So I should hang on to my LED watch, Timex 1000 and VZ200 computers, and a very early PC clone then? I remember lugging the Osborne portable around, the thing was as heavy as lead, but it ran about three times as fast as the then current IBM PC2 - lovely orange duotone screen too!
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Collin Brendemuehl Sent: Sunday, 14 November 2010 1:58 AM To: pdml Subject: Re: save that old computer Old computers has been my hobby for a long time. I started in the late 70s with a RS Model 1 and Netronics ELF II. (Imagine, 256 bytes of memory.) In the interim I've owned an Imsai 8080, Heath H8, Commodore PET, and many other computers of the era. Apple's second computer, the Apple ][ (no "plus" after it), I had a chance to buy serial #85 at one point and passed. (Stupid of me) There were others that I sought, but could never find. My son was *given* an OSI Challenger 4p (iirc) @ Dayton Hamvention one year. Always wanted an SWTPc 6800, but all I was able to manage was one of their yellow notebooks. Just the other day I picked up a sealed new copy of Windows v1.03. Sealed, new. And a sealed copy of Micropro Wordstar for the Epson QX-10. And a sealed copy of Quarterdeck QEMM, v. 7.5. If you have sitting around an old 5-slot IBM PC with 64K on the motherboard, those will sell for >$100. Same with an Apple ][plus. Another bit old technology that brings good money is LED watches. Battery hogs, even the best of them. The brand-name ones go in the hundreds. Even the cheap ones go for $40. They're getting rare. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
