3 Feb
2010
3 Feb
'10
7:09 p.m.
From:
dwight elvey
Hi
I thought I'd mention that there is a Poly 8813 ( actually a 8812 )
on ebay.
4 Feb
4 Feb
12:42 a.m.
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:09:09 -0500
From: billdeg at degnanco.com
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Poly8813 on ebay
I tend to think his asking price ($8000) is WAY too high in spite of the
condition since it doesn't include any docs or disks. But if anyone
decides to buy it, I can supply a copy of the manuals and other board
documentation if they aren't already online.
The 8812 is not the original and much rarer Polymorphic Micro-Altair,
later called Poly-88. Those came out in 1976 and might fetch $8000.
The 8813 series were advertised into early 1979 and are worth more like
$400-600 at best, in unknown condition.
Bill
Hi
I have it from several sources that the Micro-Altair was never anything more
than an empty case for an advertising picture. I still wait to see one anywhere.
Altair shut them down before any of these were ever shipped. At least,
that is what I've heard from several sources. When that advertisement was
released, they hadn't even created a single production unit. All were still
prototype levels. They were waiting to see what volume they needed before
ordering boards.
Dwight
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From:
dwight elvey
Hi
I thought I'd mention that there is a Poly 8813 ( actually a 8812 )
on ebay.
12:54 p.m.
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010, dwight elvey wrote:
Altair shut them down before any of these were ever
shipped. At least,
that is what I've heard from several sources. When that advertisement was
released, they hadn't even created a single production unit. All were still
prototype levels. They were waiting to see what volume they needed before
ordering boards.
A time-honored tradition in the electronic instrumentation field. My
father was lead engineer for Panoramic Corp. (swept spectrum analyzers)
in the early 60s. He had many stories about mockup units with knobs glued
to the front panel that were built solely to guage interest at trade
shows. This probably dates back to the horse and buggy, when you get
right down to it.
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5 Feb
5 Feb
7:30 a.m.
On Feb 4, 2010, at 7:54 AM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
A time-honored tradition in the electronic
instrumentation field.
My father was lead engineer for Panoramic Corp. (swept spectrum
analyzers) in the early 60s. He had many stories about mockup
units with knobs glued to the front panel that were built solely to
guage interest at trade shows. This probably dates back to the
horse and buggy, when you get right down to it.
Panoramic...Is that the company that was bought out by Singer?
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
9:12 a.m.
New subject: Panoramic / was Re: Poly8813 on ebay
Steven Hirsch wrote:
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010, dwight elvey wrote:
'Panalysers'? One of those came through the radio museum a few years ago. Giant
(~2 ft of rack) tube-based spectrum analyser, low-GHz range IIRC, would have
been fun to work on, .. but too many such fun things to do.
Altair shut them down before any of these were
ever shipped. At least,
that is what I've heard from several sources. When that advertisement was
released, they hadn't even created a single production unit. All were still
prototype levels. They were waiting to see what volume they needed before
ordering boards.
A time-honored tradition in the electronic instrumentation field. My
father was lead engineer for Panoramic Corp. (swept spectrum analyzers)
in the early 60s. He had many stories about mockup units with knobs glued
to the front panel that were built solely to guage interest at trade
shows. This probably dates back to the horse and buggy, when you get
right down to it.
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