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Question: would you trade color next for lisa?
Option 1: yes votes: 5
Option 2: no votes: 3
Title: Would you trade TurboColorNextStation ...
Post by: slomacuser on January 18, 2008, 06:14:21 AM
Would you trade Turbo Color NexStation for Lisa 2?
Title: Would you trade TurboColorNextStation ...
Post by: it68000 on January 18, 2008, 08:43:50 AM
Yes, the LISA are much more rarer and have an unique appeal. I would trade the Turbo Color having in mind to get another one as fast as possible :-)
Title: Would you trade TurboColorNextStation ...
Post by: nextchef on January 18, 2008, 09:45:42 AM
Absolutely, in fact I would trade a few TurboColor systems (without monitors) for a LISA.  Do you have one you are wanting to trade for?

Chef
Title: Would you trade TurboColorNextStation ...
Post by: krfkeith on January 18, 2008, 10:55:23 AM
Well I would trade my Color, but not my Turbo Color
Title: depends
Post by: neozeed on January 18, 2008, 03:17:32 PM
If the LISA has the 5mb hard disk, for sure.  There are copies of Lisa Xenix floating around, and that'd be awesome to run!

But then again a Lisa can't nativley connect to the internet, unlike a NeXT...
Title: Would you trade TurboColorNextStation ...
Post by: Thrax on January 19, 2008, 10:26:52 AM
I think for all these "should I trade" questions one need to simply weigh the cost of a versus b.  But then you may want to consider the sentimental value of what you may give up as well.

SO if you are going to trade your NeXT for something more rare it might seem like a good deal but if that NeXT was your original one that you had you may not.
Example, i have some vintage macs.  I would probably trade some for a more rare computer system but I wouldn't trade any one I actually used "back in the day" as my main computer.
Title: Would you trade TurboColorNextStation ...
Post by: slomacuser on January 19, 2008, 11:33:25 AM
well the turbo slab is the only slab I have and the only one that can run NS/OS in color ... still undecided  :oops:
Title: Would you trade TurboColorNextStation ...
Post by: krfkeith on January 19, 2008, 12:57:09 PM
if there is not sentimentality involved, trade it, sell the Lisa, buy a new turbo color, and you'll still have money to spare!
Title: Would you trade TurboColorNextStation ...
Post by: Thrax on January 19, 2008, 02:04:13 PM
The mathematical way of looking at what i wanted to say above is:

IF (value of your computer)+( sentimental value of your computer) << (value of rare computer) + (desire for rare computer) THEN trade

sounds like a close call here  :P
Title: Would you trade TurboColorNextStation ...
Post by: pentium on January 19, 2008, 05:59:42 PM
Yes.
Also, if you know the right people *shifty eyes* you can also get hold of Lisa floppy images.

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