[ale] looking for vitage computer collectors

[Courtney Thomas]

Keith,

Thank you for your reply.

Where does one get $1000 for a next cube ?

I have a Compupro S-100 bus machine that, I understand, was the Duesenberg
of it's day, circa late '70's  :-) and was wondering what it might bring. It
is multiuser and multitasking and runs DOS and CPM/86, has a hard drive, 8"
& 5" floppies, several terminals, etc....all of which weighs a lot since it
has steel baked enamel cabinets, etc. It's harddrive in a separate cabinet
is hard to lift, is 40mb and, alone, originally cost $5K. It has not only
user docs, but schematics, etc...

Remarkable what 25 yrs have wrought !

Courtney







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Watson, Keith R." <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu>
To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:42 AM
Subject: RE: [ale] looking for vitage computer collectors


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Courtney Thomas
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 17:18
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] looking for vitage computer collectors
>
> Anyone know if any "vintage micro computers" have any marketable value
now
> ?
> If yes, which ones and to whom ?
>
> Thanks,
> Courtney

Courtney,

I was surprised to find out that there is a market for vintage
computers. I did some searching and saw that a NeXT cube goes for
$1000.00. However, I'm more interested in them finding a loving home. I
make it a condition that if the new owner needs to get rid of them that
they have to find another collector. I hate to seen them end up in a
land fill. If that happens I would rather they be recycled. ;(

keith

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Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
(404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA  30332-0280

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