[Collins] Collins mods

[Bruce H. McIntosh]

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 00:50, kiyoinc at attglobal.net wrote:
> (*snip*).
> 
> here's some Collins chat I started on USENET.
(*snip*)
> > I _SAW_ the folks at the Osan AB MARS shack tossing R-390s or
> > R-390As into a dumpster in October 1969, when I was
> > outprocessing at the end of a TDY. They told me I could have
> > as many as I wanted, but my hold baggage was on its way back
> > to Camp Drake already.
That has to be one of the saddest things I've read.  Of course,
hindsight is 20/20, and no one can tell when something that seems
worthless now will turn out to become a heavily-sought-after collectible
down the road.

Maybe I should CC this to my wife; "See hon, this is why I still have a
Kaypro II and a Commodore 64!"
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