20 Oct
2010
20 Oct
'10
12:29 a.m.
I have a collection of DEC systems. All my complete systems work or are
being brought up to working condition. All the spare boards are tested and
tagged.
There is only one non DEC system I have an interest in collecting and that?s
a NorthStar Horizion. About 1980 I did a lot of development in CBASIC under
CP/M using Wordstar as a programmers editor on one with an attached LSI
ADM3A and Diabolo 630 daisywheel printer.
So my idea is to recreate an actual working set up in use circa 1980
So far I only have a motherboard.
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-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: 19 October 2010 18:40
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Preserving computers (here we go again)
What on earth has any of that got to do with the methods of preservation?
-tony
=A0I
believe that preserving classic computers is VERY different from
preserving many other types of collectibles.
For those of us that have been around from the very beginnings of the
computer collecting (which seems to be perhaps 1990 or so), or better
for those of use that have been around from before anyone gave a damn,
we see that it has grown up almost perfectly in line with how every
other branch of the antique and collectible trade has.
1) A few see potential in some unrealized common items.
2) Very loose communities form, and collection form.
3) Snowball effect of more people see the potential and interest grows.
4) Prices and values start forming, due to supply and demand.
Meanwhile, the good stuff starts getting scarce,
5) Markets grow, prices stabilize. The high end gets very high, and
the low end gets worthless.