12 Nov
2010
12 Nov
'10
9:48 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 8:41 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Would You Pay $200,000 for an Original Apple Computer?
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Jules Richardson
<jules.richardson99 at gmail.com> wrote:
I'm still irked with myself for disposing of an Intercept Jr. (with the battery-backed
memory expansion) back in the mid-1990s. I hadn't done anything with it since the
mid-80s, we were moving, my Spousal Unit was 'helping' me pack.... <sigh>
For my (our) purposes, I am definitely interested in the story of a machine. It is often
quite helpful in helping others understand the significance of a particular device
("what would they have ever done with this old thing?"). For instance, our
PDP-7 came from the University of Oregon where it ran experiments in their high energy
physics lab; over thirty Ph.Ds were earned with research done on that machine.
To answer the original question: not likely. :-) But show me an IBM 360 and there's
no telling *what* I'd do.... -- Ian
($20's probably rather optimistic though -
I'm not sure what the
chances are
of finding a 1970's single-board machine for
that amount these days.
Most of
the "barn finds" are likely long-gone)
The last cheap SBC I got was a Micro Designs Z-80 Starter Kit (c.
1976) for $10 at a surplus place in Los Angeles about ten years ago.
It's gotta be worth $20 by now. ;-)