New subject: Qbus SCSI host adapters [was: Re: Collections, was: Be careful handling computer racks]

15 Jan 2010

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Jerome H. Fine <jhfinedp3k at compsys.to> wrote:
...

 On the other hand, eBay has no Qbus SCSI host adapters, although
 I am confident that 3rd party Qbus dealers have many for sale.

 I suspect that for a company (not a hobby user) willing
 to pay the cost, a Qbus SCSI host adapter can easily be found.
 I can let you know a general range, but I suspect that $ 1000
 might not be too much for some of these boards at quantity one.

They do show up on eBay at reasonable prices from time to time.

There are a couple of CQD-423/TM on eBay now that have been there for
a while.  Well under $1000, but more than most people would pay.

I think it was a list member that recently sold a CQD-220/TM for
around $100 on eBay.  A couple of months ago I got a CQD-223/T off of
eBay for around $60, which I then turned into a CQD-223/TM.  An AVIV
QSA S-box handle disk/tape SCSI adapter just went for $70 on eBay.
Maybe the S-box handle adapters are less valuable to most people as
they cannot be directly installed in a BA23 or similar without
modification.

-Glen