Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!rice!uupsi!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Altos 586 Worth? Message-ID: <.1GBQHF@xds13.ferranti.com> Date: 20 May 91 22:39:52 GMT References: <1991May15.154308.5070@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> <1991May17.045655.11152@compu.com> <1991May20.183545.18923@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 14 In article <1991May20.183545.18923@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> berger@clio.sts.uiuc.edu (Mike Berger) writes: > This may not be as effective as you would think. I find that donating > working equipment for "free" can lead to gigantic demands on my time, > or for ancillary equipment. And you won't find too many high-school > kids who would rather take the time to wire a harness for an old > 1200 baud modem board when they can just get a new one for $ 60. There's obviously a limit to how far you need to go, but certainly a conventional dumb terminal, CP/M box, or equivalent useful without having to absorb a heavy time investment. And an Altos 586 is definitely worth it. I'll take one if you have one in working order. -- Peter da Silva; Ferranti International Controls Corporation; +1 713 274 5180; Sugar Land, TX 77487-5012; `-_-' "Have you hugged your wolf, today?"