4 Feb
2010
4 Feb
'10
12:42 a.m.
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:09:09 -0500
From: billdeg at degnanco.com
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Poly8813 on ebay
I tend to think his asking price ($8000) is WAY too high in spite of the
condition since it doesn't include any docs or disks. But if anyone
decides to buy it, I can supply a copy of the manuals and other board
documentation if they aren't already online.
The 8812 is not the original and much rarer Polymorphic Micro-Altair,
later called Poly-88. Those came out in 1976 and might fetch $8000.
The 8813 series were advertised into early 1979 and are worth more like
$400-600 at best, in unknown condition.
Bill
Hi
I have it from several sources that the Micro-Altair was never anything more
than an empty case for an advertising picture. I still wait to see one anywhere.
Altair shut them down before any of these were ever shipped. At least,
that is what I've heard from several sources. When that advertisement was
released, they hadn't even created a single production unit. All were still
prototype levels. They were waiting to see what volume they needed before
ordering boards.
Dwight
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From:
dwight elvey
Hi
I thought I'd mention that there is a Poly 8813 ( actually a 8812 )
on ebay.