I've talked to goldsnipper before. He definitely thinks it's worth that kind
of money. He may still be on this list, not sure.
Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Jennings" <tomj at wps.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: D.G. Nova/4 on ePay
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, vrs wrote:
"gold-snipper" is nearby -- I could
contact him, but I have no knowledge
of
Nova H/W.
Oh, I was just thinking generally. I don't know if he's absolutely
convinced the thing is worth $600, or isn't sure and thought he'd
try that, or just fishing, or what.
It also seemed to be a heads-up that gold-snipper at least was
aware of classic collectors; whether a friend, impartial
businessmammal, or bloodthirsty shark, I don't know, and a visit
might illuminate that.
And finally, if he becomes aware it's really not worth much
money-wise (shipping alone will be $100), and will sell it to you
'cheap', you could probably part it out and recoup maybe $100 if
you were so inclined. Like I said, I'd buy a memory or two, maybe
another IO card.
Unless you're a DG nut, or one lives near you, or doesn't mind
paying for shipping, the chassis itself would probably get
scrapped, sad to say.
There's a regulated P.S. that slides into the chassis under the
lowest board (CPU); there's a swing-out unreg supply in back;
there's a backplane; there's the plastic front panel. Some "paddle
card" plugs onto the backplane to the rear connectors. Those
things could be removed and traded/sold off but for relatively
peanuts, and shipping cheap (light).