Alto II (was Re: PDP-8 prices

From: Doug <doug_at_blinkenlights.com>
Date: Wed Jan 27 16:48:58 1999

On 27 Jan 1999, Eric Smith wrote:

> them. How many Altos did the sell? AFAIK, rounded to the nearest unit,
> exactly zero.

That's because they didn't have ebay back then.

> If you had an Alto II, and decided that you were willing to part with it,
> how much money would you ask for it? Bear in mind that it was the world's
> first mass-produced personal workstation, and that it was NEVER offered for
> sale.

If I had a bunch of them, and they were taking up too much space in my
living room, I would pay up to $100 for somebody to take it away. (OK,
I'm projecting. That's the kind of deal I look for.)

-- Doug
Received on Wed Jan 27 1999 - 16:48:58 GMT