Possibility of Classic Computing Garage Sale/Auction - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

30 Sep 2001

I hope this information helps.

...
 So what (please be sepecific, and include details, e.g.
how COMPLETE the stuff
is, i.e. manuals, drivers, etc.) APPLE][ stuff do you have? 
I have working II+, IIe and a IIgs computer with 1.5 meg upgrade board.  I have
alot of original diskettes and manuals for most of the common Apple stuff.
I have
one or two of the original red books, joysticks, floppy drives, etc.  I
also have
a John Bell Engineering voice synth card with diskettes and a BAL-500 eprom
programmer.

 I'm not an
...
 APPLE-freak, but in order to do a couple of 1-time
tasks, I need a couple of
things.  I'm also interested in S-100 cards, particularly if they're
documented
and complete with software, but I don't need backplanes or boxes, nor do I
need 
I do have a few S100 cards.  Mostly they're undocumented static and dynamic
memory boards (which are easy to figure out).  However, I do have a MM103
modem and documentation but no software and the S100 hayes micromodem with
the direct connect coupler interface.  I also have a SMB multifunction card
in bad
shape and one or two Diskjockey IIds if I recall, with documentation but no
software.

I have a bunch of 8" diskettes with Xerox 820-II stuff on them including
boot disks.

...
 8" FD drives, as I have plenty.

If you have the apple interface for that Xebec HDD, I'd be interested in that,
as well, maybe, depending on how complete it is.
 The Xebec does include the interface and driver diskettes but no documentation.
However, I was able to easily figure it out.  Mostly if you just plug it
into slot#5
and do a pr#5 after booting, it'll boot.

...
 let me know, plz

regards,

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Clifton - Retrocomputing.com" &lt;vaxcat(a)retrocomputing.com&gt;
To: &lt;classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org&gt;
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 10:47 AM
Subject: Possibility of Classic Computing Garage Sale/Auction

 So, here's the deal.  From time to time, I get the itch to collect classic
 computing
 stuff.  I collect a bunch of stuff, pile it up in my house and then the
 itch is scratched
 and I forget about it for a while.

 What compels me to do this I don't pretend to understand.  But the simple
 fact is that
 most of you are doing such a good job collecting, restoring and preserving
 this stuff
 that there's just no need for me to do it.  In other words, because I'm
 pursuing my
 own interests which take alot of space, the time has come to choose either
 to be a
 classic computer collector or not to be.  (IE it's time to sh*t or get off
 the pot.)

 Therefore, I'm considering sending ALL my classic computing stuff to live
 with the
 rest of you where it will be preserved and loved.  This will free up ALOT
 of space
 in my house to pursue interests such as art and photography.

 And I'll get to see alot of smiling faces taking home treasures.

 Mind you, I'd like to get some money back out of this stuff but not
 necessarily as
 much as I'd get on Ebay.

 So I'm considering holding a garage sale/auction at my home the last weekend
of
  October in Des Moines, Iowa.  More valuable items
would be auctioned
over the
 course of an hour or so while less valuable (more common) items would simply
 be priced, haggled and sold.

 Stuff that would be sold or auctioned includes:  Apple II stuff, Kaypro II,
 Epson QX10, Green
 screen monitors, Microvax II, Vaxstation 3100, Sun 3/60, 3/110s, Sun mono
 monitors, mice, keyboards, books.  I have a Cisco IGS router (now 10 years
 old),
 a livingston 10 port terminal server, a TIE S100 chassis, a Vector S100
 business
 computer with 8" hard disk in separate enclosure, around a dozen s100 cards,
 macintosh plus and other macintosh equipment, an 8" drive in it's own
 enclosure,
 a Shugart SA800 bare drive, software, books and all kinds of miscellaneous
 bits of
 hardware and software.  I also have a 9 track streaming tape drive that
 goes with
 the Microvax II.

 I also have an old tektronix scope with aluminum rolling cart, a 19" dual
width
> bud rack (4' tall appox), a crusty Northstar chassis and some other
> miscellaneous
> ham radio and electronics equipment.
>
> Also, of note, I have a 19" color terminal (the Intelligent Systems Corp
> unit I mentioned
> a few months ago), a vt102 and 2 or 3 vt220s with keyboards.  I also have a
> Xebec 10 meg
> hard disk for Apple II machines and other weird and bizarre stuff.
>
> As I say, although I want to get a few bucks out of the stuff, I also want
> everything
> to go.  So I'm willing to haggle.  This would send it all away in one big
> shot for me,
> which would be absolutely wonderful.  It'd also make me feel alot better
> than putting
> stuff in a dumpster or sending it to Goodwill.
>
> So, essentially, what I'm looking for is this:  If I were to hold this the
> last Saturday
> of October, how many people would be able to come or send another collector
> on their
> behalf?  It would be in Des Moines, Iowa.
>
> Please send me an email if you would be able to attend and, if enough
> people express
> interest, I'll make specific plans and post them this week.
>
> Thanks and I hope everyone will see this as a positive thing and not be too
> hard on me
> for wanting to pursue my other interests.
>
> Anthony Clifton
> Des Moines, Iowa
>
>
> 