Help with pricing on vintage computers?

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_mts.net>
Date: Tue Jan 14 00:01:02 2003

 Mind-boggling. Kind of like finding a Van Gogh in a
garbage bin. Has he contacted Tesla's biographer
Margaret Cheney (assuming she's still alive) ?
 She must have contacts to verify it's authenticity.

 Even analyzing it's construction could have possible
clues for potential scientific advances.

 Wow. I'm blown away. I thought the state department
had buried most of his stuff in their warehouses, other
than than the miniscule amount they relunctantly gave
back to his estate and the museum in the former
Yugoslavia. It has been backhandedly acknowledged
that the science behind Reagans "Star-Wars" initiative
as well as the DODs HAARP project was based on
papers they seized at his death, but even a smidgeon
of understanding of his aproach could be invaluable.

Lawrence


On 13 Jan 2003, , Marvin Johnston wrote:

>
> No, this is not a put on and was told to me by the person
> who bought it (and it went to a VERY good home!!!) Because
> of its importance, the last I heard (about a year or two
> ago) it was still being researched to verify its authentity.
> What would make you think the person selling it would have
> known what it was :) ??? The person who bought it just
> happened to see a description that caught his eye; it is
> doubtful anyone else (or at least VERY few people) would
> have recognized it for what it was.
>
> Lawrence Walker wrote:
> >
> > On 13 Jan 2003, , Marvin Johnston wrote:
> >
> > > Ebay is a retail venue; most people don't expect
> > > wholesale prices at Sears :). And there *have* been some
> > > *incredible* buys on Ebay. Someone I know bought an item
> > > on Ebay that just happened to be one of the two known
> > > prototype motors built by Tesla. I don't recall the
> > > pricing but I think it was less than $100. And for
> > > someone who either doesn't have or who doesn't want to
> > > take the time to do their own treasure hunting, Ebay is
> > > an excellent choice. And the prices are mostly
> > > reasonable.
> >
> > Now THAT is sick and only underlines the skewed
> > bidding values that are EBay. That one of only 2
> > prototype Tesla motors could have even appeared on
> > public auction is at the very least disgraceful and
> > sickens me. How on earth could a forerunner of all AC
> > motors by IMHO the greatest engineer of the 20th century
> > even be released into the public domain. Either a sad
> > comment on the lack of depth of education, or the success
> > of Edison and his supporters to erase from history the
> > name of this remarkable man. I dearly hope he is going to
> > hold it in trust and eventually turn it over to a caring
> > museum.
> >
> > To hell with all the Apple 1s, PDP-12s, or Altairs.
> > Compared to this they are insignificant. I'm just
> > surprised it didn't make headlines.
> >
> > This isn't a put-on, is it Marvin ? The more I think
> > about it, the less believable it becomes.
> >
> > Lawrence
> > lgwalker_at_ mts.net


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