[ale] looking for vitage computer collectors

[Watson, Keith R.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Courtney Thomas
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:16
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] looking for vitage computer collectors
> 
> 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


Courtney,

Here's an article about it.
Collector's Corner: Computer Hardware and Software
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y207/m02/abu0184/s07


Some sites selling NeXT equipment:

NeXT Cubes, Workstations and Peripherals
http://www.blackholeinc.com/specials/blackhardware.shtml


The Black Catalog
http://www.channelu.com/Turbo/NeXT/cube.html


keith



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Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
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