Re: for sale?

[kls0@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Plague)]

tgeer@pro-gumbo.cts.com (System Administrator) writes:



>Corvus 10Mb Winchester hard disk w/controller ................... 5950.00
>Hayes 110/300 baud Micromodem II ................................  379.00
>Interface converts IBM Selectric typewriter to a 16 cps printer .  575.00
>Genuine Apple Disk ][ 5.25" 140k capacity .......................  545.00
>16k Apple ][ Plus, CPU only ..................................... 1320.00
>Apple 'DoubleVision' 80 column card .............................  195.00
>AppliCard Z-80 CP/M card ........................................  395.00
>Videx UltraTerm 80/132 column card ..............................  379.00
>Anadex DP-9625A 60 cps dot matrix printer, 72/144 dpi ........... 1995.00
>Saturn Accelerator II, 3.6Mhz ...................................  599.00
>Verbatim blank 5.25" disks 140k capacity (box of 10) ............   39.00

>Ok, before anybody sends me a letter bomb or something - these are actual
>prices taken from old Apple publications (1978-1983).  I do not really have
>these items for sale, I just thought the readers here might get a kick out
>of these.  Those who are new to the Apple computer may be shocked by how
>much hardware used to cost.  We old timers, on the other hand, remember only
>too well how much we sunk into our machines.  Keep this file as a handy
>reference.  The next time you start grumbling about having to pay $349.00
>for a 105Mb hard disk, refer to it.  It might make you feel better.

Eventhough I'm going to make an idiot out of myself, here's what I almost did.
I almost emailed this guy to bitch him out about high prices.  I read the
prices and my blood boiled - I didn't read the paragraph until I was in
the editor deleting it. This just goes to show how some people (I know I'm
not alone here) don't real the whole post - they just want to bitch.  But
for my defense :) I'm not usually like this (one to bitch people out for
posts).  I honestly don't think I've posted a flame on here once, but I
could be wrong - I ususally am.  The moral of the story, read the whole post
thoroughly before bitching.  I'm just got up on the wrong side of the bed 
today.


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