large load of old (non-PC) microcomputers available!

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Mon Apr 9 12:27:21 2001

On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Jay West wrote:

> I was contacted by a person in charge of liquidating the assets of an
> old school. They recently purchesed an old school building for other
> purposes, and found what they describe as a large amount of old
> microcomputers in storage there. They don't want them, and want to
> take offers for them. It sounds like they will take a "token donation"
> for a system or systems or maybe the whole lot.
>
> All I know at this point is that most of the systems are Commodore
> Pet, Commodore superPet, and TRS-80. I'd be suprised if there wasn't a
> bunch of apples there too, and lord knows what else. Location is
> Arizona.
>
> Most importantly, are any interested list members in AZ (brisbane I
> think was the city) and could thus do a look-see, and maybe organize
> shipping, etc?

It's actually in Bisbee, which is about 15 miles north of Mexico and a
hundred fifty or so west of New Mexico. In other words, it's in the
Middle of Nowhere :)

These guys have been trying to find takers for a while now, and dare I say
they are a bit clueless. I gave up trying to work with them after the
third time they e-mailed me the list of items in some proprietary word
processor format that I couldn't decode. I guess they've never heard of
plain text (even though I asked them twice to send it as such :) I've
tried calling a couple times but never connected over the phone, so I gave
up.

The big problem is going to be shipping. I spent some time down there a
few years back working at a customer site, and getting stuff shipped in
was a hassle. UPS and Fedex only delivered a couple times a week back
then. Perhaps service has improved some but I doubt it. The nearest big
town is Douglas, about 20-25 miles to the east on the Mexican border.

The only thing of real interest for me was a SuperPET. They do have some
nice stuff though, including some PETs and S-100 machines, and it would be
a damn shame if they ended up throwing everything out. Probably the
easiest thing is for someone to rent a truck and drive out there and load
it all up. A lot of the expense could be recouped by selling the stuff
here on the list or on eBay. But I really don't think there is enough
there to justify the expense monetarily.

Here's the list again in case you missed it the first time:

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Here is a fairly complete list of the old computer stuff that we have
which is available to the highest bid.
We are a non-profit 501 (c)(3) educational institution, we have 
just obtained a old elementary school which was being used by 
the school district to store old things from every school, so 
there is a large variety of things. We don^Òt know their condition 
exactly, or whether they work. Sold in ^Óas is^Ô condition and you 
pay the shipping (or come get them). We really need a roof - 
would trade the whole lot to a roofer for a roof, or piece it 
out to whom ever would love it.
**If you are in the USA your contribution would be tax-deductible!
If you have questions or comments call us at: (520) 432-4200
or e-mail fnweird_at_earthlink.net .
Thankx!              Carmen & Bob Bryant
APPLE :
Apple IIc - (no Monitors; a white box with key board)       [seven units]
Apple 51/4 external Floppy drives Model ^ÓDisk II^Ô           [eight units]
Apple (small) keybords                                      [five]
Apple Unidisk                                               [one]
Apple Numeric Key Pad IIe                                   [one]
CompuAdd Computer                                           [one]
Apple Monitor III                                           [five]
Apple II Plus (no monitor)                                  [one]
Apple Monitors                                              [four]
Apple Graphics tablets large 16" x 16" Model A2M0029        [three]
COMMODORE
Comm. PET Model 4016                                        [one]
Comm. Single Floppy (5 1/4) Drive Model 1541                [two]
Comm. 4023 Printers                                         [eleven]
Comm. 4022 Printer                                          [two]
Comm. (5 1/4) floppy Extern. Drive Model 2031LP             [five]
Comm. Super PET SP9000 (with monitor attached)              [seven]
Comm PET Model 4032 (with monitor)                          [five]
Comm. CBM Model 8032                                        [two]
Comm. CBM Dual Floppy Model 8050                            [two]
Comm. Dual Drive Floppy                                     [one]
Comm. Single Drive Floppy (5 1/4) Model 2031                [one]
Comm. 64 Keyboard                                           [four]
Comm. Cassette Plug-in ^ÓDatasette^Ô                          [three]
Comm. Cassette ^ÓC2N^Ô                                        [one]
Comm. Tractor Printer Model 4022                            [one[
Other :
Panasonic Printers KX-P1080i    And KX - P1091              [one of each]
IBM Transcriber Model 172                                   [four]
Ventel Model 1200-1                                         [three]
Sanyo Memo Scriber (with cassette built in)                 [four]
Monitors:
IBM Mon. Model 8513001                                      [one]
Leading Edge Mon. Model DR-1240                             [three]
also Leading Edge Keyboard                                  [one]
CTX Color Monitor 14" Model CVP5468A                        [one]
Amdek Video-300 Mon.                                        [one]
Citizen Mon.                                                [one]
Zenith Data Systems Mon. Model ZVM 121                      [one]
other keyboards:
Zenith Data Systems                                         [four]
Wyse Key.                                                   [one]
unknown brands                                              [three]
RADIO SHACK
TRS-80 Model III 48 K RAM (Monitor built in, with cassettee hook up in back) [seven]
TRS-80 Model 4 Microcomputer 64 K (monitor built in and cassette plug in)      [seven]
 ** some of these have built in smoky glass filter attached to front
TRS-80 64K  Keyboard                                         [ten]
   ^Ó     ^Ô    ^Ó      Mini Disk Drive                         [one]
   TRS-80 DMP 200 Printer                                    [one]
      ^Ó     ^Ô    Video Display (1979)                        [one]
     ^Ó      ^Ô     DWP-210 Daisy Wheel Printer                [one]
Tandy 1000sx (Dual floppy, no mon.)                          [six]
    ^Ó          ^Ô        Not working/parts gone               [two]
Tandy 64 K Color Monitor                                     [one]
Tandy Dot Matrix Printer DMP 430                             [one]
Tandy Monitor VM-4                                           [one]
Tandy 190 Keyboard                                           [one]
Other:
Heyer Model 93 Thermal Processor                             [one]
^ÓEspirit^Ô Computer by Hazeltine (PET look-alike)             [one]
Viasyn Dual 5 1/4 Disk Drive                                 [one]
BMC - 800 Model 20 (with monitor on stand)                   [two]
Epson computer Model Equality I+ (has single floppy ) with keyboard                 [one]
 
Viasyn Computer from Hayward CA. CompuPro System 8/16 Serial#068899      [one]
Racal-Milgo / OMXIMODE 96                                    [one]
IBM Type 4869 (made in Japan) 5 1/4 Floppy Drive             [one]
Data Frame 20/Super Mac Technology (120v,60 Hz) box 
  with switch, male three prong plug; and two ports          [one]
Power supply                                                 [one]
Texas Instruments Business System 300 Monitor                [one]
3M Thermo Fax ^ÓThe Secretary^Ô Copier/Transper. Maker         [two]
American Seating Masterboard for audio controls on large table w/two tapes/reels [one]
NCR Model 399 Console                                        [one]
Zenthen & Aagaard (Copenhagen Denmark) Abdick 588 Stencil Maker
IBM Model 4226-320 Printer                                   [one]
IBM 4226 Printer Ribbons                                     [one]
ALSO- 
Old DITTO and Mimeograph Machines and parts including paste ink pads      [ten]
Type writers - Royal                              [newer X one; very old X five]
IBM Personal Wheelwriter2                                    [two]
IBM Quietwriter III Printer 5202                            [one]
BMC electric                                                 [two]
IBM Selectric III                                             [two]
Maxwell Pro/Indust. Videocassette U-Matic Still Frame Reproduction       [twelve]
Texas Instruments Computer (large & Heavy ) Serial # 0550001424        [one]
Wollensak triple tape cassette duplicator Model 2772                      [one]
Sony U-matic Model VO-2600                                           [one]               
Tandy 1000 Personal Computer Keyboard                          [seven]
BOOKS
IBM Personal Computer Hardware Reference Library 3.0 BASIC
        (Hard bound ringed binder in fiberboard case, wrapped, like new        [twelve]
IBM Personal Computer Guide To Operations with floppy              [twelve]
Tandy 1000sx Manual excellent condition                          [one]
Apple IIc ^ÓA Touch of Applesoft Basic^Ô                              [five]
Apple ^ÓGetting Started With Your Apple II GS                   [fifteen]
Apple Color RGB Monitor Owners Manual (IIgs)                    [eight]
Apple 3.5 Drive Owner Guide                                        [three]
Apple II GS Owner Reference                                        [eight]
Appel Image Writer II Owner Manual                                    [one]
Apple II GS System Drive Users Guide                                    [one]
Apple II GS Owner Manual(in wrapper)
Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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