[rescue] New subscriber...

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Sat Mar 13 13:10:00 CST 2004


On Mar 13, 2004, at 1:51 PM, Joshua Boyd wrote:
>>>> For real fun find an Ultra 1 or (better yet) an Ultra 2.
>>>
>>> I find my SS20 just as fun as my U1.
>>>
>>> It might not be quite as practical, but it is certainly equal in the
>>> fun
>>> department.
>>
>>   They're pretty darn practical.  I've still got one running in
>> production here, and it's generating a healthy amount of cash.
>
> Yes, but they aren't as practical to spend money on as a new machine
> would be (with the exception of disks).  If your going to spend money 
> on
> one great!  Just do it knowing that you are doing it for fun or
> nostalgia, not because it is the best way to spend money on machine
> (unless you happen to have really annoying rules about certified
> hardware and a company that refuses to or can't recertify an 
> application
> for something newer).

   Well you make an excellent point of course...but SS20s are now to the 
point where they are free, or very nearly so.

          -Dave

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Dave McGuire          "PC users only know two 'solutions'...
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