> On Jan 3, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Jack Blake via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>> I've been after a manual for months. There is one up on eBay for $520, it's
>> been there for months. A few weeks ago the seller sent out an offer to
>> anyone watching, with an offer of $399, I sent a counter offer of $99.
On Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 4:32 AM Stefan Skoglund via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> tor 2020-01-02 klockan 11:36 -0800 skrev Cameron Kaiser via cctalk:
> > >
> >
> > It's really rather ludicrous, given how even the IDT Solbournes
> > really only
> > run OS/MP. My affection for them is
tor 2020-01-02 klockan 11:36 -0800 skrev Cameron Kaiser via cctalk:
> >
>
> It's really rather ludicrous, given how even the IDT Solbournes
> really only
> run OS/MP. My affection for them is largely nostalgia; as SPARC
> systems they
> are quite finicky and the later SPARCstations surpassed
I've been after a manual for months. There is one up on eBay for $520,
it's been there for months. A few weeks ago the seller sent out an
offer to anyone watching, with an offer of $399, I sent a counter
offer of $99. I just bought a copy that turned up yesterday for $20.
Zane
I see the
> I think much of this has to do with changes Ebay made in 2019. The
> only sellers that can really survive on Ebay now are high volume & low
> margin, or low volume & high margin. There is no money to be made in
> the middle with reasonable prices, and many of those sellers that are
> reasonable
On Thu, Jan 2, 2020, 3:42 PM Cameron Kaiser via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > > It's really rather ludicrous, given how even the IDT Solbournes really
> only
> > > run OS/MP. My affection for them is largely nostalgia; as SPARC
> systems they
> > > are quite finicky and the later
> I've noticed prices going up on eBay a LOT, without even including obscene
> shipping charges AND sales tax
> and people parting out things, including attempting to sell individual disks
> of multi-disk sets.
I think much of this has to do with changes Ebay made in 2019. The
only sellers that
> > It's really rather ludicrous, given how even the IDT Solbournes really only
> > run OS/MP. My affection for them is largely nostalgia; as SPARC systems they
> > are quite finicky and the later SPARCstations surpassed even the S4100 in
> > performance.
>
> Don't say that. I am still trying to
On 1/2/20 11:36 AM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk wrote:
[...]
The seller is still trying to sell 2 of the original 6 S4000DXs (that at
one point included the one that I have). However, the pricing has
changed. Now, instead of the old base price of around $225, the base
price is now $3060. Yes,
> Most of us who collect vintage computers probably have our own stories
> like this, but I find this so amusing that I just have to share it.
> Last year I did an exhibit on SPARC clones for VCF PNW and wanted to
> include a Solbourne in it. Unable to cajole Cameron into loaning me one
> :-),
> On Jan 2, 2020, at 11:02 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> The seller is still trying to sell 2 of the original 6 S4000DXs (that at one
> point included the one that I have). However, the pricing has changed. Now,
> instead of the old base price of around $225, the base price is now
On 1/2/20 11:02 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
> I find this amazing and odd.
I've noticed prices going up on eBay a LOT, without even including obscene
shipping charges AND sales tax
and people parting out things, including attempting to sell individual disks of
multi-disk sets.
Most of us who collect vintage computers probably have our own stories
like this, but I find this so amusing that I just have to share it.
Last year I did an exhibit on SPARC clones for VCF PNW and wanted to
include a Solbourne in it. Unable to cajole Cameron into loaning me one
:-), I
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