13 Oct
2009
13 Oct
'09
2:39 p.m.
Hey,
I watched the following auction, just for curiosity:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290357667738
Now it has ended. The 12 tapes went for $430!!!
None of those has an original DEC label. Is there anything extremely important on them?
Or are DECTape reels rare, uncommon and valuable?
Any ideas?
Regards,
Philipp
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13 Oct
13 Oct
3:26 p.m.
On Oct 13, 2009, at 9:39 AM, Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
I watched the following auction, just for curiosity:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290357667738
Now it has ended. The 12 tapes went for $430!!!
None of those has an original DEC label. Is there anything
extremely important on them?
Or are DECTape reels rare, uncommon and valuable?
Any ideas?
"Madness"? No, more like "DECtapes are impossible to find, and
since people need them for their classic machines, they're willing to
pay real money for them".
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
10:44 p.m.
"Madness"? No, more like "DECtapes
are impossible to find, and since
people need them for their classic machines, they're willing to pay real
money for them".
Need some? Could trade.
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11:49 p.m.
On Oct 13, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
Nope...I myself have lots of them. Not many people do, though.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
"Madness"? No, more like "DECtapes are impossible to find, and
since people need them for their classic machines, they're willing
to pay real money for them".
Need some? Could trade.
14 Oct
14 Oct
12:01 a.m.
On Oct 13, 2009, at 6:49 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
Nope...I myself have lots of them. Not many people do, though.
[replying to my own post, yeah I know]
Good heavens where are my manners. Thank you for the offer, Philipp.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
"Madness"? No, more like "DECtapes
are impossible to find, and
since people need them for their classic machines, they're
willing to pay real money for them".
Need some? Could trade. 
12:40 a.m.
On Oct 13, 2009, at 7:35 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
Are you looking for something in particular? I'm pretty sure that
I have quite a few DECtapes that were used on PDP-10 systems.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Need some?
Could trade.
Do you know what system they were from? Are there any old PDP-10
system tapes,
in particular.
3:58 a.m.
On Oct 13, 2009, at 10:07 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
Are you looking for something in particular?
old versions of TOPS-10 and TENEX
I doubt I have those, but I will look through the tapes. I just
got another big pile of them earlier this year which I've not yet
gone through; I'll do that and let you know what I have. I'm
preparing for a road trip so it may have to wait until my return in
about 2.5 weeks.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Need some?
Could trade.
Do you know what system they were from? Are there any old PDP-10
system tapes,
in particular. 
13 Oct
13 Oct
4:44 p.m.
Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
Hey,
I watched the following auction, just for curiosity:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290357667738
Now it has ended. The 12 tapes went for $430!!!
Rats... I have thus given away around 5000 USD in the last couple of
years....
Just a few yeasr ago they were in a parts bin at the local electronis
shop/junkyard.. 2 CHF ( 2 USD) each..
Guess I will have to be more carefull .
Jos
6:49 p.m.
On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Jos Dreesen wrote:
Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
It makes me wonder if I shouldn't consider letting go of certain items to
fund other purchases. I wonder where my box of DECtapes is, it's not like
I'm ever going to use them.
Zane
Hey,
I watched the following auction, just for curiosity:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290357667738
Now it has ended. The 12 tapes went for $430!!!
Rats... I have thus given away around 5000 USD in the last couple of
years....
Just a few yeasr ago they were in a parts bin at the local electronis
shop/junkyard.. 2 CHF ( 2 USD) each..
Guess I will have to be more carefull . 
7:10 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: DECTapes on eBay - MADNESS??!?
On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Jos Dreesen wrote:
It makes me wonder if I shouldn't consider letting go of certain items to
fund other purchases. I wonder where my box of DECtapes is, it's not like
I'm ever going to use them.
Zane
Like anything else, you will need those tapes a week after you sell them.
10:46 p.m.
Like anything else, you will need those tapes a week
after you sell them.
"A box" means currently more than the subjective
quantity "needed" :-)
I prefer trading over exchanging cash...
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