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Old 02-23-2008, 08:09 AM   permanent link to #1
 
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He won the bidding on Jan. 26, paying $2,553 for the computer and another $47 for shipping.

It was a small price to pay to get back a computer model Budiac hadn't seen since his father sold the family IIc in 1989. Though collectors may have been aghast at Budiac's decision to open up the computer — and some were — he didn't sit on the purchase long before breaking the seal. "Ultimately, I decided that I didn't buy it as a financial investment. I bought it so I could stay up until 4 o'clock in the morning playing Oregon Trail."




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I wish i could stay up till 4am playing oregon trail
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This guy has never heard of Emulation???
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ROFL! Exactly what I was thinking. But hey, you can't take the money with you. Might as well enjoy it.
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Word. Imagine how neat it would be to unpackage a 20 year old Apple and smell that factory fresh plastic and electronics odor. Mmm, tasty.
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goddamn i remember playing oregon trail on those pcs back in 97, elementary school yo
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fuck emulation.. aint nothing like listening to the sounds of powering off and on the monitor and the smell of classic electronic odor.

damn im jealous! i want that!


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fuck emulation.. aint nothing like listening to the sounds of powering off and on the monitor and the smell of classic electronic odor.

damn im jealous! i want that!

Yeah and add it to your video game collection.
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I need to track down an Atari 800XL, I bet they're a lot cheaper. That was my childhood computer.
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I had a Vic-20. I would love to find one, but I would never pay more than $100 for it.

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