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From: brian@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Brian Hoffman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: IBM computer for sale
Summary: yeah, right.
Keywords: get real
Message-ID: <1990Nov8.203849.26943@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 8 Nov 90 20:38:49 GMT
References: <gbCNoMy00awPIY1Fsl@andrew.cmu.edu>
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <gbCNoMy00awPIY1Fsl@andrew.cmu.edu> sh2m+@andrew.cmu.edu (Stephen Brent Houchen) writes:
>
>I have the following system for sale:
>
>IBM PCjr 640K (most have 256K)
>	Color Monitor
>	2 Joysticks (IBM)
>	BASIC Cartridge
>	PCjr Modem Cable
>
>	Some Public Domain Software
>
>	RAMDisk Software which came with
>		memory upgrade
>
>Complete system cost over $1400.  Yours for just $750.
>	(You pay shipping costs.)
>
>Reply to sh2m+@andrew.cmu.edu


Is this a joke?  Complete system cost over $1400?  Maybe 5 years ago.
You'll be lucky to get $200 for that system these days.  You should try to
sell the joysticks and the modem cable separately, those are the only parts
that are worth money.

For $750 someone could pick up a 8086 computer with 640K, a clone VGA, and
a cheapo gray-scale monitor.



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