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Re: Cheap computer stuff spotted at hamfest

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From: Charles Packer
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 1995 11:19
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In article <3itt5i$si5@news2.delphi.com>,
DCONGDON@DELPHI.COM <DCONGDON@news.delphi.com> wrote:
>was able to buy an IM/P computer for $5.  What really killed me was
>that the seller told me that he had four Altair 8800's which he
>wanted to unload but he didn't think that anyone would be interested!


I read in the NY Times last year that computer antiquities collectors
would pay $1200 for an Altair. At any rate, I'm saving mine for the
Smithsonian.
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From: packer@fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer)
Newsgroups: digex.general,dc.general,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: Cheap computer stuff spotted at hamfest
Date: 2 Mar 1995 11:19:02 GMT
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