Subj : Re: C-128 Weekend!
To   : paulie420
From : Otto Reverse
Date : Wed Jun 02 2021 00:08:51

That's awesome.  I started collecting obsolete computers in the 90's. They
became retro later lol.  Grew up with a C64 but in my collecting I found I
was drawn to systems I didn't own and had no experience with (except Apple
II, had those in high school).

I'm downsizing the collection and got rid of most of my Commodore stuff
last year.  I still have a C128 (that is badly yellowed), a couple power
supplies, two disk drives (I think) and a 1084 monitor that works but the
power switch no longer stays clicked in the on position.  Fixable I'm sure.

Most collectors tend to be into games, I was all about games back in the
80's.  But in my collecting I gravitated to monochrome 80 column systems and
applications.  The C128 having 80 cols is why I bought it.  But a TRS-80
Model 4D was always the heart of my collection (and the biggest part by far).

I'm probably going to sell off all of it over time (will take a long time to
do) and use the proceeds to buy an IBM XT 5160 and (if I can find one) an IBM
EGA monitor.  They are way over priced now but so is everything else with
this hobby.  Which is why I'm selling off most of it, greed lol.

Cheers,
Doug

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