I've been working on a S-100 proto board design recently. I like to say thanks for all the suggestions that everyone sent. I updated the page to include images...
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billdeg
Jun 25, 2007 1:13 am
Every week you see an Altair 8800 for sale on Ebay. The prices hold steady between $1500-2500 meaning that demand is strong. I believe that people who bought...
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H.E.Robert Weir-L.V.C...
ueoguy
Jun 25, 2007 3:24 am
Bill, You might be on to something! As far as the 'original's go, I believe they exist in three physical states; the unbuilt/partially built, the built/but ...
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Jun 25, 2007 11:49 am
<snip> I'm thinking that something made from a kit, can become a creation/work of art/child?,and would be held long beyond a store bought pre-assembled clone. ...
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Craig Landrum
craig_o
Jun 25, 2007 3:32 pm
... I suspect that a number of these 8800's are resales - some wide eyed geek buys an 8800 and then a year later needs some $$s and sells it. You can sort of...
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Larry D. Pyeatt
larry_pyeatt
Jun 25, 2007 3:44 pm
Craig, Do you know what the #4s typically sell for? ... -- Larry D. Pyeatt, PhD. pyeatt@... http://www.cs.ttu.edu/~pyeatt...
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Craig Landrum
craig_o
Jun 25, 2007 4:04 pm
... Larry; $4,000 - $8,000 is what I've seen. As a real example, I have an 8800, all MITS-boards, 64K RAM 4 16K statis MITS boards), two serial cards so I can...
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Jun 25, 2007 4:29 pm
Here is my stab at an Altair system rarity list, 1=rarest, just for fun. This list is based on what I have seen for sale on Ebay and elsewhere, and not taking...
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keimei55118
Jun 25, 2007 4:52 pm
Hi, This is my first post; so sorry if this is at all inappropriate here. I listed our old Altair 8800 system the other day on ebay. Then looking for more...
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Steve
alltare
Jun 25, 2007 5:18 pm
Bill- I think I might swap #5 (8800b) and #6 (8800), but I otherwise agree with your list, as far as it goes. Have you looked at the Altair registry in the...
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keimei@...
keimei55118
Jun 25, 2007 6:34 pm
I 'm posting this from my e-mail. I did post this hours ago from yahoo but it didn't show up. Maybe the new guy can't post for awhile? Anyway, I'm very sorry...
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Tom Sanderson
wtsnet
Jun 25, 2007 8:11 pm
System rarity and mainframe rarity mainframe rarity are a very different, especially if software is included. Thanks to this group parts and mainframes are...
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Jun 25, 2007 8:27 pm
In a message dated 6/25/2007 1:18:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... yes ... I was unsure about whether to include the Pertec machines. ... Sure. I will hit the...
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Dan
ragoo_sauce
Jun 26, 2007 1:01 pm
Wouldn't there be some record of production quantities of the various Altair machines ? =Dan [ vintage electrons are just as good ] [...
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Dan
ragoo_sauce
Jun 26, 2007 1:30 pm
I always wished that we (me and my brother) bought the 8800, but the 680 that we built back then is just as precious. I'll never let it go. =Dan [ vintage...
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keimei55118
Jun 27, 2007 6:15 am
Dan My brother is 7 years older than me; he was a junior in high school. He spent a lot of time there with a DEC PDP8. He was the driving force to get the...
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Steve
alltare
Jun 27, 2007 7:16 am
Keith- That's a good story about Bill Gates. MITS and MSFT personnel really did spend hours on the phone with customers back then (I was in MITS' Customer...
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keimei55118
Jun 28, 2007 5:44 am
Steve, You're right, now you get (Dell India: "Please be checking that your computer is plugged in"). Back then you could really talk directly with the...
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Jun 28, 2007 12:09 pm
In a message dated 6/28/2007 1:44:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Keith, If you ever do get the urge, you'll wish you had taken the Dynabyte and drive out of...
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Dan
ragoo_sauce
Jun 28, 2007 12:34 pm
Steve, I didn't know you worked at MITS. That must have been great times. I still hope one day to find a broken 8800 that I can restore myself. =Dan [ vintage...
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Dan
ragoo_sauce
Jun 28, 2007 1:27 pm
That's a great story about Gates/MITS, something for the books ! My late brother was 11yrs older, and I was in high school too. He was working at Grumman...
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Dan
ragoo_sauce
Jun 28, 2007 1:32 pm
Keith, That's a great story about Gates/MITS, something for the books ! My late brother was 11yrs older, and I was in high school too. He was working at...
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Dan
ragoo_sauce
Jun 28, 2007 11:30 pm
300 in the first 6 mon this year ? That's 2 per day Did you mean since a year ago ? =Dan [ vintage electrons are just as good ] [...
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Jun 29, 2007 4:30 pm
I meant ~one per week ~ 300/year.? Right now for example, there are 3 Altairs up for sale on Ebay in the vintage computers area, all 8800's.? At this time...
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Steve
alltare
Jun 30, 2007 2:41 am
Bill, I must admit that your math is a bit advanced for me. I have read and reread your last message, and I can't figure out what you were trying to say. Did...
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Jun 30, 2007 2:07 pm
Yes I am a bit slow here :-) I *really* meant 50 / year Altairs sold on Ebay. Bill In a message dated 6/29/2007 10:41:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ...
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Dave Freeman
dcfree2000
Jun 30, 2007 4:25 pm
I don't know but my guess would be more Imsai's were sold as they had a more aggressive marketing and sales program and much broader distribution program. Nice...
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oghull
Jul 1, 2007 5:02 am
... On www.imsai.net, Todd Fischer quotes numbers of 17,000 - 20,000 for the IMSAI and 12,000 for the 8800, but a quote from Ed Roberts on the same page...
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Steve
alltare
Jul 1, 2007 5:23 am
Thanks, Geoff. Yeah, I should have said that there were more 8080-based Altairs of all types in toto sold than any other brand....
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Steve
alltare
Jul 1, 2007 5:30 am
Boy, my last post came through with a bunch of garbage characters. I hope this reads better: Thanks, Geoff. Yeah, I should have said that there were more...
