8 Nov
1998
8 Nov
'98
2:30 p.m.
On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
I don't think you can predict what will be
collectable, or at least I
know I can't. For example, why is the Lisa collectable, but the Xerox
D-machines, from which it arguably descended are not.
That's not true! Well, at least its not true with the guys over here that
descended on an ex-Xerox employee's house a couple weeks ago to take the
two 8010's and eight 6085's (in various states from complete to shell) off
his hands. The 5 or so people who showed up definitely consider the Stars
highly collectable. I think we have a better appreciation for them after
having seen a demo that some of the members of the Star team did at Xerox
PARC earlier this year. Last year I'd passed up a 6085 at a local ham
fest because I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. After seeing the
demo, and how amazing the Star was, I was kicking myself for not getting
it. Now I have several.
I couldn't get a Lisa for under $2000, but I could
find a D-machine for
less than a tenth of that.
Grab the D-machine, its much more interesting anyway.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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