Hello to the group
3 messages · 2005-03-02 → 2005-03-08 · Yahoo Group era · View archive on archive.org
Participants: oldmantime1946, joe schmoe
Preserved from the Timex/Sinclair 2068 Yahoo Group (2001–2019), which is no longer online. Text reproduced from the archive.org archive; email addresses masked.
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1. Hello to the group
oldmantime1946 · Wed, 02 Mar 2005 15:05
My name is Eric, and though new to your group I am not new to the
Timex 2068 world. I started in Nov. 1984 with a 2068 from a
department store and things ballooned from there. It turned out my
uncle worked for Timex in Conn. and was also in the 2068 world. The
amazing thing was he was in their computer division and had access
to a ton of stuff they were throwing away in dumpsters. He ended up
sending most of it to me and I still have a lot of it to this day.
Some time later he set me up with their repair division in Arkansas,
and I was able to purchase 200 of the computers that had been
returned by customers. I repaired about half of them and sold them
all over the country in 86, 87 and 88. I still have 22 to 25
working 2068s and all of the parts to repair them including
motherboards and sclds. I went to 4 of the major Timex shows 86 to
89 and met some fantasic friends. Around 1990 I finally crossed
over to the IBM world but it never gave me the feeling of achievment
or comradship I found with my 2068. Thanks for letting me join.
Eric
2. Re: [ts2068] Hello to the group
joe schmoe · Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:03:
Welcome Eric,
Glad you made it to the group. You'll be among
comrads here. I know you have a lot to contribute and
others will soom come to realize the same. I hope your
healing and feeling well.
Neil C.
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3. Re: Hello to the group
oldmantime1946 · Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:18
--- In [email], joe schmoe <pxx1_2000_32724@y...>
wrote:
> Welcome Eric,
> Glad you made it to the group. You'll be among
> comrads here. I know you have a lot to contribute and
> others will soom come to realize the same. I hope your
> healing and feeling well.
> Neil C.
> --- oldmantime1946 <oldmantime1946@y...> wrote:
> Thanks Neil. I've been listing an inventory of my equiptment to
the members of the group. I also intend showing some photos of some
of the rarer stuff a little later. Thankyou for introdusing me.
Eric
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