[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > John Francis wrote: > >>The IMSAI (and it's contemporaries) pre-date the mass computer >>market - they were the hobbyist computers of choice (at least >>until the Apple came along). They're uncommon, but not exactly >>rare. Finding one that's still in working condition is a bit >>harder - they were home-assembled, so the quality depends very >>much on how good the original hobbyist was with a soldering iron. >> >>There are always a few examples of these (and of PDP-8s) at the >>Vintage Computer Festival; prices in the hundreds of dollars >>are normal. Anything is possible on eBay, but paying thousands >>for anything but a system with all the rarest peripherals seems >>excessive. >> > > So, Guys, what is my Texas Instrument 700 dumb terminal > worth? > No extra thermal paper with it, but I think there is one > roll in there > Has a nice case with it - I paid $700 for it when it was new > back in ummmm > 1981? 1982? >
Probably not worth the shipping costs to get it anywhere. Wait another 25 years. ;) > ann > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
