13 May
1998
13 May
'98
6:50 a.m.
On Wed, 13 May 1998, SUPRDAVE wrote:
what a joke! i just webbed there not long ago and
checked his price guide. an
H89 for $400? wow, i got mine for free! a pcjr for $50? i cant even give one
away! a trs80 model 1 for $200? yea, right! from his "prices" i could sell
part of my collection for over $1500. the list is quite sparse though. what
about my osi or my portable pc or mac512k with a hyperdrive or my tandy 102 or
atari portfolio? i seldom take seriously anyone who attempts to put market
prices on old computers. for some light reading and humour goto the above url
and check for yourself.
Allow me to provide a reality check. I'm assuming the following is just
the computer (IE. no monitor or peripherals where applicable)
MTPRO Closer to Reality
Apple ][+: $50 $10-$15
Apple ][e: $80 $15-$20
Commodore Vic-20: $30 $5-$10 (many of these were produced)
Commodore 64: $20 $5-$10 (ditto X 100)
TRS-80 model II: $200 Don't have good guess but $200 way too high
TRS-80 model III: $120 $15-$25 (many made)
TRS-80 model IV: $120 (ditto)
Compaq Portable: $100 Pfeh. $15
Atari 800: $30 $5-$15
TI 99/4a: $30 Ugh. Try Free-$5 (99/4a's and VIC-20's were
used as foot soldiers in the price war between
TI and Commodore in the early 80s...tons made)
IBM PC model 5150: $100 Please. Hundreds of thousands made. Free.
Macintosh 128K: $200 $50-$100. Not that hard to find.
Amiga 1000: $100 $25-$35
Sinclair ZX81: $60 $5
Timex/Sinclair 1000: $50 ZX81 and TS-1000 are the same thing basically.
IBM PCjr: $50 $15-$20 with monitor
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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