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Article #323Re: vintage hard drive scalpers on ebay
From: Matt Ferrari
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:37
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:37
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"Cydrome Leader" <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote in message news:jesik4$ahi$2@reader1.panix.com... > Matt Ferrari <invalid@nospamorharvest.com> wrote: >> Apparantly a few sellers realize there is a demand for old obsolete scci >> drives on ebay. >> maxtor 540s 540meg drive $195 selling price.... >> Connor cp30540 540meg drive $173 >> So its price is dictated by the fact that not too many people will be >> selling these in the first place making them harder to come by. >> >> I just snagged the connor one for $20 shipping included and installed it >> in >> my sampling keyboard. >> >> http://www.ferrari-dvd.com/EmaxII/101_0125.jpg >> >> >> >> any readers here holding onto vintage computer items >> if so whats the reason? >> >> This keyboard and another piece of gear I have uses 3.5 inch double sided >> double density floppys. Those are getting harder to find also. > > I think I still have drives like that. > > You probably have the last operating connor drive by the way. > > Its odd people haven't migrated that legacy shit over to some flash drive > with an SCSI connector on it yet. > actually they have and i read about problems all the time doing it. It apparantly works but I wasnt ready for the challenge and the extra money.
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