28 Aug
2001
28 Aug
'01
11:44 p.m.
But the prices on *most* of their stuff is outta sight--
I don't care if most of their merchandise is 'NOS'; I still think the
guy who's pricing this stuff is smoking a mind-altering
drug . . .
On Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:26:57 -0500 (CDT) Lawrence LeMay
<lemay(a)cs.umn.edu> writes:
I was just checking out california digitals web site,
and i see they
have
a couple things of possible interest to others.
They have DEC backplanes, 4 slot dual width, for $9.00
They also have Teletype model 40 terminals, supporting RS/232 and
Current Loop, and sporting a somewhat interesting 70's terminal
style. These are listed at $49.00 each.
Of course they still have the usual stuff, 10 and 16 sector floppy
disks, copies of CP/M, etc.
www.cadigital.com
-Lawrence LeMay
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29 Aug
29 Aug
12:11 a.m.
Some of their 20-year-old FDD's are priced right at where they were when new.
Do you suppose it's possible they're old inventory? These guys used to
advertise in Kilobaud. That's where I first saw their ad.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff L Kaneko" <jeff.kaneko(a)juno.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: california digital
But the prices on *most* of their stuff is outta sight--
I don't care if most of their merchandise is 'NOS'; I still think the
guy who's pricing this stuff is smoking a mind-altering
drug . . .
On Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:26:57 -0500 (CDT) Lawrence LeMay
<lemay(a)cs.umn.edu> writes:
I was just checking out california digitals web
site, and i see they
have
a couple things of possible interest to others.
They have DEC backplanes, 4 slot dual width, for $9.00
They also have Teletype model 40 terminals, supporting RS/232 and
Current Loop, and sporting a somewhat interesting 70's terminal
style. These are listed at $49.00 each.
Of course they still have the usual stuff, 10 and 16 sector floppy
disks, copies of CP/M, etc.
www.cadigital.com
-Lawrence LeMay
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11:46 a.m.
Some of their 20-year-old FDD's are priced right at
where they were when new.
Do you suppose it's possible they're old inventory? These guys used to
advertise in Kilobaud. That's where I first saw their ad.
In looking at their page last night I noticed that while some of thier
prices are quite reasonable, a lot of them are insane! When I say insane,
I mean insane even for dealers whose sole reason for existance is keeping
old hardware alive! Having said that, I'm really tempted to order some of
the reasonable items from them.
Zane
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11:58 a.m.
New subject: LA36 Decwriter Boards
I picked up three DEC LA36 Decwriter boards and am offering two of them
to the list for $4.00 each plus shipping. These are untested but look to
be in reasonable condition. Email me if interested.
1:10 p.m.
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2:08 p.m.
On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Tony Duell wrote:
Sounds like a surplus shop called 'Display
Electronics' over here. The
last advert I saw from them (a couple of months ago) listed 8" floppy
drives for close to \pounds 500 (no, not \pounds 5.00, which is what
they tend to sell for at rallies)
Believe it or not, due to their general scarcity from normal market
channels, 8" floppy drives can demand a high price from those who really
need it to keep some old gear that uses one for storage alive. When
you've got an operation that can break down completely due to a single 8"
floppy drive going bad, UKP500 is a small price to pay.
It's all relative.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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3:56 p.m.
There is some aging but still very valuable equipment, particularly in the
medical arena, e.g. G.E. Cat-Scanners, that use 8" FDD's. Downtime for a day
can cost enough to make a hospital keep spare parts on hand and keep a full-time
resident repair technician.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: california digital
On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Tony Duell wrote:
Sounds like a surplus shop called 'Display
Electronics' over here. The
last advert I saw from them (a couple of months ago) listed 8" floppy
drives for close to \pounds 500 (no, not \pounds 5.00, which is what
they tend to sell for at rallies)
Believe it or not, due to their general scarcity from normal market
channels, 8" floppy drives can demand a high price from those who really
need it to keep some old gear that uses one for storage alive. When
you've got an operation that can break down completely due to a single 8"
floppy drive going bad, UKP500 is a small price to pay.
It's all relative.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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