23 Sep
1997
23 Sep
'97
10:09 a.m.
On Tue, 23 Sep 1997, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
[...]
Actual IBM CGA cards are a
must-keep.
Original Hercules brand cards (as opposed to compatible)
and IBM
Monochrome Display Adapter cards are also must-keeps.
Genuine IBM floppy controllers should be saved.
IMHO _all_ genuine IBM cards should be saved. I always dig through the
'any card 1 pound' box at radio rallies (hamfests) looking for such
things. IBM cards have the advantage that they can be repaired (I have an
almost-complete set of TechRefs).
IMHO collectors will want early genuine IBM PC bits in the future. Just
like some people will pay for Altair bits today.
Interesting... the thought, though, reminds me of the whole "genuine"
Altair discussion. The same way that an Altair chasis may contain Compupro
or other S-100 cards, an XT chasis could contain cards from Hercules, AST,
Quadram, or any number of other manufacturers.
Will this make these systems any less desirable/valuable in the future? Or
will people just want to pay lots of money for matching IBM logos on the
monitor, CPU, and keyboard? (Oops, almost forgot the logos embossed on the
drives. :-)
<<<John>>>
CGA cards
Hercules
and MDA mono cards
Generic
XT floppy controllers