Re: ZIP chip these days

[Steven Hirsch <snhirsch@gmail.com>]

Bill Buckels wrote:
> I am watching an ebay auction for a zip chip 8000 //e without any manuals or 
> packaging or anything... it's already up to $110.99 USD and it's not over 
> for another 16 hours or so. I am grateful for mine and don't plan on parting 
> with it, but interested to see what they sell for these days... 

With eBay, one never knows.  If an overseas collector jumps in, it could go 
for $4-500.  On the other extreme, if everyone sits on their hands because 
they're "sure" it will go out of sight the $110.99 bid may take it.

I was lucky enough to acquire another Zip 8000 to replace the one that died. 
Price was right:  Helped a partially disabled friend clear out his storage shed.

On the subject of Zips:  Is it normal for these things to sit with a screen 
full of garbage for 4-5 seconds after powerup before resetting and booting?  I 
cannot remember if my original unit did this.