Re: giant nadanet?

[sicklittlemonkey <Nick.Westgate@gmail.com>]

On Feb 6, 9:56 am, David Schmenk <dschm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Steven Hirsch wrote:
> > aiiad...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> On Feb 5, 2:59 pm, David Schmenk <dschm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >>> aiiad...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250366224994
> >>>> I'm two hours away from those computers...  I might drive over there
> >>>> and
> >>>> get em...
> >>> My shop is 5 minutes away ;-).  They have a couple more palettes of
> >>> related stuff too.  We had the same idea.  I don't want all 42 though.
> >>> Did you have designs for all of them?  Maybe work a deal?
>
> >> How many do you want?  I'd like as many as I can get, just
> >> the motherboards.
>
> > I can use another Rom 3 IIGS!
>
> Just so you know, most of these machines came from elementary schools
> and are cosmetically pretty rough.  I have found a few gems in the rough
> there, but most is pretty abused.  I'm also kinda ticked they didn't
> mention this to me a month ago when I dragged them through the warehouse
> looking for a decent IIc monitor (found it and a mint IIc in a box :-)).
>
> I don't want those palettes of monitors - my shop isn't *that* big.  But
> if nobody wins them, I'll see about grabbing a few of the best ones
> before they get dumped.
>
> I was going to drop by today and check the stuff out but my son got sick
> at school so I had to leave early.  I will inquire about the drives and
> IIgs keyboards next week.
>
> Dave...

Cripes, please try to save the motherboards at least if any surplus
machines get dumped. Pity to see so much stuff being sold together
like this ... as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror
and were suddenly silenced.

Cheers,
Nick.