Subj : Re: My Retro systems
To   : FRATM
From : Dr. What
Date : Mon Aug 09 2021 08:25:00

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 Fr> I agree about the high demand and rarity of PETS, that is why I do
 Fr> not have one yet :)  My main way to find stuff like this is via garage
 Fr> or estate sales, sometimes you can get real lucky and get a great
 Fr> deal..  Fingers crossed that I find one some day.

I wish I could get that lucky.  I keep looking at ganage/estate sales
hoping that they are clearing out the house of a vintage computer
collector.  8)

I have gotten sort-of lucky a couple times.

Estate sale.  They had a bunch of Osbornes and a TRS-80 Model I.  The
Model I was out of my budget, but I was able to pick up an Osborne
Executive plus all documentation and software.  But the guy didn't know
how to store his old PCs and it was obvious that they were stored in a
barn.  I ended up selling it off to someone with the skills who could
repair it.

Another estate sale.  The guy used a Commodore 64 to run his business.
I was able to pick up 2 C64s (both working), cables, power supplies,
Commodore monitor, printer and disk drives, and software.

Facebook.  I was able to score my TRS-80 Model 4P.  It needed a little
work to get it running again, but I was able to locate the parts.

 Fr> Tandy computers are cool, the reason I want to pick up a CoCo 4K is
 Fr> because that was my very first computer when I was a kid, so 100%
 Fr> nostalgia on that one.

We all have a soft spot for that first computer.


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