18 Sep
2003
18 Sep
'03
1:42 p.m.
I have some interest in the unit.
Is it a classic Blue unit, 4' tall, etc with external 50mb drive or internal
10? or is
it one of the later MAI units?
I am looking for any Blue units and software that I can find.
I am in Orange county, near the home of Basic 4 in Tustin (my current office
is about 1 block from the original B4 campus that they moved the company
into in the late 70's when they were really roaring.).
BTW the current descendant of Basic 4, which is still MAI is in the Hotel
computing business, since the use of their software for third party applications
is mostly gone.
anyone know of any application systems based on business basic that are still
in basic?
Jim
Jim
Mike wrote:
Hi all,
Anita at Crappiefishinusa(a)aol.com wants to find a good home for her Basic
Four minicomputer. She is located in N. Alabama near the Georgia line and
would like to hear from anyone interested. I might be able to help anyone
going for this in terms of some software (disk packs of BOSS, Business
Basic, and some accounting crap) and documentation that I have with mine,
though her's seems to include 'stuff' too...
;)
- Mike: dogas(a)bellsouth.net
Hello Mike, As far as I know it works, I have books and disc with it but the
person who worked with this computer is no longer around, no I would not
trash it as I know it is old and yes it is really BIG. I would like it to go
to someone who might know how to use it. Thank you for asking around. Anita
Hi Anita,
Hello I have an old basic four computer can you
tell me where I can sell
it,
what it might be worth? Thank You Anita
I have one of those too. Mine was given to me for free for simply relieving
the owner of the 'burden' because it was a big and heavy old minicomputer
and too much in his way.
If you want to sell it, I'd suggest getting the model numbers on everything
that you can see, describing the parts and condition (software and
documentation too) as well as you can, and even posting some digital
pictures of the system and then either using http://ebay.com or
http://marketplace.vintage.org for the best financial results, but shipping
can be a real pain and expensive for these large systems though.
As far as worth... Technically, I'd say the machine is worth saving for
historical reasons so please don't trash it if you have trouble selling it
now. Worth is pretty subjective and sporadic these days. Prices seem to be
on the low side watching eBay. So guessing anywhere from $0 to a few
hundred. High side if working.
If you were close and I was less poor right now I'd be more interested in it
myself. There is a internet-list of classic computer enthusiasts that I
could ask for you and maybe find someone locally interested, but those folks
like there old systems cheap, but care for them deeply.
Good luck
- Mike