Old Delphi for Old User

From: Ace (askaquestion_at_rogers.com)
Date: 12/31/04

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    What do people here do with their old Delphi software when they get a "New
    User" license for a new Delphi product? Where do people sell their old
    software? Some version of Delphi cost 2 times as much as the price I got for
    my 1992 Camry last month. Which means I can't afford it, and I'm looking for
    a beat up old Delphi license that will come for about the sale price of my
    Camry or less.

    After writing that paragraph I went to ebay and did some shopping. People
    are still trying to sell copies of Delphi v2!!! and v3!! and v4! I already
    have v5, and I'm not sure it cost me much more than some people are asking
    for used copies of v3! Maybe they honsetly expect the item to be treated as
    an "antique" and therefore worth more than the original list prices.

    Whatever happened to the good old days when Turbo Pascal was on sale for
    $49? Or was it $29? And now the son of Turbo Pascal costs 100 times that
    price. /rant

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