If you find someone who wants Osborne computers, please let me know. I also
would like to get rid of mine.
Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
"James N. McBride" wrote:
>
> At the risk of being branded a "real" dinosaur, I still have two operating
> Osborne CP/M computers. I'm currently looking for an educational facility to
> donate those. I also have an old 386 machine that runs really well. Our
> other five computers are newer. I can almost heat my house with the
> computers. Damn, I do love my toys. /jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Walt Wayman
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:02 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT last for awhile
>
> Amen! The most important (i.e., money-making) software that I run
> on a regular basis is a DOS program. There's a 1987 Northgate
> 286, with a whopping 60MB hard drive, that has never missed a beat
> going nearly 24/7 in my office that runs it. People think I'm
> from the dark ages. Do I care? I love MS-DOS. Hell, I even
> liked CPM-86.
>
> Walt Wayman
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Mike <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 09:37:00 -0800
>
> ---SNIP---
> >RANT ON: What really gripes me is that all of the ghee whiz stuff
> >that forces one to upgrade is neither needed nor wanted (by me
> >anyway) and doesn't add to basic functionality. Actually
> >it seems to just slow things down hence the need to upgrade, RANT
> >OFF
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >--
> >Latitude 48° 32' North, Longitude 123° 7' West
> >
> >
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