Once about 18 years ago, I was at a church rummage sale, and I think it was at the same sale (possibly two different years) when I made some impressive scores.

Once about 18 years ago, I was at a church rummage sale, and I think it was at the same sale (possibly two different years) when I made some impressive scores. The first was an HP LaserJet 4 in completely working order. I hooked that thing up to a real computer and used it for years. The second was a Mac Plus 512k, complete in box, with all original receipts for system and software, along with a newspaper clipping about a scrappy little company named Microsoft run by some guy named Gates. The Mac Plus included a second floppy drive, Print Shop, Golf, other fantastic vintage software that I can't remember, and of course, all cables, accessories, and intact system disks required to run the machine. It was a beauty to behold, without defect or flaw, and I basically had no idea what to do with it. Its printer interface wouldn't jibe with the LaserJet, so I couldn't exactly play around with Print Shop. I had no interest in Golf. It was a cute toy and set piece, but without any meaningful way to interface with the real modern world, it didn't do anything productive for me. So eventually I donated it off, I think to Goodwill, but yeah, that Apple box held myriad wonders for the next person to get their hands on it!