[geeks] Hello, my name is Ken, and I am a...

[Ken Hansen]

I would grab an 820, only because I spent so much time watching the price drop on it when it was being sold, that I feel a deep-rooted need to try one...

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: James Fogg [mailto:jfogg at vicinity.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 3:15 PM
To: geeks at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [geeks] Hello, my name is Ken, and I am a...


What town? What state? go back and get them Now!

I always pick up good examples of groundbreaking computer designs. The MAC
IIx is an excellent example of the second generation MAC. The PC (love 'em
or hate 'em) re-wrote computing history.

There is no bottom limit for my museum. I'm still looking for a Kaypro. I
have a spot ready for it next to my Xerox 820 running CPM.


At 10:25 AM 5/8/01 -0400, you wrote:
>This morning, on my way in to work, the town my office is in is having a
"big pick-up" (this is when the trash man will take away anything
*reasonable* left on the curb, i.e. no water heaters). On my short jaunt
through town I counted no less than 5 IBM XT/AT clones stacked next to
various trash piles, and I was tempted to stop and take a look. There was
also a Mac IIx (yes, I got close enough to see the model number)...
>
>I have a problem.
>
>I need a 12 step program.
>
>I actually slowed down to look at the first XT clone I saw, then sped up
and made a snide remark about the 3 folks i the pick-up truck that had
slowed down to examine the next trash pile.
>
>I can rationalize that I really have no use for an XT or AT class machine,
but a 486 still would give pause. About a year ago I got a UPS (500 VA) and
a Compaq 486 w/3Com nic and CD-ROM/sound card that work great (but with
minimal RAM, I think 16 or 24 Meg). Looks like a nice, no-cost Linux Router
Project "kit" to me ;^).
>
>At TCF last weekend, I turned up my nose at a $15 Sun Classic with RAM/HD,
so I have defined a lower-limit to the machines I will "rescue" (486 or
greater, better than Classic/LX) -what are other peoples minimums?
>
>If I spotted an SS/5, SS/10 or better, I'd pick it up w/o reservation -
but I don't think anything slower would make me pause...
>
>Ken
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