27 Jun
2002
27 Jun
'02
5:12 a.m.
From: "Erik S. Klein"
<classiccmp(a)mail.vintage-computer.com>
"That chip is apparently listed as having a value of $1,800
on one collector's site."
Wow. I had no idea that was the reason for the high bid.
And to think, I've (theoretically) got $3,600 in two chips
at home. . .
Hmmmm.
Erik
Hi
You realize that these need to be early C8080 and not
C8080A or i8080 anything like that.
I wonder if this might have something to do with
the NASA buys?
Dwight
27 Jun
27 Jun
5:20 a.m.
I wonder if this might have something to do with
the NASA buys?
Dwight
I think it is pure economics of a maturing collectable field. There is
really nothing strange about some very rare chips fetching huge prices -
the collectable (and I an not including the audio market) tube scene
works just the same way. Some tubes, with only a tiny difference in
contruction from the norm, are worth oodles.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
6:01 a.m.
You realize that these need to be early C8080 and not
C8080A or i8080 anything like that.
I wonder if this might have something to do with
the NASA buys?
Doubtful. The NASA auction buys are for components for non-critical
ground-based systems only. They wouldn't have any problem using
the 8080A vs. the 8080, or plastic rather than ceramic.
6:34 a.m.
According to the buyer the C8080 is ultra-rare (Rare as in 4
or 5 known to still exist) so the money he spent was very
reasonable under the circumstances.
I'll have to check mine again. I'm now pretty sure that at
least one is an 8080A and probably both.
Erik
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 10:12:15 -0700 (PDT)
"Dwight K. Elvey" <dwightk.elvey(a)amd.com> wrote:
From:
"Erik S. Klein" <classiccmp(a)mail.vintage-computer.com>
"That chip is apparently listed as having a value of
$1,800
on one collector's site."
Wow. I had no idea that was the reason for the high
bid.
And to think, I've (theoretically) got $3,600
in two
chips
at home. . .
Hmmmm.
Erik
Hi
You realize that these need to be early C8080 and not
C8080A or i8080 anything like that.
I wonder if this might have something to do with
the NASA buys?
Dwight
8:33 a.m.
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Erik S. Klein wrote:
According to the buyer the C8080 is ultra-rare (Rare
as in 4
or 5 known to still exist) so the money he spent was very
reasonable under the circumstances.
I guess that depends on how you define "reasonable" (I imagine it is as
"reasonable" as paying $5,000+ for an IMSAI) but I don't want to open that
Pandora's Egg Basket again.
I'll have to check mine again. I'm now pretty
sure that at
least one is an 8080A and probably both.
What does a C8080 look like anyway? If I can currently get $1,800 for it
then I'll gladly sell it if I have one.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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2:05 p.m.
I THINK that the issue here is the C8080 vs the
C8080A. The "A" version had some improved electrical
drive characteristics. I sold a C8080B to someone for
$200 and a C8080A to replace it in my display ( which
I wanted anyway). Go figure!
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On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Erik S. Klein wrote:
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According to the buyer the C8080 is ultra-rare
(Rare as in 4
or 5 known to still exist) so the money he spent
was very
reasonable under the circumstances.
I guess that depends on how you define "reasonable"
(I imagine it is as
"reasonable" as paying $5,000+ for an IMSAI) but I
don't want to open that
Pandora's Egg Basket again.
I'll have to check mine again. I'm now
pretty
sure that at
least one is an 8080A and probably both.
What does a C8080 look like anyway? If I can
currently get $1,800 for it
then I'll gladly sell it if I have one.
Sellam Ismail
Vintage Computer Festival
International Man of Intrigue and Danger
http://www.vintage.org
* Old computing resources for business and academia
at www.VintageTech.com *
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3:59 p.m.
Well, one was a C8080A and one a C8080-8. The latter isn't as rare as a
C8080, but it's still far less common than the C8080A.
Apparently the -8 designation indicated the clock speed of the processor
(in this case, 2 MHz).
Erik
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From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Loboyko Steve
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 7:06 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: ebay deals do happen
I THINK that the issue here is the C8080 vs the
C8080A. The "A" version had some improved electrical
drive characteristics. I sold a C8080B to someone for
$200 and a C8080A to replace it in my display ( which
I wanted anyway). Go figure!
--- Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Erik S. Klein wrote:
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According to the buyer the C8080 is ultra-rare
(Rare as in 4
or 5 known to still exist) so the money he spent
was very
reasonable under the circumstances.
I guess that depends on how you define "reasonable"
(I imagine it is as
"reasonable" as paying $5,000+ for an IMSAI) but I
don't want to open that
Pandora's Egg Basket again.
I'll have to check mine again. I'm now
pretty
sure that at
least one is an 8080A and probably both.
What does a C8080 look like anyway? If I can
currently get $1,800 for it
then I'll gladly sell it if I have one.
Sellam Ismail
Vintage Computer Festival
International Man of Intrigue and Danger
http://www.vintage.org
* Old computing resources for business and academia
at www.VintageTech.com *
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8:26 a.m.
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
You realize that these need to be early C8080 and
not
C8080A or i8080 anything like that.
I wonder if this might have something to do with
the NASA buys?
Nope. I think it's more akin to people paying $3,000+ for Altair's and
IMSAI's back in 1999 when the computer collecting craze was still modeled
after collecting Beanie Babies.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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