Terminals...

[Teo Zenios]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb at deltasoft.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" 
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Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: Terminals...


> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Richard wrote:
>
>>
>> In article <alpine.LFD.2.00.1008201419240.14663 at grumble.deltasoft.com>,
>>    Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com>  writes:
>>
>>> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Richard wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Our old friend "it_equipment_xpress" of course has 510's listed for 
>>>> $130
>>>> and $443 (for *2* sessions!) that of course haven't sold.
>>>>
>>> I wonder if he's related to the guy with the $35,000 Kaypro or the guy
>>> with the $400 486 motherboard...
>>
>> I think he's just one of those middle-man dealers that waits with
>> overpriced listings to prey on companies with critical vintage gear
>> that suddenly fails.
>>
> Ahh.  I wasn't aware of that "segment".  I figured they were just greedy 
> f*cks the fed on the gullible.
>
> g.
Other then soon to be extinct defense contractors, what company these days 
would spend that kind of cash for old test gear?