15 May
2009
15 May
'09
7:27 p.m.
Has anyone ever dealt with Vintage Processors in Santa Cruz, CA? They
have an EBay store at http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Processors
I ask because some of the prices that are listed struck me as a bit
'over the top' (such as a DG Eclipse S/120 for $1000?).
Just curious...
Mark Davidson
mdavidson1963 at gmail.com
15 May
15 May
8:15 p.m.
Mark Davidson wrote:
Has anyone ever dealt with Vintage Processors in Santa
Cruz, CA? They
have an EBay store at http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Processors
I ask because some of the prices that are listed struck me as a bit
'over the top' (such as a DG Eclipse S/120 for $1000?).
Just curious...
Mark Davidson
mdavidson1963 at gmail.com
I think Bob Rosenbloom might have dealt with them before. :-)
Looking at the system (ebay id 200303090120), $1000 doesn't seem out of
line at all.
8:23 p.m.
Hmmm...
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Jim Battle <frustum at pacbell.net> wrote:
Mark Davidson wrote:
Maybe it's me, then... I wasn't trying to malign anyone, but I was
curious about this person since they were so close to me (I'm in San
Jose).
Mark
Has anyone ever dealt with Vintage Processors in Santa Cruz, CA? ?They
have an EBay store at http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Processors
I ask because some of the prices that are listed struck me as a bit
'over the top' (such as a DG Eclipse S/120 for $1000?).
Just curious...
Mark Davidson
mdavidson1963 at gmail.com
I think Bob Rosenbloom might have dealt with them before. ?:-)
Looking at the system (ebay id 200303090120), $1000 doesn't seem out of line
at all.
9:11 p.m.
Mark Davidson wrote:
...
I've sold 8b micros for more than $1000 (a Sol system), so getting a
real mini including tape drive for $1000 doesn't seem unreasonable to me.
Of course, you have to determine what it is worth to you. Personally,
you'd have to pay me $1000 to take it. I don't need any more projects.
Looking at the
system (ebay id 200303090120), $1000 doesn't seem out of line
at all.
Maybe it's me, then... I wasn't trying to malign anyone, but I was
curious about this person since they were so close to me (I'm in San
Jose).
Mark
9:46 p.m.
Jim---
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Jim Battle <frustum at pacbell.net> wrote:
Mark Davidson wrote:
...
I've sold 8b micros for more than $1000 (a Sol system), so getting a real
mini including tape drive for $1000 doesn't seem unreasonable to me.
No, no, I understand... I just am amazed at some of the prices people
put on "vintage" computer equipment. My favorite (not seen on this
list) was the guy who found an old disk pack in a warehouse and listed
it for $500 (no testing, no idea if it was even good, sold as-is).
Looking at the system (ebay id 200303090120), $1000 doesn't seem out of
line
at all.
Maybe it's me, then... I wasn't trying to malign anyone, but I was
curious about this person since they were so close to me (I'm in San
Jose).
Mark Of course, you have to determine what it is worth to
you. ?Personally, you'd
have to pay me $1000 to take it. ?I don't need any more projects.
Heh. I know what you mean. I love old DG minis, though. My summer
project is an MV/4000 I bought for $300 with two tape drives (and that
included the delivery). I guess I was just lucky. :)
I had a deal to buy a Nova 4 with drives from a guy in SoCal... agreed
on a price and even supplied a deposit. But before I could arrange to
go get it, he returned my deposit (with a note saying "item sold") and
never bothered to respond to any future emails.
Mark
Mark
16 May
16 May
midnight
it was written...
---------------
I had a deal to buy a Nova 4 with drives from a guy in SoCal... agreed
on a price and even supplied a deposit. But before I could arrange to
go get it, he returned my deposit (with a note saying "item sold") and
never bothered to respond to any future emails.
----------------
Obviously, someone offered him the $1000 it was worth (to them) ;)
Jay
12:14 a.m.
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Jay West <jwest at classiccmp.org> wrote:
it was written...
---------------
I had a deal to buy a Nova 4 with drives from a guy in SoCal... agreed
on a price and even supplied a deposit. ?But before I could arrange to
go get it, he returned my deposit (with a note saying "item sold") and
never bothered to respond to any future emails.
----------------
Obviously, someone offered him the $1000 it was worth (to them) ;)
Jay
Oh, I agree... and I hope they enjoy the hell out of it (I *love* old
DG minis). I was just kind of annoyed when he backed out of the deal
without warning.
Mark
12:40 a.m.
Mark wrote....
---------------------
Oh, I agree... and I hope they enjoy the hell out of it (I *love* old
DG minis).
---------------------
I get the impression you like old DG minis :) Me too. I have a storage
facility full of 800's & 1200's (and peripherals). I also have two S/130's
an S/120, and a Nova 4. Some of those will become available after picking
the pieces & parts I want for final systems. But what I am looking to trade
for is a good working 6045 drive.... I only have one and it's not in running
shape yet.
Jay
1:14 a.m.
Jay---
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Jay West <jwest at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Mark wrote....
---------------------
Oh, I agree... and I hope they enjoy the hell out of it (I *love* old
DG minis).
---------------------
I get the impression you like old DG minis :) Me too. I have a storage
facility full of 800's & 1200's (and peripherals). I also have two
S/130's
an S/120, and a Nova 4. Some of those will become available after picking
the pieces & parts I want for final systems. But what I am looking to trade
for is a good working 6045 drive.... I only have one and it's not in running
shape yet.
Heh, it's that obvious, is it? :) You have lots more than I do. I
have an MV/4000 out in the garage that's my summer project. I have
managed to obtain boot tapes with AOS/VS so I can reinstall everything
(the contents of the hard drive are unknown).
I learned to program on a Nova 820 and spent many years earning money
helping several local doctor's offices upgrade and maintain their Nova
3s. When the opportunity came up to get this MV/4000, I jumped on it.
Let me know when you have systems available... I'll certainly be interested!
Mark
12:28 a.m.
--- On Fri, 5/15/09, Mark Davidson <mdavidson1963 at gmail.com> wrote:
From: Mark Davidson <mdavidson1963 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Vintage Processors in Santa Cruz, CA?
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 6:46 PM
Jim---
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Jim Battle <frustum at pacbell.net> wrote:
real
Mark Davidson wrote:
...
>>
>> Looking at the system (ebay id 200303090120), $1000 doesn't
seem out
of
>> line
>> at all.
>
> Maybe it's me, then... I wasn't trying to malign anyone, but I
was
> curious about this person since they were so close
to me (I'm in
San
Jose).
Mark
I've sold 8b micros for more than $1000 (a Sol system), so getting a mini including tape drive for $1000 doesn't seem
unreasonable to me.
No, no, I understand... I just am amazed at some of the prices people
put on "vintage" computer equipment. My favorite (not seen on this
list) was the guy who found an old disk pack in a warehouse and listed
it for $500 (no testing, no idea if it was even good, sold as-is).
Of course, you have to determine what it is worth to
you. ?Personally,
you'd
have to pay me $1000 to take it. ?I don't need any
more projects.
Heh. I know what you mean. I love old DG minis, though. My summer
project is an MV/4000 I bought for $300 with two tape drives (and that
included the delivery). I guess I was just lucky. :)
I had a deal to buy a Nova 4 with drives from a guy in SoCal... agreed
on a price and even supplied a deposit. But before I could arrange to
go get it, he returned my deposit (with a note saying "item sold")
and
never bothered to respond to any future emails.
Mark
I am the one that has the S/120 listed on ebay. Quite often I list stuff
in my store at a high price to see what happens. It cost very little to list
in the store format. I sold an Eclipse MV7800 for $1000 earlier and a Teletype
model 35 for $1200 that was not even complete. I find it's a good way to sell
items that I'm never going to get around to playing with. They do take a long
time to sell though. Most have been in the store for more than a year before
selling.
Also, I get interesting offers of things to trade through the ebay ads. Ebay reaches
a far wider audience than any other method I know of.
Now if someone really wants the S/120, I'm willing to trade for something interesting
that's smaller and lighter!
Bob
12:37 a.m.
I am the one that has the S/120 listed on ebay. Quite
often I list stuff
in my store at a high price to see what happens. It cost very little to list
in the store format. I sold an Eclipse MV7800 for $1000 earlier and a Teletype
model 35 for $1200 that was not even complete. I find it's a good way to sell
items that I'm never going to get around to playing with. They do take a long
time to sell though. Most have been in the store for more than a year before
selling.
I have personally had the pleasure of seeing Bob's collection and they're
in great shape. Bob, I promise to come get that AM box the next time. There
will be room in my back seat!
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1:26 a.m.
Bob---
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Bob Rosenbloom <bobalan at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I am the one that has the S/120 listed on ebay. Quite often I list stuff
in my store at a high price to see what happens. It cost very little to list
in the store format. I sold an Eclipse MV7800 for $1000 earlier and a Teletype
model 35 for $1200 that was not even complete. I find it's a good way to sell
items that I'm never going to get around to playing with. They do take a long
time to sell though. Most have been in the store for more than a year before
selling.
Also, I get interesting offers of things to trade through the ebay ads. Ebay reaches
a far wider audience than any other method I know of.
Now if someone really wants the S/120, I'm willing to trade for something
interesting
that's smaller and lighter!
We definitely need to talk! I'll send you a note off the list.
Mark
11:17 a.m.
New subject: S/120 prom images (was Re: Vintage Processors in Santa Cruz, CA?)
With the recent talk of DG gear it's time for my periodic "If someone
has a S/120 can would make prom images I'd be more than grateful" plea.
I'm long Nova 4s so turning one of them into a S/120 would have utility.
Chris
(Whose 840 is currently in bits to install hardware floating point)
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1:31 p.m.
New subject: S/120 prom images (was Re: Vintage Processors in Santa Cruz, CA?)
Uhhh, you perhaps referring to an S/140? The S/120 uses the microEclipse
chip, not the common microprogrammed-based "CPU Jr" Nova 4/X-Eclipse S/140
boards.
(And I do not have an S/140 in-house at this point.)
But your spring cleaning work on the 840 sounds interesting!
Bruce Ray
Wild Hare Computer Systems, Inc
bkr at WildHareComputers.com
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Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 09:17 AM
Subject: S/120 prom images (was Re: Vintage Processors in Santa Cruz, CA?)
With the recent talk of DG gear it's time for my
periodic "If someone
has a S/120 can would make prom images I'd be more than grateful" plea.
I'm long Nova 4s so turning one of them into a S/120 would have utility.
Chris
(Whose 840 is currently in bits to install hardware floating point)
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17 May
17 May
1:59 a.m.
New subject: S/120 prom images (was Re: Vintage Processors in Santa Cruz, CA?)
Bruce Ray wrote:
Uhhh, you perhaps referring to an S/140?
Yep. This is what happens when I engage fingers without benefit of
caffeine in the morning.
Srry about that :P
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16 May
16 May
12:54 a.m.
On Fri, 15 May 2009, Mark Davidson wrote:
I had a deal to buy a Nova 4 with drives from a guy in
SoCal... agreed
on a price and even supplied a deposit. But before I could arrange to
go get it, he returned my deposit (with a note saying "item sold") and
never bothered to respond to any future emails.
You had me scared for a moment because I brokered the sale of Nova 4 from
a guy in SoCal a couple years ago. Then I remembered nobody sent me a
deposit of any sort.
Hey Mister You-know-who-you-are, how about telling us what you've done
with that machine?
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1:24 a.m.
David---
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:54 PM, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
On Fri, 15 May 2009, Mark Davidson wrote:
This person (I won't name him on the list) had a Nova 4 in Irvine, and
he was looking for "best offers" on the machine by the end of April.
I asked him what he wanted and wanted to try and beat the best
offer... I made a counteroffer to what he wanted, he agreed and I sent
him a deposit. I didn't hear from him after that for a few days, and
he finally replied and said he had been out of town on business.
After another few days, my deposit was returned and that's the last I
heard.
I can't really argue that he has the right to the best offer, but I
just wish he had given me a chance to meet or beat the new offer.
But, as I said, I just hope the machine went to a good home.
Mark
I had a deal to buy a Nova 4 with drives from a
guy in SoCal... agreed
on a price and even supplied a deposit. ?But before I could arrange to
go get it, he returned my deposit (with a note saying "item sold") and
never bothered to respond to any future emails.
You had me scared for a moment because I brokered the sale of Nova 4 from a
guy in SoCal a couple years ago. ?Then I remembered nobody sent me a deposit
of any sort.
Hey Mister You-know-who-you-are, how about telling us what you've done with
that machine?
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