17 Aug
1999
17 Aug
'99
4:30 a.m.
In 1964, Olin-Mathieson acquired Winchester. For years after that, the gun
ads in the papers would advertise their "pre-1964" shotguns, rifles, etc. at
prices well above those of the "new" ones. The Olin-Mathieson folks did
take tooling out of mothballs and produce models which had been
discontinued, but folks seemed to prefer the "old" and original ones.
I'm curious what will happen with the IMSAI in view of the lack of
current-generation 8080's. Maybe they'll substitute an FPGA. Otherwise, of
what use will it be?
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: William Donzelli <aw288(a)osfn.org>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: imsai 2
> I couldn't help but wonder: Will the fact that
you can buy a new one for
> $995.00 finally curb the pricing on places like ebay for the vintage ones
do
you think?
No, not at all. People will pay for the history.
Look at the old Western Electric 300B audio tube (valve). These things
skyrocketted to several hundred dollars each. A few years ago, Westrex
decided to tool up and make them again. They produced 300Bs that are
_identical_ to the old ones. What did the price of the old ones do? Well,
not much. A little bump, thats it.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org 
17 Aug
17 Aug
5:39 a.m.
On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Richard Erlacher wrote:
I'm curious what will happen with the IMSAI in view
of the lack of
current-generation 8080's. Maybe they'll substitute an FPGA. Otherwise, of
what use will it be?
Well, if they go through mainstream channels, yes, they're hard to find. I
frequently see tubes of them at hamfests, however. How many will they really
need?
Also, there are a few companies that specialize in "obsolete" (read:
unmarketable, not unusable) chips and components...some of them buy new
old stock from long-forgotten corners of warehouses, others salvage them from
boards, clean them up, test them, and repackage them.
I really doubt they'll have any problems getting the components they need.
-Dave McGuire
6:09 a.m.
I'm curious what will happen with the IMSAI in
view of the lack of
current-generation 8080's. Maybe they'll substitute an FPGA. Otherwise, of
what use will it be?
Assuming you mean that 8080s are not available...Lots of places still
sell them. I doubt they will need more than a handfull to satisfy any
likely orders.
Allison
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