21 Jan
2003
21 Jan
'03
9:26 a.m.
It's up to ?100 now, and still 5 days to go...
Just out of interest, what sort of value would this machine
have (if it
wasn't on eBay, that is)? Assume nothing more than hobbyist
use, and no
realistic money and/or wifely restrictions.
Well a reseller would probably want ?1K or so,
maybe more. You'd probably get it for ?50-?100
at an auction, and probably for a song at a
scrapyard. But you'd have to wait for one to
turn up.
It's about the fastest VAX you can reasonably
run at home (OK - the -96/98,-106/-108 and the
VS4000-9x machines'd give it a run for its money,
but not so's you'd notice).
Noone's going to notice one extra piddly little
VAX sitting there are they :-)
Antonio
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