Subj : Re: Simply Obsolete
To   : Greenlfc
From : Otto Reverse
Date : Sat Jul 31 2021 16:49:32

 Gr> The good news is that right now TI-99/4A stuff is relatively cheap since
 Gr> it doesn't have quite the same appeal to the masses as Commodore gear. 

Problem I have in my current location (of the past 11 years) is that there
simply isn't any vintage stuff to buy locally.  People long ago sold it or
threw it in the trash and the population base is so small that there doesn't
seem to be anyone left who digs out an old computer (or I suppose there kids
when they pass away) and lists it for sale in the "classifieds ads".

So everything I buy comes primarily from eBay.  And, well shipping has just
skyrocketed. So I probably won't get into the 4A stuff unless I luck out and
spot one locally at a flea market.  But I can't see that happening.  Even old
486 through to Pentium III computers are pretty much non-existent around here.

I like my rural living, but I sometimes am envious of those in big cities who
can just go "thrifting" at the Goodwills or what not.

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