pdp8 tapes trays core memory ebay auction - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

7 Apr 2012

i put a 500$ bid in on that auction didn't expect this and it proly
shot up that high cause i was biding on it from the start quite
stronglyv and my bid was based on what i have seen these individual
items go for so i am kinda shocked

as for freebees i score a free pdp8a my pride n joy of my collection
and have been aquiring parts for it ever since like rk05's and
controllors rl02's

as for you talk about freebees mines not as nice as ur stuff but i did
score a pdp8a with all its software manuals drawings asr33 x2
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Scott Mickey <scott.m.18 at atsgate.com> wrote:
...
  I need someone to educate me as to why this DEC
hardware is worth
 more than $1K:
 eBay auction -
 "DEC PDP-8 paper tape software, books and core memory card"
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320880958746
 At first I thought it was a gag, but then I looked at the number of
 bidders and the amounts.
 I know there are a lot of older fellows out there holding on to their
 PDP and VAX hardware because they are quite fond of it. ? However, at
 some point each comes to the conclusion that unless they want to be
 buried with their computers, the same as the egyptian pharaohs were
 buried with their gold, they need to find a new home for them.
 A fellow who was on oxygen and too weak to pick up his computers any
 longer kindly give me two fully loaded VAXServer 3400's for free.
 A few years later, from another retired gentleman, I received a
 VT103 (11/23), VT100, RX02 (dual 8" flop drives), a pair of
 CDC 9427H "Hawk" drives (which about KILLED me when I lifted each
 one by myself), dozens of floppies, and a dozen 14" rigid platter
 disk cartridges. ?I got all of this for free too. ?I did pay $100
 for a MicroVAX II, with all original tapes and manuals. ?It has been
 very educational learning all this old hardware and running the
 early UNIXes on real hardware (not an emulator). ?I found all these
 people and all of this stuff locally on craigslist. ? So when I see
 bits of DEC paper tape and core memory going for more than $1000,
 I am flabbergasted. ?Completely. ? Shouldn't this money be staying
 in your retirement account? ?(No offense intended). ?Why is this
 particular stuff so valuable?
 Thank you for your time today.

 Scott

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 From: "Adrian Stoness"
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April 06, 2012 6:19 PM
 Subject: pdp8 tapes trays core memory ebay auction

  i put bid in and went to work at 6am and see this
when i get back
 1100 bucks :O

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