Subj : Re: Price Piece in your c
To   : vorlon
From : ACMEBBS
Date : Mon May 23 2022 03:33:00

-=> On Mon May 23 14:19:00 2022, vorlon wrote to ACMEBBS <=-

 > -=> vorlon wrote to ACMEBBS <=-
 >  
 >  AC> Oh yeah. For instance...found the 1st transistor radio I owned from
 >  AC> 1970 from a big department store which no longer exists. In my
 >  AC> case...forgot to check in the last hour and lost it when someone
 >  AC> else put in a higher bid. Still kicking myself over that one
 >  AC> several years later. If I remember right the winning bid was $14.
 > Yep, that's a kick in the rear end. Had it happen to many times to count.
 > #-(

The part which makes want to kick myself was having checked on it a couple of hours earlier that day.
 
 >  vo> Oh, yeah. I did as well. I saw one of the early developer
 >  vo> machines, that required the softkick setup. I knew I'd get one
 >  vo> one day, it just took untill sometime after 2006 for it to
 >  vo> happen.
 >  AC> Too bad I wasn't into retro's during this time frame. If I had
 >  AC> been...consider what I may have gotten for a good price. Only thing
 >  AC> is I wouldn't have had the money or space to get my dreams.
 > Yes, prices back then could go high, but nothing like what's going on
 > now. I've watched auctions go really high for even broken/non working
 > gear. 

Very true. 
 
 >  vo> If my soldering skill was higher, I'd get a couple of the
 >  vo> re-production mb's that have been produced and build one.
 >  AC> Same thing here. Had considered getting an Amiga MB...buying the
 >  AC> chips seperate & building a new machine for me. Getting the A500
 >  AC> was less trouble in not trying to find the chips I would need (if
 >  AC> they were available). Add to that the costs of the A500...was quite
 >  AC> a bit cheaper...but still have an Amiga I'd been wanting for a
 >  AC> while.
 > In a lot of caaes the chips are ok, or it's a part that can be still
 > sourced, then it's just a matter of transplanting them.

True...but the cost of shipping from Europe is crazy. Too bad the Amiga didn't take off in the US like in Europe. If it had...would have a surplus of chips.

 >  AC> Me either. Between the retro systems & 3D printing...doesn't leave
 >  AC> me as much time I would like to have. Maybe...if I moved to Pluto
 >  AC> where I could get more than 24 hours a day. ;)
 > You could do that, but then getting things sent out will take to long!!

Yep. Not really an issue if you think about it. Pizza and other items aren't that great for you. Tasty...but just think how healthy you should be. ;)

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