[Coco] Lucky ebay bidder

[Glen VanDenBiggelaar]

>From what I was told there is some experimental stuff, like a router/hub like device that possibly can hook the coco up to the net, there is also a cool joystick/glove like controller -just to name 2 of the unique things off hand. I must rephrase it from "prototype" to "experimental" whether it works or not is any body's guess. Believe me, the last place i want these to go is the dumpster. I just want to find a good home for it that I know it will be documented properly and taken care of. There are a few people on this list, that believe me, I would send it all to in a heart beat, for I know they probably could decipher the stuff better them me (Mike ;). But with the shear size of it, it wouldn't be practical to send it all to them, and some of the stuff I bought or got from them. LOL, A lot of it does end up back in the original owner's handsProud Microsoft Supporter, User and Tech since 1982> Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 15:54:24 -0400> To: coco at maltedmedia.com> From: zmerch-coco at 30below.com> Subject: Re: [Coco] Lucky ebay bidder> > Rumor has it that Glen VanDenBiggelaar may have mentioned these words:> >Roger,> >No real offence is taken. Like I have tried to make clear, shipping to the > >States for 10 units probably would have been close to $100.> > Is Canada Post "reasonable" on shipping within Canada? I'm in the US, but > *right on the border.*> > [[ Roger turns around from his computer & looks out the winder... across > about 1km of water, there's this "udder country" dat say 'eh?' all da time > ;-) ]]> > No, I don't speak French, but yes, I actually know how to say "Sault Ste. > Marie" as I live there. ;-)> > If you were in Ontario, I'd have even offered to _drive & pick up_ [1] but > with enough browsing of your webpage, I see you're in Alberta. That's a bit > of a drive... :-(> > >....CoCo stuff, many prototype and project hardware, boxes of disks that a > >past collector made of new and unique software and many unseen before > >'Cool" items.> > Computers are computers are computers... but the above snippet, IMHO, has a > much higher need to be saved from the dumpster. There's still bajillions of > CoCos, and projects to replicate the hardware in FPGA form... but disks, > prototypes, etc. once gone are prolly gone forever.> > Does it suck that you needed to dumpster a few CoCos? Sure... but if you > have no choice, there's no choice... They're not exactly an endangered > species yet... _Would_ it suck if you dumpstered an irreplaceable > prototype? Yes - on that note, there would be much wailing & gnashing of > teeth, at least on my part... ;-)> > Anywho, as always, IMHO, YMMV, etc. etc.> > Laterz,> Roger "Merch" Merchberger> > [1] Contingent on my getting a new job. I've applied for a geek job (IT > Manager) for the city in which I live, and if I get it, my tight money > issues will have been loosened considerably - even enough to afford > Canadian petrol... ;-) Interviews are next Friday, it appears I'm up > against two other individuals...> > --> Roger "Merch" Merchberger | "Profile, don't speculate."> SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers | Daniel J. Bernstein> zmerch at 30below.com |> > > --> Coco mailing list> Coco at maltedmedia.com> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco