Intel C8080A chip brings $565 on EBAY

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Mon Nov 19 09:28:52 2001

Careful, now ... there are lots of guys around who collect old machines with
little hope of ever getting them to run, even if they did have the right sort of
AC power available. I know at least one such guy who's got several bits of
"BigIron" from back when "real men" used mainframes. To me, even the 500 THz
Pentium XXV with 64TB of 2 ps RAM and 100 Exabytes of HD space is junk if the
PSU is down.

I've still got rails and rails of old memory, logic, CPU's etc, and those are
"just parts" as far as I'm concerned. I give 'em away when there's a need, and,
well, they don't take up as much space as old computers do.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Iggy Drougge" <optimus_at_canit.se>
To: "John Galt" <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 4:36 AM
Subject: Re: Intel C8080A chip brings $565 on EBAY


> John Galt skrev:
>
> Well, on the topic of idiots, top-quoting is not the smartest thing to do...
>
> >Why are chip collectors so frowned upon on this mailing list? Do you guys
> >think us chip collectors are out here busting up Intelec's, Altairs, and
> >IMSAI's to get the chips out of them or something?
>
> You aren't?
>
> >We are legitimate collectors just like you guys are.
>
> Only you collect rubbish.
>
> >Most "normal" people would say you guys are idiots
> >for preserving and collecting old computers and paying
> >2K+ for an old IMSAI 8080.
>
> I suppose they are. 2000 dollars is a lot of money.
>
> >Give me a break.
>
> >Better yet, give me all those old "worthless" purple C8080A's you have
> >laying around. I'll give you
> >$1 ea. for them so you won't feel like you're taking advantage of an
> >"idiot".
>
> If I had one, I think I'd rather be looking for an idiot than giving themaway,
> I'm afraid.
>
> Now, looking at old computer chips can be fun for a while, but they are
> essentially worthless, unless you are of an inclination similar to Tony's and
> have got an electron microscope. They are meant to run computers, not to sit
> there and do nothing. I have the same stance on people who collect computers
> and game just for keeping them, instead of using them.
>
> --
> En ligne avec Thor 2.6a.
>
> Schont die Sockel, wenn ihr die Denkm?ler st?rzt. Sie k?nnten noch gebraucht
> werden.
> --- Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
>
>
>
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