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Re: John's quest at 2nd hand stores.:



Well, on Sunday I am being sent to North Carolina! God knows the last time 
(about 2 years ago) that I was there things seemed to be rather "backwoods" so 
maybe I will strike paydirt.  And if I do, I have a FedEx and UPS account 
number to ship things back to myself! :)

In article <L_7l4.20198$C4.198592@news1.teleport.com>, me2@nowhere.org (Bart) 
wrote:
>In article <vRWk4.152$dx4.12163197@alpha.sky.net>, jmholmes@swbell.net says...
>>
>>Ya know, I keep hearing about people going to the thrift stores and finding 
>>all of this computer equipment, but I have yet to find one piece of anything 
>>more technologically advanced than a typewriter! 
>
>John: I think my area of the country (Salem Oregon) is lucky in that we are a 
>fairly poor area of a not too rich state and the APpels are just NOW being 
>disposed of by the backwoods schools and we are in the only metro area nearby 
>where Goodwill does bizz, hence, they are showing up.  The other thing is  I 
>may just be the only Apple ][ nut in this area and therefore....When I show up 
>at the thrifts I do run into some guys grabbing the 386s but an old 2?  forget 
>it!  
>btw I will mention it:  THat ROM 3 I bought this weekend?  3 dollars.'
>
>-Bart
>