
$40 at
present
250394374739
At $44 I am considering buying this. I have a Cromemco 68000 system
(sorry, it ain't fur sale) but not this card. I like the software switch
between CP/M and Cromix.
I just hate ebay! Wish there were a buy-it-now on this item. 
3:54 p.m.
In article <492213.90343.qm at web65507.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>,
Vernon Wright <vern4wright at yahoo.com> writes:
I just hate ebay! Wish there were a buy-it-now on this
item.
Essentially you hate it because it gives others a chance to buy this
for more than you're willing to pay?
If I were selling something, I'd love it for the exact same reason.
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9:15 p.m.
--- On Sat, 3/28/09, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
From: Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
Subject: Re: Cromemco 68000 on ebay
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 3:54 PM
In article
<492213.90343.qm at web65507.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>,
Vernon Wright <vern4wright at yahoo.com> writes:
No, I hate it because it defrauded me in 2005.
I'll pay whatever the card is worth to me tomorrow after noon.
But ebay is infested with scammers/liars/cheats, and ebay will NOT police them. In a real
auction, they'd be 86'd; on ebay you just get solicitations to have them write a
snail-mail (for a fee) to the seller instead of an e-mail that the seller won't
answer.
Vern Wright
I just hate ebay! Wish there were a buy-it-now on
this
item.
Essentially you hate it because it gives others a chance to
buy this
for more than you're willing to pay?
If I were selling something, I'd love it for the exact
same reason. --
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9:38 p.m.
In article <186448.36128.qm at web65509.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>,
Vernon Wright <vern4wright at yahoo.com> writes:
No, I hate [ebay] because it defrauded me in 2005.
Yet amazingly, lots of people buy from it all the time and aren't
defrauded.
Have you ever been defrauded *outside* of ebay? Did you then draw the
conclusion that you'll never engage in an economic transaction again?
But ebay is infested with scammers/liars/cheats, [...]
Wow! Infested, you say. I must have the luck of the gods with me
then, as I've never been defrauded.
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29 Mar
29 Mar
6:38 a.m.
I know the guy selling that DPU board. I just bought one from him and am happy with the
transaction.
Michael Hart
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little, that I attempted the impossible with nothing......"
--- On Sun, 3/29/09, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
From: Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
Subject: Re: Cromemco 68000 on ebay
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 12:38 AM
In article <186448.36128.qm at web65509.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>,
Vernon Wright <vern4wright at yahoo.com> writes:
No, I hate [ebay] because it defrauded me in 2005.
Yet amazingly, lots of people buy from it all the time and aren't
defrauded.
Have you ever been defrauded *outside* of ebay? Did you then draw the
conclusion that you'll never engage in an economic transaction again?
But ebay is infested with scammers/liars/cheats, [...]
Wow! Infested, you say. I must have the luck of the gods with me
then, as I've never been defrauded.
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11 Apr
11 Apr
3:05 p.m.
If there is a demand for these, say 20 or so, I will make them if you guys have the
schematic.
a whole lot cheaper than the >$200 that one went for too.
Bare boards or kits
I assume you have the rom image
Randy
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:38:58 -0700
From: imsaicollector at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Cromemco 68000 on ebay
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
I know the guy selling that DPU board. I just bought one from him and am happy with the
transaction.
Michael Hart
I, the unwilling, was led by the unqualified, to do the unbelievable for so long with so
little, that I attempted the impossible with nothing......"
--- On Sun, 3/29/09, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
From: Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
Subject: Re: Cromemco 68000 on ebay
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 12:38 AM
In article <186448.36128.qm at web65509.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>,
Vernon Wright <vern4wright at yahoo.com> writes:
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No, I hate [ebay] because it defrauded me in
2005.
Yet amazingly, lots of people buy from it all the time and aren't
defrauded.
Have you ever been defrauded *outside* of ebay? Did you then draw the
conclusion that you'll never engage in an economic transaction again?
But ebay is infested with scammers/liars/cheats,
[...]
Wow! Infested, you say. I must have the luck of the gods with me
then, as I've never been defrauded.
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11:04 p.m.
On Sat, 11 Apr 2009, Randy Dawson wrote:
If there is a demand for these, say 20 or so, I will
make them if you
guys have the schematic.
a whole lot cheaper than the >$200 that one went for too.
Bare boards or kits
I assume you have the rom image
I believe the usual places have the full manuals and schematics. This got
me to thinking... How delightfully perverse it would be to create an
S100-based Macintosh...
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A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
11:34 p.m.
David Griffith wrote:
I believe the usual places have the full manuals and
schematics. This
got me to thinking... How delightfully perverse it would be to create
an S100-based Macintosh...
I am not sure what the memory size for the 16 bit extended S-100 bus was
but I am sure a classic 128K ram mac would fit nicely on the bus.
( Ignoring all the dirty little tricks the Mac could have used for I/O and
display logic).
29 Mar
29 Mar
9:47 a.m.
In article <186448.36128.qm at web65509.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>,
Vernon Wright <vern4wright at yahoo.com> writes:
Indeed. Knock on wood, but so far I've never been seriously defrauded on
E-bay. The one time I was a little disapointed was when an HP9826 came
with considerable case damage. The seller claimed it happeend in the
post, I am not convinced (it was quite well packed, and I think I could
see evidence of the damage in the E-bay picturesm once I knew what to
look for). But I wasn't _very_ disapointed, the machine had a fairly
uncommon expansion card (ROM HPL) in it, all the PCBs, the disk drive,
and the CRT were fine. The machine now works fine, it just looks a little
ropey.
On all other occasions I've been very happy with what I've bought. Of
course I realise I am buying 20, 30, or 40 year old electronics. It's not
going to look like it just came out of the factory. Screws, etc, may well
be missing. It may not work properly. Actually, most of the time, the
units I buy are complete (right down to the case screws), and many times
they work fine, or need very minor repairs.
I have never received nothing, received an empty box, a machine with
major parts missing, or anything like that. Maybe I've just been very
lucky, but somehow I doubt that.
No, I hate [ebay] because it defrauded me in
2005.
Yet amazingly, lots of people buy from it all the time and aren't
defrauded.
Have you ever been defrauded *outside* of ebay? Did you then draw the
conclusion that you'll never engage in an economic transaction again?
FWIW, I've been cheated more times outside E-bay than on E-bay. Of course
I've been involved in many more of the former deals than the latter.
-tony
11:01 a.m.
A lot of comments on my remark about ebay, and I don't think it is useful to respond
to each one separately.
Have I ever been defrauded outside ebay? Yes, but I had effective recourse. There is no
effective recourse in ebay. I won't go into the details; those interested can google.
AUCTION. In "real", physical auction a seller has to put up his goods, a bidder
has to put up money to bid. Bidder can look at the goods, decide whether it is what he
wants, auctioneer guarantees delivery. Seller knows that bidder will lose his deposit if
he fails to complete transaction. Both sides are protected.
NOT SO in ebay. A seller who defaults will not be penalized by ebay until there are
"enough" negatives against him. A bidder who doesn't complete is not
penalized. There is no effective recourse either side.
Virtual auction requires an effective recourse. ebay and its paypal are weighted against
effective recourse for the bidder against the seller, and against recourse for the seller
against the bidder. Default is a serious crime in "real", physical auction
(though rarely taken to the courts).
I have participated in auction all my long life - as a seller, as a buyer, as a data
processing service for auctions. I LIKE auction; I regard it as the best way to establish
the price of something. But these are auctions where are regulated by state laws which can
be invoked in the case of fraud by any of the three classes - auctioneer, seller, buyer. I
have seen those laws invoked.
I am not saying that I won't use ebay. I might buy that 68000 board; it's not big
bucks.
BUT it doesn't change my view of ebay.
'Nuff said.
Vern Wright
8:46 a.m.
On Sunday 29 March 2009, Vernon Wright wrote:
--- On Sat, 3/28/09, Richard <legalize at
xmission.com> wrote:
How does a having BIN on an item keep you from being defrauded?
I too was defrauded once on ebay. That hasn't stopped me from using it,
because it's an exceedingly useful resource for getting items. Also,
I've done hundreds of transactions on ebay, and only been defrauded
once (it was on a cell phone; I've discovered that some categories seem
to get more frauds than others). I've never had a problem with buying
or selling non-commodity items, like classic computers or specialized
scientific equipment on ebay, probably because the audience for those
items is fairly intelligent compared to the general public.
In article
<492213.90343.qm at web65507.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>,
Vernon Wright <vern4wright at yahoo.com> writes:
No, I hate it because it defrauded me in 2005. I just hate ebay! Wish there were a buy-it-now on
this
item.
Essentially you hate it because it gives others a chance to
buy this
for more than you're willing to pay?
If I were selling something, I'd love it for the exact
same reason. But ebay is infested with scammers/liars/cheats, and
ebay will NOT
police them. In a real auction, they'd be 86'd; on ebay you just get
solicitations to have them write a snail-mail (for a fee) to the
seller instead of an e-mail that the seller won't answer.
BTW, this is why I alway pay for ebay items via credit card, even though
it's extra hassle to get Paypal to not want to debit my checking
account for the money. I can always get the money back from Visa even
if Paypal can't "recover" the money, if I get defrauded.
Now that ebay requires people to pay via credit card or Paypal (which I
appreciate as a buyer, but not so much as a seller), it's a lot harder
for a seller to make you pay with a method that you can't get your
money back if they're trying to defraud you. Of course, now, as a
seller I worry about people actually getting the things I sell them,
but Paypal coming after me because they didn't properly read the
auction description.
Pat
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