Re: Wanted: Apple I, III, Lisa, Lisa II, Mac XL, 128K, 512K, 512KE, Plus or Portable (and a job!)

[Jon O'Brien <jobrien@ais.net>]

bmikol@bates.edu wrote:
 
> For no other reasons than nostalgia, I am looking to unload any Apple I, Apple III, Lisa,
> Lisa II, Mac XL, 128K, 512K, 512KE, Plus or Portable that people feel like getting rid of. If
> they still worked, it would obviously be a big plus. I can't afford too much, but paying for
> shipping would not be a problem.
> 
> Anyone who is interested in giving they're old machines a better home than the dump (or
> wherever else you were thinking of putting them) can email me (until August 18th).

Unless you have money to burn, forget about the Apple I- they're collector's items (and not the casual collector, either).

I, too, am a collector of vintage computers.  From my past experience, you'll usually find your best treasures in the most obscure places.  
I've gotten a lot of great stuff (albiet nothing truely historic) through my local library.  Lots of people donate their old equipment to their 
local library thinking that they'll make good use of it.  My library however is a technological powerhouse and disposes of 95% of the computer 
donations through their seasonal garage sales.  Your local library might have some interesting stuff as well (at the very least, it's a great 
way to get parts and older books/technical manuals).  Swap meets and flea markets always attract large numbers of computer gurus who usually 
have something they need to get rid of.  Neighborhood garage sales will turn up old CP/M machines.  And of course, newsgroups like these (I got 
my Apple III+ that way).  Old relatives also have a strage habit of having your dream system under an inch of dust in their basements 
(especially the ones you would never associate with anything technical!).

Have fun..
Jon