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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: PSB series II disks on eBay

2012-12-06 by Joe Sleator


> I wonder what my IIx Mike Oldfield library would go for ;-)

You are kidding, right? If not, I sure hope you have backups!

Add to the craziness in general that is eBay (where you generally win by acting crazier than the competition) the craziness of not knowing whether a single one of the diskettes contains real data, but parting with real money nonetheless.

What you then end up with approaches weapons-grade crazy and has to be stored in special containers under armed guard.

I'm going by the (possibly inaccurate) aphorism: "Qui audet adipiscitur"

The important, if less well-known footnote being:
"Qui audet,
Asinum suum,
Ad eum ut possit etiam tradidit"

I'd of course rather the former!

On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 8:58 PM, Thomas Heckmann <troperecordings@t-online.de> wrote:

Yeah, that is crazy !!!

I wonder what my IIx Mike Oldfield library would go for ;-)

Really curious if they still work...also most of the PSB drum sounds on the first album
came from the Emu SP-12 (even mostly internal sounds) as far as I know...

Great tracks anyways :-)



On Dec 5, 2012, at 11:48 PM, KyleR wrote:

> I see these disks sold for nearly US$2500...wow!
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> Is the buyer a member here? I hope we will find out if the disks are still usable.
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> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, linear226@... wrote:
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>> in case any Series II users are interested..
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>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/330834587035?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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>> also same seller has some frankie goes to hollywood PPG Waveterm disks
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>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Frankie-Goes-To-Hollywood-original-Fairlight-floppy-discs-set-of-4-rare-genuine-/330834579322?pt=UK_Music_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item4d07470f7a
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>> :)
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Thomas Heckmann
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