DEC

From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue Oct 19 15:15:06 1999

--- Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de> wrote:
> Well, I don't like to push anyone, but I still need some hints
> what a working PDP 8f is worth, or until which amount it isn't
> a compleete rip off.

Recently on eOverpay, a friend of mine got over $400 for an as-is,
not guaranteed to do more than not smoke PDP-8/L with no peripherals,
software or docs.

> AFAIK at least two disk, fro 8" floppy and
> one tape drive is included (no idea about the types, since I'm
> no DEC-o-maniac at all).

The types make all the difference if someone wants a "real" price as
opposed to a "haul it away" price. If I had to guess, I'd expect that
it had a pair of RK05's, an RX01 and a TS03. It's only a guess, but
it's a somewhat typical pure-DEC system. There's the possibility of
third party stuff at any turn.

What would I pay for it? Not more than a few hundred. Of course, that
means that many others would no doubt snatch it out from under me, but
them's the breaks. I'm not going to pay $1000+ for an -8.

-ethan




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