For those interested in owning a real mainframe, we do have some
MP3000s, some z890s, and some z9s that we would sell that are stored in
Chattanooga.
The z boxes would make great heaters in the winter. Just put one in the
basement and power it up. :-)
Tony Thigpen
Elardus Engelbrecht wrote on 11/09/2015 06:56 AM:
Mike Schwab wrote:
http://www.chipsetc.com/computer-memorabilia-collectors.html
Cray Y-MP C90 supercomputer listed on eBay in September 2000; it sold to a
private individual for $45,000, down from the original list price of $35
million.
Interesting, what is more interesting, here is a snippet from your link about
NASA which reminds me of that hunting for vintage programmers so Voyager can
still be tracked until 2020:
<quote>
When the first shuttle roared into space that year, the 8086 played a critical
role, at the heart of diagnostic equipment that made sure the shuttle's twin
booster rockets were safe for blastoff.
Today, more than two decades later, booster testing still uses 8086 chips,
which are increasingly scarce. NASA plans to create a $20 million automated
checking system, with all new hardware and software. In the meantime, it is
hoarding 8086's so that a failed one does not ground the nation's fleet of
aging spaceships.
<end-quote>
Oh, BTW, I sold my Commodore 64 to a collector. ;-)
Today, thanks to those collectors, you can get Commodore emulators so all your
ancient games [remember Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy? 8-D ] can be played on
your PC.
And you get MAME which emulates games on your PC like these: Burger Time
(Midway), Zaxxon, Crazy Kong, Dig Dug, Elevator Action, Frogger, Kung Fu Master
(only one I finished!), etc.
Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht
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