Date : Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:18:09 +0100
From : "M J Forbes" <mjforbes@...>
Subject: More eBay strangeness ...
So how can we be sure that this Acorn Electron is working? Simple - we look
at the image on the TV screen in the photo. Apart from the fact that it's
clearly not plugged in.!
Might have to reconsider before bidding my 99p on this one.
<http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BBC-Acorn-Electron-Computer-with-Data-Recorder_W0QQit
emZ8787290861QQcategoryZ4193QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
Cheers.
M
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