21 Apr
1997
21 Apr
'97
1 p.m.
Fun article ;)
I'm just curious - have any of you (with the possible exception of the
apple I) ever seen anyone selling these models at these prices much less
purchased one for so much? Do any of these warrant such a price for
you? $400 for an Apple II? $300 for an Osborne? I bought an Apple II+
with 3 Disk IIs, color monitor, and box of accessories for $50 -
in 1988!
I get nervous when journalists start quoting prices on old computers.
There are still a number of machines I want in my collection - but
only if I can continue to find them for $5. Maybe I'm just nuts ;).
Bill
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Bill Whitson - Classic Computers ListOp
bill(a)booster.u.washinton.edu or bcw(a)u.washington.edu
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~bcw
Here are some of the PCs attracting the attention
of nostalgic
techies:
Model: Apple I
Current value: $10,000-$12,000
Model: Mark-8
Current value: $3,500-$4,000
Model: Scelbi 8H
Current value: $1,200-$1,500
Model: Altair 8800
Current value: $1,200-$1,500
Model: Imsai 8080
Current value: $400-$600
Model: Apple II
Current value: $200-$400
Model: Osborne I
Current value: $200-$300