19 Oct
2018
19 Oct
'18
8:48 a.m.
On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 11:40 AM js--- via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On 10/19/2018 10:34 AM, Bill Degnan via
cctalk wrote:
I sold the entire Series/1 system for $1000 many years ago, and the guy
only wanted the terminal. The rest could be discarded as far as the buyer
cared. This is not a new thing I guess. Probably this is not the same
person selling now that bought my terminal then, now that I see the
location, but you never know.
I do have a few orphaned keyboards from who knows when, spares and so on,
but not as a result of intentionally selling just the terminal :-)
b
Here is a great example of why the keyboards and
terminals are getting
separated
https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-3101-beam-spring-keyboard-purchased-new-in-198…
Note the price $2000 so far. How could one blame the seller. I wonder
if
this is the terminal I sold to a buyer in
California years ago when I
sold
my Series/1 computer. All he wanted was the
terminal, I donated the rest
to what was the MARCH museum. At the time I remember having a few words
with the buyer who would not also take the Series/1 system (2 racks) or
the
manuals.
There is a naked terminal up for grabs if you're out his way.
Bill
B, I don't get it. Why is the keyboard
being sold alone, when the terminal is
right there?
And how come this particular keyboard is
so hugely in demand?
- J.