19 Nov
2001
19 Nov
'01
9:02 a.m.
Nice new topic ...
If you do
not need some old chips you have laying around, then
here's a chance for you to get rid of them and make a few
bucks in the process.
Valid to some degree,
My intent was to demonstrate that you guys should come
off that stash of old
chips you have squireled away.
They are not doing you any good and there is a community of chip collectors
who would love to get
their hands on them.
Now exactly here comes a dramatic missunderstanding (please excuse
if Tony already answered hereon :)): At least for my part, I don't
collect and hort old chips witout purpose. I collect old machines,
and these chips are vital spare parts.
Maybe we can stress again the old Car vs Computer collector picture.
Collectin chips is to me like collecting crankshafts or pistons to a
car collector. They may be realy nice, and there is an awful lot of
various details and variations to collect, but the best place is still
inside an engine to keep a car running - no part can be so beautifull
that I would prefere it above the whole machine.
But then, they are not here at the moment and I am,
so
I am more than willing to "distribute"
them to legitimate collectors for you. In otherwords,
I am willing to be the "middleman". I buy the chips from
you (for more than you think they are worth) and I then
put them in the hands of legitmate chip collectors.
So machine collectors are not legitimate ? (SCNR)
You get some cash and get to know that your old chips
will be preserved and enjoyed by others instead of
sitting in some box in your garage. Will I make money
on the deal? I might, but if I do, I'll just use it to buy
other chips I do not have from other collectors. Most
collectors obtain most of there chips thru trading. But
that only works if you have chips to trade. I don't have
any old computers to trade so I offer you cash instead.
Now if this implies to get old computers to just rip of
some chips, you may realy offend some members.
(*)
However, if you do need a chip, there's a good
chance
I can find it for you. In fact, I've got a special this week.
Purple C8080A's for only $600 ea. - Just kidding! I can get you the white
and gold ones for less than that.
Besides, why do you need a C8080A when a P8080A will work just as well? I
can get those for $5.
Like with car collectors, there a two species - one that realy
want to keep it in an totaly as original delivered configuration,
who would put in a similar chip only as long as they can't find
the 'real' one, and the ones who want to keep it in a good or
better as good to use condition, who don't care about non infuencal
parts (like using a P instead of a C)
Well, let's see.
BTW: I have some 8080s and similar stuff - Got to look, but most are
white ceramic (and some grey) ... (And Sallam, don't piss him off - let
me first sell some spare :)
Gruss
H.
(*) Serious, if wou scrap machines to get chips, I'd like to get a note
from you before you do so - maybe you can have the same
chips you would
loot (or a few more) in exchange for the untouched machine.
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