Forum Home
PC World Chat
 
Thread ID: 103143 2009-09-13 21:18:00 Computer collectibles saved from the tip Trev (427) PC World Chat
Post ID Timestamp Content User
810073 2009-09-13 21:18:00 www.nzherald.co.nz
A friend of mine gave his daughter and husband his old Amiga 1200 computer and when they decided to buy a PC they took it to the dump. My friend was terribly pissed off when he found out.
:)
Trev (427)
810074 2009-09-14 00:11:00 One of the first iMacs."
Other items include "VizaStar" software for the 1980s classic, the Commodore 64 computer, and an old mobile phone, the Motorola Pocket Classic 1200."

Er...nothing I'd get excited about. Husband has an even older cellphone stuffed into a drawer here. If the 1200 is special, his one must be amazing.

I rarely have e-waste anyway, always have a waiting list for old PC bits......usually I have a shortage.
Friend received my 19" CRT a while ago -she was overjoyed as she hates LCDs.

There you go...I bet there were lots of useful bits that got trashed. The local paper here said there were a few LCD monitors dumped too.

Could be used by small schools for one thing......
pctek (84)
810075 2009-09-14 00:24:00 One of the very worst cases of dumping collectibles in a city dump was in 1958, a motorcycle yard in Birmingham.

They had a yard full, and I mean full, of preware motorbikes, many going back to the 1920s. In those days you could buy such a bike for about $5 :thumbs:

They all went to the tip....................:groan: :horrified :mad: :crying
Terry Porritt (14)
1