ACCRC Sealed-bid Auction Update for 2008-12-16

ACCRC Sealed-bid Auction Update for 2008-12-16 Many people asked about the functional condition of some of the items in the ACCRC sealed-bid auction, and some asked for the configurations of some of the higher-end systems. So I took the time last night to test each machine and below is a summary of the functional status of each machine in the current lot. In summary: nearly all the machines tested work just fine. Also, several people had problems logging in, changing their password, or creating an account. All of these problems should be fixed by now. If you continue to have any issues logging in or creating an account, please let me know ASAP and I will address the issue immediately. FYI, the closing time for this auction is this Thursday, December 18, at 12:00PM PST. There's still plenty of time to update your bids (if warranted). The next auction lot will be posted by this weekend, with a target date of December 19 (this coming Friday). More good stuff is on the way, so don't blow your wad all at once. Functional Summary of Current ACCRC Sealed-bid Auction Lot "GOOD" means the unit powers up and displays video (if applicable). "NLS" stands for "Non-Linear Systems" (see below for explanation). ## Item Condition -- -------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1 Olivetti Divisumma 24 Calculator Untested; needs funky power cord 2 HP1000 Model A900 Powers up; see below for config. 3 Apple Silentype Printer Unable to test (needs int. board) 4 Lagamarsino Totalia 6341 Calc. Untested; needs funky power cord 5 Kaypro 4 GOOD; NLS; drv. B latch is broken 7 Kaypro II GOOD; NLS 8 NEC PC-8201A GOOD 9 Kaypro 2X Does not power up 11 TRS-80 Model 4P GOOD 12 Kaypro 2 GOOD; slight video warping 14 Kaypro 1 GOOD 15 Non-Linear Systems Kaypro II Withdrawn (see notes below) 17 Osborne 1 Power cord cut; cannot test 18 Apple Silentype Printer Unable to test (needs int. board) 19 Apple //c Untested (no power brick) 20 IMSAI Z80 No attempt made to test 21 Osborne Executive GOOD; slight video jitter 22 Osborne 1 (Gray) GOOD 23 Osborne Executive GOOD; slight video jitter 25 Osborne Executive GOOD 26 Kaypro 4 GOOD; brightness is over-driven 27 TRS-80 Color Computer 2 Unable to test (no video cable) 28 Magnavox Odyssey 4000 Beeps; video untested; ~GOOD 29 Access Portable GOOD 30 TI 99/4a Expansion System Unable to test 31 TI 99/4a Didn't bother to test 32 Tandy 200 GOOD 33 TI Silent 700 Does not power up 34 Tandy 600 Powers up; scrambled video 35 Atari 800XL & 1050 Untested (no power brick) 36 Sony SMC-70 Powers up; need video cable 37 Macintosh 128K GOOD; see updated description 38 Macintosh (Original) GOOD; "Sad Mac" = 0F0002 39 Altos 8600 Powers up; HD sounds sick 40 Famicom Clone Unable to test 41 Canon Cat GOOD Additional notes on certain machines: Kaypros - Kaypro Corporation originally started out as "Non-Linear Systems, Inc.", changing its name after the success of their Kaypro computer line (their initial claim to fame is bringing to market the first digital voltmeter; see Wikipedia for more details). Early Kaypro computers were labeled as being made by "Non-Linear Systems". In my opinion, these early machines are more rare and valuable than the later "Kaypro" branded machines. During the course of my more detailed inspection, I realized that several of the Kaypro machines carry the "Non-Linear Systems" branding. "NLS" in the condition column above indicates a "Non-Linear Systems" branded machine. The item descriptions on the auction page have been updated to reflect this new information. The "Non-Linear Systems Kaypro II" (Item #15) has been withdrawn because it was determined that it was already sold. I apologize profusely for this. Osborne Executives - the "slight video jitter" indicated might be a side effect of the drive motors when the unit is seeking a boot disk. HP 1000 Model A900 ------------------ The configuration of the HP 1000 A900 is as follows: A900 CNTRL STOR A900 SEQUENCER A900 DATA PATH A900 CACHE CTRL A900 MEM CNTRL MEMORY 3 MB MEMORY 3/4 MB HP-IB 8 CHAN MUX BB PARALLEL HP-IB As noted above, this machines powers up, but no other information about it's functional condition is known. IMSAI Z80 --------- The configuration of the IMSAI Z80 is as follows: CompuPro CPU-Z (Z80 processor with 1985 date code) Cromemco 32K ByteSaver Fulcrum Static RAM (?) Fulcrum Static RAM (?) [second board] Digital Research Computers RAM (?) Godbout System Support 1 Morrow Disk Jockey/DMA (floppy disk controller) Morrow HDC/DMA (hard disk controller) IMSAI MIO (Rev. 2) CompuPro Interfacer 4 No attempt was made to power on the IMSAI. This is pretty much a project machine, though it's in good enough condition that an experienced hobbyist should be able to get it booted with a couple hours of tinkering. It's a good starter machine for a noob. Please contact me if you have any further questions about any of these items. Best regards, Sellam Ismail Proprietor Vintage Computer Festival