Well, one was a C8080A and one a C8080-8. The latter isn't as rare as a
C8080, but it's still far less common than the C8080A.
Apparently the -8 designation indicated the clock speed of the processor
(in this case, 2 MHz).
Erik
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Loboyko Steve
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 7:06 PM
To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: ebay deals do happen
I THINK that the issue here is the C8080 vs the
C8080A. The "A" version had some improved electrical
drive characteristics. I sold a C8080B to someone for
$200 and a C8080A to replace it in my display ( which
I wanted anyway). Go figure!
--- Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Erik S. Klein wrote:
>
> > According to the buyer the C8080 is ultra-rare
> (Rare as in 4
> > or 5 known to still exist) so the money he spent
> was very
> > reasonable under the circumstances.
>
> I guess that depends on how you define "reasonable"
> (I imagine it is as
> "reasonable" as paying $5,000+ for an IMSAI) but I
> don't want to open that
> Pandora's Egg Basket again.
>
> > I'll have to check mine again. I'm now pretty
> sure that at
> > least one is an 8080A and probably both.
>
> What does a C8080 look like anyway? If I can
> currently get $1,800 for it
> then I'll gladly sell it if I have one.
>
> Sellam Ismail
> Vintage Computer Festival
>
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