22 May
2007
22 May
'07
5:33 a.m.
Hey, all,
I've got mail from somebody with an original IBM PC from the first batch
to be sold by IBM to its own employees. Apparently they selected employees
from a list by lottery to determine what order to
deliver them, this was
in the middle of the list, delivered in October 1982.
(Isn't that a little
late for first batch? Was the production rate not up to demand at first?)
Anyway, there are several pieces: system unit, keyboard, monitor, etc.;
mostly (or all?) in original cartons with docs & software & such, some
still in shrink wrap.
There is also some amount of PS/1 stuff, available together with the PC
stuff or separately, depending on who wants what, the order in which
responses arrive, and the phase of the moon.
This stuff is all in Colorado, but the owner is willing to pay shipping
(presumably assuming domestic!) so the location doesn't much matter.
I'll collect responses and forward them in a batch, and the owner will
decide who to contact and so on.
Cheers,
Bill.
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