Re: New Apple II BBS

[Chris Morse <chris@sorry.no.spam.com>]

On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 01:18:39 -0500, Sheldon Simms
<sheldonsimms@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 20:43:08 -0700, Terry Olsen wrote:
>
>> "Sheldon Simms" <sheldonsimms@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> pan.2004.02.04.03.15.51.370151@yahoo.com">news:pan.2004.02.04.03.15.51.370151@yahoo.com...
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have put up a new Apple II BBS called AppleNet.
>>>
>>> It's sharing the line with a fax machine, so it will only
>>> be up from (approximately) 7pm to 7am Eastern (US) time.
>>>
>>> The good part -- It's actually running on an Apple IIe!
>>> The bad part -- It's actually using a 300 baud modem!
>>>
>>> I'll change the modem if it gets to be a problem.
>>>
>>> I hope I can see some of you there!
>>>
>>>
>> You can easily pick up a 14.4 or higher modem at Salvation Army or Goodwill
>> for a buck...
>> 
>
>I thought I should also mention that my local thrift stores are all
>rip-off joints. They sell 14.4 modems for $15, 60Mhz Pentium-based
>computers for $200, Old inkjet printers for $40, etc. etc.
>
>I was in one today and they had an Atari 2600 (no power adapter, no
>controllers, no carts) selling for $18 a Nintendo for $20 and three
>Sega Genesis systems for $10 each.
>

Nice to see an Apple II BBS up!

Yeah- Some thrift stores are MAJOR rip-offs.. $40 for an old inkjet,
when you can buy a NEW one for $35?  A used 60MHz penitum computer for
$200 when you can buy a NEW and FASTER machine from WalMart for $198?
Makes you wonder who's working there that sets the prices.. They
should be slapped in the head for pricing things so they DON'T MOVE.

// CHRIS