Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread COURYHOUSE
thanks for the info I will now have to find where I put it! It was not like the mac mouse and I do not or I did not think I had one for our Lisa but I guess I do now! our SMECC Lisa has a floppy and a hard drive. hard to say what is wrong with it... just a screen full of

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread drlegendre .
"It's a thing, damneit. No ghosts." Oh c'mon, Chuck! Where would this world be without magical thinking?! (Oh. That's right.) On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 9:26 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > On 10/01/2016 07:13 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > > On Sat, 1 Oct 2016, couryho...@aol.com wrote: >

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 10/01/2016 07:13 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > On Sat, 1 Oct 2016, couryho...@aol.com wrote: >> In reality, what do you feel the mouse is worth? > > As a mouse, $5 - $20 as a historic artifact, $10 - $1000, depending > on prevenance (Engelbart's mouse is worth more than mine) Yeah, that

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Fred Cisin
On Sat, 1 Oct 2016, couryho...@aol.com wrote: Come on! there are still treasures to be found! ( probaby not the 57 chevy though) There are lots of '57 Chevys around. Just that their percieved value is no longer in my range. In 1965, my parents threw away their 57 Chevy station wagon,

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Fred Cisin
On Sat, 1 Oct 2016, couryho...@aol.com wrote: In reality, what do you feel the mouse is worth? As a mouse, $5 - $20 as a historic artifact, $10 - $1000, depending on prevenance (Engelbart's mouse is worth more than mine)

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2016-10-01 Thread COURYHOUSE
Come on! there are still treasures to be found! ( probaby not the 57 chevy though) In a message dated 10/1/2016 4:06:55 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ci...@xenosoft.com writes: Yes, it is easy to remember times when IBM 5150, '57 Chevy, Altair, Isetta, functioning TTYs, could be

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread COURYHOUSE
In reality, what do you feel the mouse is worth? Ed# In a message dated 10/1/2016 4:47:10 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, j...@cimmeri.com writes: On 10/1/2016 6:38 PM, Adrian Graham wrote: > On 01/10/2016 23:52, "Santo Nucifora" wrote: > >> For those who

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 10/01/2016 01:47 PM, Mike Stein wrote: > You're one of the most prolific sources of information and helpful > advice in this hobby, across almost all platforms, and you would be > sorely missed indeed. > > Obviously I don't have anything close to what you have to contribute, > but my reasons

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
On 10/1/2016 6:38 PM, Adrian Graham wrote: On 01/10/2016 23:52, "Santo Nucifora" wrote: For those who are bidding on the twiggy drives, you can have a Lisa 1 faceplate here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/62204758 and a matching Lisa 1 mouse here:

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2016-10-01 Thread Ali
>Can >everyone afford a Ferrari? No. Has this >seriously damaged old car collecting? But it has seriously damaged my ability to enjoy and collect Ferraris. :D -Ali

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2016-10-01 Thread Adrian Graham
On 01/10/2016 23:52, "Santo Nucifora" wrote: > For those who are bidding on the twiggy drives, you can have a Lisa 1 > faceplate here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/62204758 and a matching > Lisa 1 mouse here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172360487433 > Hells, he's

RE: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Fred Cisin
> Looks like it's time to get out of this racket. On Sat, 1 Oct 2016, tony duell wrote: Want to take me with you? I'd ask if there's room, but I'm afraid that I'm not worthy. Besides, I still have too much crap that I'd want to bring along. Yes, it is easy to remember times when IBM

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Santo Nucifora
For those who are bidding on the twiggy drives, you can have a Lisa 1 faceplate here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/62204758 and a matching Lisa 1 mouse here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172360487433 These are a little on the expensive side too :) On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Noel Chiappa

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Noel Chiappa
> Maybe not astronomical, but most of the systems I'm interested in, > anyways, are almost always outside my price range. > ... > it's not 'astronomical' just out of reach. Look at old cars. There's a whole range, from $15M Ferraris on down. The existence of cars are higher

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2016-10-01 Thread N0body H0me
> -Original Message- > From: j...@cimmeri.com > Sent: Sat, 01 Oct 2016 15:57:45 -0500 > To: gene...@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: ka... ching! > > > On 10/1/2016 3:21 PM, N0body H0me wrote: >>> -Original Message- >>> From: ccl...@sydex.com >>> Sent: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 11:12:02

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2016-10-01 Thread Chris Hanson
On Oct 1, 2016, at 1:57 PM, "j...@cimmeri.com" wrote: > From where I sit, the big prices seem mostly centered around Apple 1's and > this Twiggy Lisa. Have any other computers have gone astronomical like these? Yes, some old workstation and mini hardware. Old Macs have also

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Brad H
I second what Mike says, Chuck. I don't enjoy fighting with these deep pocketed 'collectors', especiallu knowing a lot of this stuff is destined for a trophy case never to be used.   But.. that's the free market.  Plus high prices ensure I'm not able to immediately fill my basement. :) I

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Ian S. King
On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 1:57 PM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > > On 10/1/2016 3:21 PM, N0body H0me wrote: > >> -Original Message- >>> From: ccl...@sydex.com >>> Sent: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 11:12:02 -0700 >>> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org >>> Subject: Re: ka... ching! >>> >>> On

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
On 10/1/2016 3:21 PM, N0body H0me wrote: -Original Message- From: ccl...@sydex.com Sent: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 11:12:02 -0700 To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: ka... ching! On 10/01/2016 08:27 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: But, like airplanes and boats, this looks like only a rich

RE: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread tony duell
> > Looks like it's time to get out of this racket. Want to take me with you? -tony

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2016-10-01 Thread Mike Stein
- Original Message - From: "Chuck Guzis" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2016 2:12 PM Subject: Re: ka... ching! > On 10/01/2016 08:27 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > >> O, I see.Now

equipment available - NH

2016-10-01 Thread Jay West
I have no idea how many people this person emailed, but I did get emailed directly about it so passing it on.. "Stuff" available (as of today for sure) in central NH. See a few pictures at www.ezwind.net/nh The person said it includes 2 or 3 systems (altos? PDP?

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread N0body H0me
> -Original Message- > From: ccl...@sydex.com > Sent: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 11:12:02 -0700 > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: ka... ching! > > On 10/01/2016 08:27 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > >> O, I see.Now that makes sense -- Thanks, Al.But, like >> airplanes and

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2016-10-01 Thread Antonio Carlini
On 01/10/16 19:12, Chuck Guzis wrote: We are in an era now when folks with too much money and spare time and narcissism want to buy and sell and display toys rather than play with them. I suspect that we've always been in that era, it's just that some of them now look at old computers as

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 10/01/2016 08:27 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > O, I see.Now that makes sense -- Thanks, Al.But, like > airplanes and boats, this looks like only a rich person's game. Sigh. There was a time when I was in this old computer stuff to help out people who were trying to do something

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
On 10/1/16 8:12 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: Ok, you just gave a bunch of reasons why they're even more worthless than I originally thought, and why people bidding on them have clearly lost their marbles. :) - J. On 10/1/2016 10:21 AM, Al Kossow wrote: Going price nowadays for a Lisa with

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2016-10-01 Thread Al Kossow
that's why someone thinks they can get $5k just for the bezel www.ebay.com/itm/62204758 On 10/1/16 8:21 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > Going price nowadays for a Lisa with Twiggys is pushing $20K >

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Al Kossow
Going price nowadays for a Lisa with Twiggys is pushing $20K There are a lot of people that have all of the parts except the drives, including the front bezel. On 10/1/16 8:12 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > Ok, you just gave a bunch of reasons why they're even more worthless than I > originally

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Al Kossow
This is the same seller that had NOS Twiggy harnesses a month or two ago. I was wondering if any drives were going to show up. They appear to be pretty late serial numbers too (5xxx) Fortunately, I got all of the museum's Twiggy media read when I restored one before we put it on exhibit.

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
On 10/1/2016 9:54 AM, Adrian Graham wrote: On 01/10/2016 15:42, "j...@cimmeri.com" wrote: On 10/1/2016 9:19 AM, Al Kossow wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291894250804 I don't get it. Would someone explain to me how a couple of old, dirty, untested, belt driven floppy

Re: ka... ching!

2016-10-01 Thread Adrian Graham
On 01/10/2016 15:42, "j...@cimmeri.com" wrote: > On 10/1/2016 9:19 AM, Al Kossow wrote: >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/291894250804 > > I don't get it. Would someone explain to me how a couple of old, dirty, > untested, belt driven floppy drives are worth this kind of money?

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2016-10-01 Thread aswood
Nice, I do have several. > Am 01.10.2016 um 16:42 schrieb "j...@cimmeri.com" : > >> On 10/1/2016 9:19 AM, Al Kossow wrote: >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/291894250804 > > I don't get it. Would someone explain to me how a couple of old, dirty, > untested, belt driven floppy