Re: New finds

["Ken Tucker" <ktucker@iit.net>]

I know, Ernest. I was just messing with you. You scored big with that.
Unbelievable. :)

I'll keep my eyes open for "deals". I need to call around town and see if
any of the smaller computer shops have any extra Apple II gear they're
looking to get rid of.

The bad thing is my wife has already shown her frustration in my newest
hardware conquests - the Apple IIgs and Mac that I'm using to help xfer
files to it! :)

Ken

Ernest <ernestls@home.com> wrote in message
news:KLjh7.1332$MK5.1126340@news1.sttln1.wa.home.com...
>
> "Ken Tucker" <ktucker@iit.net> wrote in message
> news:R9ih7.124584$oh1.46479961@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com...
> > You're very mean for sharing your story with us. I'm having problems
> finding
> > a reasonably priced hard drive and memory for my IIgs. You go and get
one
> > for FREE! Bah! :)
> >
> > Really tho, good job spotting this one...
>
> I'm not trying to be mean. I was just excited and wanted to share it with
> folks who could appreciate it. This is only the second major Apple II
score
> that I've found in more than two years, and both of them were by sheer
luck.
> Otherwise, a few nice finds here and there, and a lot of hunting on ebay
> have helped me put together a respectable collection of Apple II items.
The
> best advice that I can give you on setting yourself up for this kind of
find
> is to first of all, be nice to your fellow collectors, and build your
> network of collector friends. Secondly, be aggressive on following up on
> those leads you hear about, or find in the newsgroups. Most of my finds
have
> been through word of mouth, and aggressive follow-up on my part.
>
> This one was posted in the apple2.marketplace newsgroup, and it didn't
sound
> anything like this sort load. I'm sure that if he would have mentioned
> "Vulcan HD," and "Transwarp GS card," and "GS-RAM Plus 6meg card," more
> people would have responded to his ad. I know of several A2 collectors
here
> in Seattle that I'm sure would have called. in second.
>
> Luck was smiling on me with this one. By the way, the TWGS card has the
32k
> cache expansion, and I believe the 14mhz chip/55mhz crystal upgrade. I
can't
> wait to try it out.
>
> Maybe now, I'll set up that BBS that I've been thinking about.
>
>