22 Feb
2017
22 Feb
'17
6:07 a.m.
Just saw this when browsing on ebay...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBM-SERIES-1-1976-WHOLE-MACHINE-VERY-RARE-/272564…
22 Feb
22 Feb
6:47 a.m.
Price is a bit silly....
... the last one sold in the USA went for $200...
Dave
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Harry
Barman
Sent: 22 February 2017 11:07
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay
Just saw this when browsing on ebay...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBM-SERIES-1-1976-WHOLE-MACHINE-VERY-
RARE-/272564288456?hash=item3f7618fbc8:g:ZIoAAOSwOgdYrFer
10:33 a.m.
On 2/22/2017 3:47 AM, dave.g4ugm at gmail.com wrote:
Price is a bit silly....
... the last one sold in the USA went for $200...
Dave
Also, the motorcycle term used to describe this system's condition, is
"ridden hard and put up wet".
Compare to $5000 asking for the full running PDP 11/34 which was listed
(and I think is still wanting for a bid) recently.
I didn't see software, and if there is a hard drive with anything useful
in the storage conditions
I doubt you will be happy with trying to ever run it.
Sad to see it in that condition, and definitely not rare and desirable
enough to be worth the price.
thanks
jim
12:17 p.m.
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From: cctalk [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] on behalf of Mark Linimon [linimon at
lonesome.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:45 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 07:33:49AM -0800, jim stephens wrote:
Also, the motorcycle term used to describe this
system's condition, is
"ridden hard and put up wet".
Hmm, in Texas I have only heard that used to apply to horses.
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I ride both horses and motorcycles and I have never heard that particual
phrasing used for a motorcycle.
bill
1:02 p.m.
On 02/22/2017 09:17 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
I ride both horses and motorcycles and I have never heard that
particual phrasing used for a motorcycle.
I'd always heard it (for horses) as "rode hard and put up wet".
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rode%20hard%20and%20put%20up…
--Chuck
1:12 p.m.
On 2/22/2017 10:02 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 02/22/2017 09:17 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
Several friends who do a lot of Harley riding use the term with Hogs
that were not treated right. I adopted it for such as the Series/1
system which has serious condition issues.
The first photos that were dimly lit I thought were the edges of the
slip case document binders, and if so were probably shot. Then I
realized that the one plate was the metal ID badge. The other labels
look bad, as does a lot of the other closeups. I didn't see any photos
of the internals either.
I ride both horses and motorcycles and I have
never heard that
particual phrasing used for a motorcycle.
I'd always heard it (for horses) as
"rode hard and put up wet".
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rode%20hard%20and%20put%20up…
--Chuck
12:16 p.m.
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From: cctalk [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] on behalf of jim stephens [jwsmail at
jwsss.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 10:33 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay
On 2/22/2017 3:47 AM, dave.g4ugm at gmail.com wrote:
Price is a bit silly....
... the last one sold in the USA went for $200...
Dave
Also, the motorcycle term used to describe this system's condition, is
"ridden hard and put up wet".
Compare to $5000 asking for the full running PDP 11/34 which was listed
(and I think is still wanting for a bid) recently.
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For $5000 I would even consider selling some of my PDP-11's
The best offer I ever had was $100 for everything (about 10
working systems) minus the heavy parts that even the scrapyard
usually won't take.
bill
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