Legitimacy of the Ten Year Rule.

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Sat Jan 23 10:03:47 1999

Doug wrote:
>
> Forget the word "classic". A guide that gives production numbers,
> variations, years, criteria to judge condition, price, etc. would be cool

That is for sure!!! We have production numbers from reliable sources for
several computers including the Sol-20 (10,000 w/ ~5000 kits, 5000 assm.),
Lobo Max-80 (5000), and several others that skip my mind. The variations
are a really important point to bring out, at least from the standpoint of
collectors as it helps to date the units. Another thing that would be VERY
useful is a *brief* setup guide to show how to test if the computer is
actually working.

I have a friend of mine who has been compiling over the last 10 years or so
a price guide to Amateur Radio Equipment (and I harass him regularly to
publish it.) He has some very specific criteria as to grading the condition
of equipment that helps to take out a lot of the subjective element. But
keeping up with the pricing can be a full time job, and a network of people
working together on a common database might be a good approach. BTW, that
is one reason I consider ebay and similar sites to be so important; they
provide some real life pricing of vintage equipment. Whether someone agrees
or not with that pricing is irrelevant.
Received on Sat Jan 23 1999 - 10:03:47 GMT