24 Jul
2020
24 Jul
'20
5:18 a.m.
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From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Liam Proven via
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Sent: 24 July 2020 12:38
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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Subject: Re: Any interest in "newer" hardware, software?
On Fri, 24 Jul 2020 at 08:36, Boris Gimbarzevsky via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Well the going rate in the USA for a 5150 seems to be about $2-300 but for the top end you
need the box :-(
Was about to toss a 1987 box containing DOS 3.3 but then figured
someone might want it. Have a couple of XT systems kicking around
somewhere
A chap on the FB Vintage Computing group was seriously asking if an original
IBM PC with original packaging was worth USD 1000 this week.
A thousand bucks for an 8088. *shakes head in disbelief*
I sold a lot of my kit when I moved from the UK to Czechia, 6y ago.
Individual 1.2 MB 5?" disk drives went for ?25-?50 each. You might be
surprised how much it is worth... I was.
They are getting hard to get hold of...
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