> > --- Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com> wrote:
> > > I wrote:
> > > > What's a good price for most of a Lisa?
> > >
> > > Too much.
> >
> > Do you mean that most people charge too much, or "any" price is too much
> > if it's missing bits?
>
> The former; these things are being bought up by Mac fans as
> part of the Mac's heritage.
That's the only reason I'd have any interest in it. I remember playing
with a Lisa right about the time the 128K Mac showed up. My oldest Mac
is a 512Ke that my mother bought new, full-price as a 512K and paid to
upgrade (new ROMs, double-sided drive).
I'm also a big Motorola 68K fan. One of my favorite jobs ever was hacking
COMBOARDs in assembly and C (8Mhz 68000 w/32K SRAM up to 2Mb DRAM).
> > I realize that I will probably never see a complete Lisa system with
> > software, docs and a printer go for $25,
I should have said "again" here (passed one by at a Hamfest years ago).
> > a base unit with a working monitor...
> Yeah, I'd give you 50 bucks for it...
That was my opinion of its value, but I wanted to hear from others.
> Honestly, in better times, I'd probably pay up to $250. These aren't
> those times...
No kidding. The seller is a Mac shop that's closing its doors. Most of his
stuff is overpriced, so I assumed that this was too - he's asking $300. I
did pick up a couple of Asante boxy SCSI<->Ethernet adapters, complete with
docs, cables and software for $8, bare box only, $5. I want to turn an SE
or Plus into a localtalk gateway with that software from Apple's ftp site
that has been mentioned here once or twice.
I'll go back to the sale on Sunday and see what hasn't moved and offer the
guy about 20% of his asking prices on some stuff and see how bad he wants
to sell it.
-ethan
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Received on Fri Jul 06 2001 - 16:09:24 BST