2 Oct
2001
2 Oct
'01
12:48 p.m.
On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Mike Ford wrote:
I don't think we'll see that. I think they'll always have some
significant monetary value, and I do see culturally significant machines
going up in value over time (like Apple 1's).
I just looked at the Altair auction. In it they mention the original
owner used the Altair up until they got a TRS-80. In one of the pictures
we see two TRS-80 disk drives supposedly hooked up to the Altair.
Duh.
I'm guessing they were NOT used with the Altair.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1280822959 I
have been considering buying one of these machines as an investment.
While I am a computer programmer
My guess is that prices will stay flat for a few more years, then rapidly
drop to about 5% of current levels.