At 11:13 21-09-98 -0400, William Donzelli wrote: though. I can agree with that about their influence. IBM had the marketing horsepower and exposure to put them in many banks, insurance companies, factories, etc. more so than say, Buroughs, CDC and any of the other big names of the day. Computers back then were a BIG and Important Investment to a company. IBM made sure everyone got that feeling through their marketing. Ever hear much of an IBM 1130? Any info on the web, etc. on that machine? Interesting that there is no pics to be found so far. I recall seeing the S/370 console at the Deutsches Museum in Munich several years ago. It was amazing indeed at least for that model, to see such a neat operating panel. Wish I had taken some detailed photos of it then I could have someone scan and post them for everyone to see. Anyone have any sales/marketing brochures out there who could scan some good example photos of S/370's? Thanks! I do worry about handling those $750-$1k DeForest Audions that come through. We've done the auction for many, many years as you may know (how long have you been an AWA member?). I've helped for at least 18 years I think. Usually it's myself, Lauren Peckham and his son, David, who are up there every year and several other old stand-bys in the "sold" area to the right. Thank God we usually have light weight equipment compared to classic computers!! However, a few Radiola 60's and the like come through occasionally and they can get real heavy _real_fast_! The three '30's and early 40's console radios and the early TV were auctioned while just setting in place as you saw. I was kinda sick for most of the day from total exhaustion or more likely burn-out while working at the conference. I wasn't my usual wise-cracking self with Lauren and Dave. I had to sit behind the platform for about 15 minutes around 2 PM as I was about to literally drop. That recharged my batteries, so to speak, and was able to perk me up enough to continue helping. We had, IIRC, 620 individual lots with a huge number of vacuum tube lots this year. Quite a few paper lots too. IIRC, $62,400 or so was sold during the 8 hour duration. New record amounts both in lot quantity and money. I got a few rather nice items for my collection including a Crosley 50A Two-step Amplifier with brass-base tipped '01A's for only $150 and a real early version of the Crosley ACE Type V (wooden book condensor, ceramic tube socket, cylindrical tickler coil) for $130. Somebody was sleeping on those rather rare items :-) I like Crosleys since they're quite interesting and SMALL doggone it! It was great to just relax on Saturday AM and listen to the technical talks. If any of us get involved with a computer collecting club or association like the AWA is to Electronic Communications and that club or assoc. begins to have an equipment auction, and I get involved with helping run the auction, please haul me away to get my head examined! I'm staying HOME!!! :-) Imagine lugging around Cromemco, CompuPro or other loaded S100 systems, or DEC RL02 drives, or IBM DASD units during an auction. Those are truly comparative boatanchors like an RAL-7 or R-390 (old military radios for the unwashed out there) but we sure love 'em, don't we! ;) I did not see you. Should have come up to me and introduced yourself. Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian Jamestown, NY USA Member of Antique Wireless Association URL: http://www.ggw.org/freenet/a/awa/