Mike Schwab wrote: >http://www.chipsetc.com/computer-memorabilia-collectors.html >Cray Y-MP C90 supercomputer listed on eBay in September 2000; it sold to a >private individual for $45,000, down from the original list price of $35 >million.
Interesting, what is more interesting, here is a snippet from your link about NASA which reminds me of that hunting for vintage programmers so Voyager can still be tracked until 2020: <quote> When the first shuttle roared into space that year, the 8086 played a critical role, at the heart of diagnostic equipment that made sure the shuttle's twin booster rockets were safe for blastoff. Today, more than two decades later, booster testing still uses 8086 chips, which are increasingly scarce. NASA plans to create a $20 million automated checking system, with all new hardware and software. In the meantime, it is hoarding 8086's so that a failed one does not ground the nation's fleet of aging spaceships. <end-quote> Oh, BTW, I sold my Commodore 64 to a collector. ;-) Today, thanks to those collectors, you can get Commodore emulators so all your ancient games [remember Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy? 8-D ] can be played on your PC. And you get MAME which emulates games on your PC like these: Burger Time (Midway), Zaxxon, Crazy Kong, Dig Dug, Elevator Action, Frogger, Kung Fu Master (only one I finished!), etc. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
