7 May
2007
7 May
'07
10:24 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Smith [mailto:wayne.smith at charter.net]
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 10:00 PM
To: 'cctalk at classiccmp.org'
Subject: Re: value of IBM 5110?
This system isn't in Europe, and as much as everyone would
like to believe that old iron should be virtually free, the
reality is that it isn't - at least not on this side of the
pond. The 5110 unit alone will sell for at least $500 if
posted on Ebay - some have gone for much more. If it is an
APL/BASIC unit - something that isn't apparent from the
listing - it will go for over $1000.
Well, from the listing it probably is a BASIC only unit, but $600 is
still a good price.
7 May
7 May
11:20 a.m.
On 5/7/07, Wayne Smith <wayne.smith at charter.net> wrote:
Well, from the listing it probably is a BASIC only unit, but $600 is
still a good price.
I'm making deals with him now on it. I want to check it out and see
if the floppy drives can read. Anyone have any idea how to "IPL" it
or do a read off the disks?
-j
1:18 p.m.
On Mon, 7 May 2007, Jason T wrote:
I'm making deals with him now on it. I want to
check it out and see
if the floppy drives can read. Anyone have any idea how to "IPL" it
or do a read off the disks?
IPL is easy: turn the machine on.
To get a directory listing of a diskette, do the following:
BASIC
-----
UTIL DIR,D80 (first drive)
UTIL DIR,D40 (second drive)
APL
---
)LIB 11001 (first drive)
)LIB 12001 (second drive)
Christian
1:48 p.m.
Christian Corti wrote:
On Mon, 7 May 2007, Jason T wrote:
You should also be sure it is cabled up properly. The disk drives won't
work unless the I/O bus is terminated. The printer has the terminator
built in, so you should wire them up as CPU->drives->printer. Or you
might have on hand a standalone terminator block, in which case you can
just have CPU->drives->terminator.
I'm making deals with him now on it. I want
to check it out and see
if the floppy drives can read. Anyone have any idea how to "IPL" it
or do a read off the disks?
IPL is easy: turn the machine on.
To get a directory listing of a diskette, do the following:
BASIC
-----
UTIL DIR,D80 (first drive)
UTIL DIR,D40 (second drive)
APL
---
)LIB 11001 (first drive)
)LIB 12001 (second drive)
Christian
1:30 p.m.
On Mon, 7 May 2007, Wayne Smith wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Smith [mailto:wayne.smith at charter.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 10:00 PM
> To: 'cctalk at classiccmp.org'
> Subject: Re: value of IBM 5110?
[did never appear on classiccmp]
> This system isn't in Europe, and as much as
everyone would
> like to believe that old iron should be virtually free, the
> reality is that it isn't - at least not on this side of the
> pond.
And on this side of the pond, you wouldn't find anyone paying this much
for this machine. Maybe we are just too realistic in Europe...
> The 5110 unit alone will sell for at least $500
if
> posted on Ebay - some have gone for much more. If it is an
Or $10 on a flea market...
> APL/BASIC unit - something that isn't apparent
from the
> listing - it will go for over $1000.
Taiwan dollars? ;-)
To bring it to an end, it appears that the market for those machines is
much bigger in the US than in Europe, hence the price differences.
Christian
8 May
8 May
2:04 a.m.
On 7 May 2007 at 19:30, Christian Corti wrote:
Taiwan dollars? ;-)
To bring it to an end, it appears that the market for those machines is
much bigger in the US than in Europe, hence the price differences.
No, it's the US psyche. You've obviously never seen the US version
of "Antiques Roadshow". All sorts of stuff being appraised at insane
prices. As in "Zebulon Cowsnuffle was a major artistic force in East
Jawbone. As a primitivist, his works are very desirable now. I
believe that napking with a catsup stain that you have would bring
about $50,000 at auction."
Cheers,
Chuck
8:41 p.m.
The IBM has a new owner - who I believe is on this list. I was sorry
not to get it, but I'm used to finding my machines at hamfests,
auctions and thrift stores. I couldn't compete in a bidding war for
this one, cool as it was. If it's going where I think it's going, it
will have lots of care and loads of other machines to keep it warm at
night (and all day,) and will not be torn apart for gold or junked in
a landfill, and that's what counts.
-j
11:58 p.m.
On 5/8/07, Jason T <silent700 at gmail.com> wrote:
The IBM has a new owner - who I believe is on this
list. I was sorry
not to get it, but I'm used to finding my machines at hamfests,
auctions and thrift stores. I couldn't compete in a bidding war for
this one, cool as it was. If it's going where I think it's going, it
will have lots of care and loads of other machines to keep it warm at
night (and all day,) and will not be torn apart for gold or junked in
a landfill, and that's what counts.
Any idea of the final price? I am curious.
Paxton
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Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA
3:10 a.m.
I had offered him the $600 he was asking plus $150 to pack it all up and
put it on a pallet.
Total = $750.
Bob
Paxton Hoag wrote:
On 5/8/07, Jason T <silent700 at gmail.com>
wrote:
The IBM has a new owner - who I believe is on
this list. I was sorry
not to get it, but I'm used to finding my machines at hamfests,
auctions and thrift stores. I couldn't compete in a bidding war for
this one, cool as it was. If it's going where I think it's going, it
will have lots of care and loads of other machines to keep it warm at
night (and all day,) and will not be torn apart for gold or junked in
a landfill, and that's what counts.
Any idea of the final price? I am curious.
Paxton
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