Arlington, TX "vintage computer museum" closing, close-out sale

Mike Whalen mikew at thecomputervalet.com
Wed Apr 22 18:16:25 CDT 2015


It's a storefront. They sell used and new electronics for hobbyists and industry. They're going out of business. 

And the link posted here now 404s. 

Cheers,

Mike Whalen

> On Apr 22, 2015, at 5:54 PM, jwsmobile <jws at jwsss.com> wrote:
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>> On 4/22/2015 1:09 PM, Mike Whalen wrote:
>> Well, to be sure, they will let you inspect but I doubt they'll let you do a power up test.
>> 
>> Also... Well, let's just say there are particularly interesting specimens in the front windows that have been destroyed by UV and dust. I seem to recall an Osborne 1 in that condition.  :-(
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Mike Whalen
>> 
>>> On Apr 22, 2015, at 3:07 PM, Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com> wrote:
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>>> I'm in England so  I have no interest in any of these items. However as soon as I see a don't touch notice alarms go off.
>>> It usually means theres something wrong with these items but we don't want you to know.
>>> 
>>> Never buy anything without a good hands on testing. We have a name for this type of item 'Landfill' no not where it should go but where it probaly came from.
>>> 
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>>> <snip>
> Is this John Keys, or someone else?  John, hope you still have your collection going if this isn't you.
> 
> thanks
> jim
> 


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