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Jansar · Nov 22, 2002, 01:56 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2072511410

(used to cost around $10k)

Jansar · Nov 22, 2002, 05:50 PM

Okay, for those of you that are too lazy to look, it is an Apple Lisa.

::maroma:: · Nov 22, 2002, 05:56 PM

I think your advertising in the wrong market here at MacNN. We are all broke losers. We can't afford a $1500 piece of nostalgia.

Jansar · Nov 22, 2002, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by ::maroma:::
I think your advertising in the wrong market here at MacNN. We are all broke losers. We can't afford a $1500 piece of nostalgia.

o no, it's just for fun. I remember a firend telling me recently that he wanted to get an Apple Lisa.

voodoo · Nov 22, 2002, 06:20 PM

Man, I want a Lisa. I do. But... I am a 23 year old student. I am nothing.

MacGorilla · Nov 22, 2002, 06:24 PM

$1500 for a Lisa 2? Egads....

file · Nov 22, 2002, 06:25 PM

Originally posted by ::maroma:::
I think your advertising in the wrong market here at MacNN. We are all broke losers. We can't afford a $1500 piece of nostalgia.

i'd save that 1500 for a new powermac next year

**** nostalgia, i want snappiness

PorscheBunny · Nov 22, 2002, 07:27 PM

$1500 for a Lisa 2? She'd better be an improvement over the first one, that bitch wouldn't clean up after herself and managed to burn water.

Oops, thread blurring. I'm confusing this one with the sh�tty roommate one.

Snappy · Nov 22, 2002, 07:31 PM

Originally posted by PorscheBunny:
$1500 for a Lisa 2? She'd better be an improvement over the first one, that bitch wouldn't clean up after herself and managed to burn water.

funny name for a computer, how did they come up with "Lisa"

i hope it's not a geeky acronym or the girl steve jobs lost his virginity to

ThisGuy · Nov 22, 2002, 08:44 PM

Originally posted by Snappy:

funny name for a computer, how did they come up with "Lisa"

i hope it's not a geeky acronym or the girl steve jobs lost his virginity to

isn't it named after his illegitimate daughter?

wdlove · Nov 23, 2002, 12:46 PM

Congratulations to the high bidder, il.puccini(62), hope he enjoys his purchase. I'm not that nostalgic!

G4ME · Nov 23, 2002, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by ThisGuy:

isn't it named after his illegitimate daughter?

yup

BTW Bunny how the fcuk can you burn water?

Mulattabianca · Nov 23, 2002, 03:38 PM

... i want a Quadra ... hopefully i will build one day a retro inside one of them. a dual 970 ...

...

Jansar · Nov 23, 2002, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by ThisGuy:

isn't it named after his illegitimate daughter?

Yeah, it also had somewhat of an explanation of it in "The Pirates of Silicon Valley."

rambo47 · Nov 23, 2002, 05:28 PM

In an unrelated tidbit (tied in by way of auctions) a co-worker of mine just bid on the original "Wilson" vollyball from the movie "Castaway." He dropped out of the bidding at $5,000 with Wilson eventually selling for more than $10,000. The moral of the story is that there is a freak out there who will buy just about anything.

Jansar · Nov 23, 2002, 05:33 PM

Originally posted by rambo47:
In an unrelated tidbit (tied in by way of auctions) a co-worker of mine just bid on the original "Wilson" vollyball from the movie "Castaway." He dropped out of the bidding at $5,000 with Wilson eventually selling for more than $10,000. The moral of the story is that there is a freak out there who will buy just about anything.

I've been to auctions at schools (with very rich parents - Larry Ellison's kid went there), and for something simple like a puppy dog, it went ofr something outrageous like $12,000.

vmarks · Nov 23, 2002, 05:56 PM

Originally posted by Jansar:

I've been to auctions at schools (with very rich parents - Larry Ellison's kid went there), and for something simple like a puppy dog, it went ofr something outrageous like $12,000.

yes, but when this happens, it's not because the dog is worth 12 grand- it's because the person bidding wants to give the school (or other beneficiary of the auction) the money, and the auction, the puppy, and other trappings of the event are to rally people's spirits for a fun night for a good cause, and to get them to come out and donate.

The auction then becomes a competition for who is the most generous, not who is foolish enough to pay large amounts of money on a puppy. The bidder gets to go home feeling good that he gave, good that he won something, and the school (or other beneficiary) gets a great big budget boost.

Yes, ebay gets ridiculous from time to time, but auctions that benefit good causes are good for all.

PorscheBunny · Dec 2, 2002, 05:54 AM

Originally posted by G4ME:
BTW Bunny how the fcuk can you burn water?

Actually, she let the water boil out and didn't turn off the burner. One hour later, one ruined pot, one smoke detector screaming, one fire-truck outside the apartment, and one ex-girlfriend about to pack up and leave.

Saying that she burned water more fully captures the essence of her total stupidity, just another OU National Merit Washout.

macroy · Dec 2, 2002, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by Jansar:

I've been to auctions at schools (with very rich parents - Larry Ellison's kid went there), and for something simple like a puppy dog, it went ofr something outrageous like $12,000.

didn't know Ellison had a kid... Thought he was a die hard bachelor (not that he can't get careless or anything).