Comments on: For Sale: Symbolics XL1200 Lisp Machine (Backstory Included) http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:12:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: » Symbolics XL1200 Lisp Machine: Free to a Good Home » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century : Joey deVilla’s Personal Blog http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/comment-page-1/#comment-17837 » Symbolics XL1200 Lisp Machine: Free to a Good Home » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century : Joey deVilla’s Personal Blog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:16:57 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/#comment-17837 [...] full story of how I came to possess this machine is written up in a blog entry of mine from January 2007. As stated in that story, the machine, when last turned on, displayed the message “Hardware [...] [...] full story of how I came to possess this machine is written up in a blog entry of mine from January 2007. As stated in that story, the machine, when last turned on, displayed the message “Hardware [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/comment-page-1/#comment-8733 Anonymous Thu, 31 May 2007 22:03:18 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/#comment-8733 Hey if you still have this machine, we would be interested in it! Syd Bolton, The Personal Computer Museum - Brantford (www.pcmuseum.ca) Hey if you still have this machine, we would be interested in it! Syd Bolton, The Personal Computer Museum – Brantford (www.pcmuseum.ca)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/comment-page-1/#comment-8738 Anonymous Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:24:12 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/#comment-8738 Perhaps you should save the keyboard in case you run across your <a href="http://aezenix.com/~dnm/tdw/" rel="nofollow">deadbeat ex-housemate</a> Perhaps you should save the keyboard in case you run across your deadbeat ex-housemate

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/comment-page-1/#comment-8735 Anonymous Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:25:36 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/#comment-8735 I used the word "housemate" because that's what he was. Had I been the landlord of the place, then "tenant" would've been the appropriate word. Besides, the Googlebomb (plus his getting phoned by CityNews for an interview) must've really stuck in his craw, and since it's very unlikely I'm going to get paid, it'll have to do. I used the word “housemate” because that’s what he was. Had I been the landlord of the place, then “tenant” would’ve been the appropriate word.

Besides, the Googlebomb (plus his getting phoned by CityNews for an interview) must’ve really stuck in his craw, and since it’s very unlikely I’m going to get paid, it’ll have to do.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/comment-page-1/#comment-8732 Anonymous Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:23:33 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/#comment-8732 Hey, Nate! Donating it to the York University Computer Museum sounds like a good option in the event that a buyer doesn't show up. Thanks for the pointer! Hey, Nate!

Donating it to the York University Computer Museum sounds like a good option in the event that a buyer doesn’t show up. Thanks for the pointer!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/comment-page-1/#comment-8737 Anonymous Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:36:33 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/#comment-8737 Yes I do! I'll post a list of them this week. Yes I do! I’ll post a list of them this week.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/comment-page-1/#comment-8736 Anonymous Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:31:33 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/#comment-8736 Do you still have his security books? Do you still have his security books?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/comment-page-1/#comment-8734 Anonymous Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:30:42 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/#comment-8734 Come to think of it... not sure if others have suggested... why not use a phrase such as "deadbeat tenant"? I don't know of anyone else who uses housemate, much less "ex-housemate"... just a thought to give your Google-bombing greater reach Come to think of it… not sure if others have suggested… why not use a phrase such as “deadbeat tenant”? I don’t know of anyone else who uses housemate, much less “ex-housemate”… just a thought to give your Google-bombing greater reach

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/comment-page-1/#comment-8731 Anonymous Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:46:58 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/01/27/for-sale-symbolics-xl1200-lisp-machine-backstory-included/#comment-8731 maybe the <a href="http://www.cse.yorku.ca/museum/" rel="nofollow">york university computer museum </a> or the <a href="http://www.pcmuseum.ca/" rel="nofollow">personal computer museum</a> in brantford? maybe the york university computer museum or the personal computer museum in brantford?

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