Post ATQFU0JO04F3pQRF8i by Purple@woof.tech
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(DIR) Post #ATQ9gO8qcvv3UC20Fk by textfiles@digipres.club
2023-03-08T23:24:33Z
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OK, here's the deal. This person is selling this batch of 251 issues of Computer Shopper for $3000, firm. $13/issue is a good price (even if some are rough). If we raise $3000, I will buy it and scan them all. (The CS issues will need to be split.) Venmo is @textfiles - Paypal is jason@textfiles.com, will also be willing to discuss other methods of getting me cash for it. If this falls apart, I will refund everyone. $3000 is firm (I asked). Go for it if you want this to happen.
(DIR) Post #ATQ9lPDC4lBcFjSMhk by textfiles@digipres.club
2023-03-08T23:25:02Z
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If you can't afford to help, consider helping to boost. It's time to get Computer Shopper on the Ark.
(DIR) Post #ATQBFoG7cCbGZpt69Y by theothermatt_b@masto.ai
2023-03-08T23:42:10Z
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@textfiles holy shit this website rules
(DIR) Post #ATQBlQKq6CyHe3AXce by elb@social.sdf.org
2023-03-08T23:47:53Z
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@textfiles Sent and boosted!
(DIR) Post #ATQBnNtQ9NWseLHMp6 by elb@social.sdf.org
2023-03-08T23:48:14Z
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@textfiles Sent and boosted!
(DIR) Post #ATQC0XPs3OkFwzjI3M by ducksauz@snug.town
2023-03-08T23:50:33Z
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@textfiles Sent and boosted. Let's do this. I used to love flipping through those pages.
(DIR) Post #ATQC5097BAvkDF1JtQ by NuSkooler@toot.community
2023-03-08T23:51:26Z
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@textfiles Wait, why not scan the BBS magazines I have in hand then? I simply don't have the budget for the hardware :(
(DIR) Post #ATQCC4BkY1I2mFcboG by GlitchedHeart@mastodon.gamedev.place
2023-03-08T23:52:42Z
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@textfiles @48kRAM wow! They had a couple issues where they detailed the parts needed to make a hackintosh compatible with the MacSE at one point.
(DIR) Post #ATQCtKJGU8tnEDlTsW by belghast@gamepad.club
2023-03-09T00:00:30Z
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@textfiles let's go! this sounds like an amazing trove.
(DIR) Post #ATQDvWExCOISlOMEim by Skizzle420@noagendasocial.com
2023-03-09T00:03:57Z
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@textfiles is there nudity in these magazines?
(DIR) Post #ATQDvWlZF8NuOXcHYW by textfiles@digipres.club
2023-03-09T00:12:08Z
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@Skizzle420 I'll have to check
(DIR) Post #ATQFU0JO04F3pQRF8i by Purple@woof.tech
2023-03-09T00:29:33Z
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@textfiles Just sent you $15, let's do this!
(DIR) Post #ATQHb6jeiOlpgdEzXE by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
2023-03-09T00:53:20.360293Z
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woah ... that's some crazy memories ... yep, that's how we looked for computer parts before the Internet ... that and the 6 CompUSAs in every city (which is why they went under)
(DIR) Post #ATQHfPDHxMWi9Z9Pea by grwster@mastodon.social
2023-03-09T00:54:02Z
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@textfiles oh man, that brings back some memories! I just contributed a few bucks. Keep us updated on your progress
(DIR) Post #ATQIdss0p1gxVW2N7Y by ernie@writing.exchange
2023-03-09T01:04:53Z
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@textfiles This is one of the first computer magazines I ever read. I absolutely want to see this archived. Shooting over a donation now.
(DIR) Post #ATQIhxZJIO3nEmEVay by virus_dave@mastodon.social
2023-03-09T01:05:41Z
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@textfiles damn, I remember those!
(DIR) Post #ATQJefd3dbskgTytnM by meowski@fluf.club
2023-03-09T01:16:19.238700Z
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@textfiles i'll give you $.50 for the whole lot, delivered. could use it for starting fires
(DIR) Post #ATQKZF6kumR4w9qdTk by UnderpantsGnome@ruby.social
2023-03-09T01:26:27Z
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@textfiles I don’t use either of those options, is there another way? I used to love Computer Shopper, would love to see it archived.
(DIR) Post #ATQKo47E4BrjBk8UIi by rafial@hackers.town
2023-03-09T01:29:12Z
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@textfiles I’m in on this! $ sent & toot boosted
(DIR) Post #ATQMHeSU7idgFvkdk0 by nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt
2023-03-09T01:45:45Z
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@textfiles could you please add an alt text to the image?
(DIR) Post #ATQNTuvko3fSlwr1Ye by jakewalker@social.lol
2023-03-09T01:59:12Z
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@textfiles sent & booster. Love this!
(DIR) Post #ATQNi6iNmzqvNJMltI by kennethn@mastodon.cloud
2023-03-09T02:01:51Z
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@textfiles
(DIR) Post #ATQQ8fKNvCLmA8vv0a by dldnh@mastodon.social
2023-03-09T02:28:56Z
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@textfiles Done! (mr 🔗y)
(DIR) Post #ATQQOwCSxUXv7lzLFY by ward@easymode.im
2023-03-09T02:29:11.982Z
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@textfiles@digipres.club Is there not already an archive of these somewhere? I figured archive.org would have it... if not, this is a worthwhile endeavor.
(DIR) Post #ATQQOwumIjzXLCijJo by textfiles@digipres.club
2023-03-09T02:31:55Z
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@ward the combination of the size and the amount of issues and the amount of pages just made it escape everybody for a long time.
(DIR) Post #ATQRdizISpumRdRYDQ by ncptarmigan@mastodon.online
2023-03-09T02:45:28Z
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@textfiles My childhood right there. I remember leafing through these and planning out dream machines...
(DIR) Post #ATQamSGYu2W2mGkyrg by Eric_Neue@indieweb.social
2023-03-09T04:28:11Z
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@textfiles in for 1%
(DIR) Post #ATQbJzCBUdJsSjhLBA by splorp@mastodon.social
2023-03-09T04:33:34Z
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@textfiles PayPal’d a handful of ducats and tootbooster’d … let’s do this!
(DIR) Post #ATQbfGyKayYjg1Muqe by mgiraldo@vis.social
2023-03-09T04:38:07Z
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@textfiles do you have cash app?
(DIR) Post #ATQuLMlXF9ocyzbYWG by billyjoebowers@mastodon.online
2023-03-09T08:06:53Z
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@textfiles I used to actually read these. I mean read pretty much the whole thing, regularly.
(DIR) Post #ATRBRPrgKfBlYKwzEu by GaryMortimer@mastodon.world
2023-03-09T11:18:57Z
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@textfiles heads to loft at parents house
(DIR) Post #ATRF5oc62KGHkscFGq by LizardSF@universeodon.com
2023-03-09T11:59:54Z
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@textfiles I have bookmarked and will send what I can. Yes, this needs to happen. Those are a treasure of computer history.
(DIR) Post #ATRK7SjGs8nMESZo1I by mayor@smugglersbbs.com
2023-03-09T12:56:14Z
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@textfiles how will you get us the files after you scan them?
(DIR) Post #ATRMhfjkBgBiuMBwIq by ljfrank@mastodon.social
2023-03-09T13:25:11Z
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@textfiles Has the publisher placed Computer Shopper in public domain? If no then it is illegal to scan them and most definitely illegal to distribute them. I work in a research library and we run into this problem all the time.
(DIR) Post #ATRVEBFbM2FVXw6Yeu by mayor@smugglersbbs.com
2023-03-09T15:00:33Z
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@textfiles sent in my $13 ❤️
(DIR) Post #ATReoLaDJbERbX4BBQ by philsplace@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-03-09T16:48:03Z
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@textfiles @jmac I can not even imagine the amount of grief this person has gotten for keeping 251 issues of Computer Shopper for so long.That is a LOT of space!
(DIR) Post #ATRjsq4WOqqV5pChQO by textfiles@digipres.club
2023-03-09T17:44:58Z
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@philsplace @jmac We're arranging pickup, and he's clearly saying "Yeah, you'll need two cars."
(DIR) Post #ATRjwlShTvZZxBNwLg by textfiles@digipres.club
2023-03-09T17:45:08Z
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@mayor Thanks!
(DIR) Post #ATRk4F77dQ0rwcrG8O by mayor@smugglersbbs.com
2023-03-09T17:46:55Z
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@textfiles how much more do we need?
(DIR) Post #ATRmHp7lGCtvIklDOK by textfiles@digipres.club
2023-03-09T18:11:49Z
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@mayor We have enough for me to have become the owner. I am not fully sure of shipping costs and I'm sure I'm going to need a specific kind of scanner.
(DIR) Post #ATRq2dQyqChkWClNI0 by jason@social.lol
2023-03-09T18:53:52Z
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@textfiles Incoming💰! This would be amazing! Thank you!
(DIR) Post #ATTaCXk1eSowo9IHlQ by mayor@smugglersbbs.com
2023-03-10T15:05:50Z
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@textfiles oh good 😎🦄
(DIR) Post #ATTaEx9i8ItqCxSOzA by mayor@smugglersbbs.com
2023-03-10T15:06:08Z
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@textfiles yeah I was thinking about the scanner part… ummm
(DIR) Post #ATTaZIC7cX5nFbHdJY by mayor@smugglersbbs.com
2023-03-10T15:09:57Z
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@textfiles the scanning directions that I have found online includes trimming them… which is a no I would assume. I wonder what the dimensions of these are
(DIR) Post #ATTbI3uNaCLnySKf44 by textfiles@digipres.club
2023-03-10T15:18:01Z
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@mayor these will definitely be taken apart and then rebound for storage.
(DIR) Post #ATTbPErFGtFrxbHwSe by mayor@smugglersbbs.com
2023-03-10T15:19:20Z
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@textfiles oh I see! I would think that any decent scanner would work?
(DIR) Post #ATTfP1rRzaqRT6XXCS by textfiles@digipres.club
2023-03-10T16:04:06Z
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@mayor no, the pages are about 13 inches across
(DIR) Post #ATTfUZ3M0rAfrLkNsG by mayor@smugglersbbs.com
2023-03-10T16:05:06Z
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@textfiles oooooooooooooo