> > "In response to several inquiries, the microprocessor on the first CPU
> > card is indeed a C8080 with no suffix (please see photo below). For
> > those of you who are not familiar with it, the C8080 was the earliest
> > version of this microprocessor and is the most sought after and valuable
> > of all the early Intel microprocessors. A C8080 chip alone can sell for
> > $700-$1000 depending on condition"
> > "However, it has been brought to my attention that the chip shown below
> > is an early production version of the 8080, made in 1973 at an Intel
> > subcontractor's assembly plant in Tijuana, Mexico. It is a very rare
> > chip, which might be worth 1.5x the value of a more typical C8080."
> > I was considering bidding on this until the price reached the
> > stratosphere. I'd be willing to bet that the buyer can find a chip
> > collector to take that C8080 off his hands for at least $1,500. On the
> > other side of lunacy I'd be willing to pay the winner something
> > substantially less then that for the Computer Notes that are part of the
> > auction.
> This is one of the reasons why I despise most "chip collectors".
Now, this is an argument wich backfires onto computer colletors.
There is a whole bunch out ther who disregard additional material
on various level. Some only like just the machine, and throw away
even the packageing (no, I'm not talking about Tony, his reasons
are different) and all materials except the bare computer. A lot
keep the basic configuration, but don't realy look at additional
dokumentation or books, and an even greater nummer throw away at
least all handmade dokumentation, photocopies and notes, together
with unidentified projets and so on.
These people are also called computer collectors ...
Gruss
H.
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