27 Jun
2002
27 Jun
'02
3:35 a.m.
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
Well, I wasn't going to brag... but, in the same
group
of auctions as the recent $787.77 Altair processor card,
I got 4 SCP 16K static RAM cards for $38. Less than
$10 per card. I think it was a good deal.
The reason that Altair processor card got that amount was not because of
the card itself but because of the 8080 processor on it. Apparently, a
few chip collectors creamed their pants over it because it was an Intel
C8080, harboring some manner of significance to them.
The buyer was "prepared to go well over $1000 for that chip". That chip
is apparently listed as having a value of $1,800 on one collector's site.
Gee, it's like the classic computer craze of 1999 all over again.
The auction was:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2032858555
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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