Selling My Collection

From: John Lawson <jpl15_at_netcom.com>
Date: Sun Feb 27 16:27:51 2000

          Heads Up... here's the Deal:

  After much mental anguish and thought-form hand wringing, I think
it is best that I unload a Hobby or two and concentrate on other
things..

  Therefore:

   Seeing as how the Computers are taking up over 30% of my living
space, consuming financial, electrical, and temporal resources, but
not getting used for months at a time... well, you get the Picture.

  I am going to sell everything that I now have related to classic
computing.. that is, all the Minis and Micros and everything related
to them: parts, spares, software, documentation, peripherals, sales
material, the related books library, cables, stuff, junk, and even
the little plastic bags full of odd lockwashers.

  The Collection is primarily DEC PDP-11 Minis, several 11/34s,
several 11/44s, a few uVAXen, two PRO-350 etc.

  The Micros are Apple IIs, Kaypros, various early portables, an
Intecolor with display and trackball, NorthStar Horizons, etc etc
etc etc......

   And, 'Yes' this includes the IMSAI, the Altair, and the Heathkit
Large Analogue Computer, and several other quite rare items.

  There are not a lot of conditions, save that I will be asking
somewhere between the high four-figures / low five-figures in US
Dollars, and that the Buyer is expected to take *everything*.. ie no
'cherry picking'. My intent is to get my living room back, not start
a part-time surplus business. The Buyer must come to my location
with a truck big enough to do the job, unless the Buyer is local
enough to make two or three trips in the space of a weekend.

  The deal will be: We agree on price, you pay me, the check clears
the bank, you show up with truck, we load gear all day, I wave
goodbye when you/it leaves, period, as in sale final, as-is,
where-is, don't even say the word 'warranty' around me.

  I'll be happy to discuss in detail with you as to what works, what
doesn't, etc.

  The only exception to all of this is the MINC-11, which has been
promised to the Computer History Museum at Moffet Field.

  I will send a complete inventory to serious requestors... and
again I stress that this is an all-or-nothing, I'm leaving the Hobby
and never looking back type of deal.

  I am located in Los Angeles, CA for your logistical information.


   Cheers

John
Received on Sun Feb 27 2000 - 16:27:51 GMT