17 Aug
1998
17 Aug
'98
5:44 a.m.
On Mon, 17 Aug 1998 Mzthompson(a)aol.com wrote:
A recent storm blew a tree over and into my garage.
It so happens
that I had an computer near the spot where the tree went through
the garage. Although not physically damaged by the tree, there was
<...>
The computer is an IBM RT Model 135, Type 6150. It has a 5 1/4 floppy,
and two hard drives (100MB & 300MB), plus the usual video and
network card.
I guess whatever quote you get from each of us is going to be rather
subjective as we guess what the box is worth based on our own experiences
and level of interest in the IBM RT Model 135. I would suggest you think
about what you would find this box selling for at a flea market or on the
Internet, or perhaps check the internet for previous offerings using Deja
News. With such a relatively obscure machine (in terms of hobbyists who
would have one) you'll probably not find many references. So if not,
you'll just have to think what someone at a flea market would typically be
selling such a box for given its age and technology. You'll have to price
it based on its actual contemporary usefulness and thus factor in
depreciation (ie. its obviously not worth the original purchase price).
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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