Firsts: The History of Computing from the Paul G. Allen Collection
Ok, pretty interesting. If I had the $$, I’d go for the documents for preservation purposes. Rich -- Rich Cini http://cini.classiccmp.org On 8/15/24, 1:20 PM, "vcf-midatlantic" <vcf-midatlantic-bounces@lists.vcfed.org> wrote: https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-col...
Anyone interested in joining a pool to guess the realized prices in this auction? I find some of Christie's estimates outrageously high, and others very low. I am proposing the following: We each look at the Christie's estimates at https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-col... Those who want to participate will submit their estimates for the realized price (before buyer's premium) for each of the 58 objects. Whoever comes closest to the actual dollars realized wins the pool. (Total for all items that actually sell) If lot does not sell, it is removed from the total. Suggesting $20 to join. If 20 of us in, the winner collects $4000. We will need to submit before the auction opens on Aug 23rd Disclosure: I will bid on a few of the lots on behalf of the Computer Museum @ System Source. I doubt my bids will markedly change the total. Who is in? I'll manage, and donate the fees that square will charge on the $20 paid in to fund the pool. Bob Roswell Curator Computer Museum @ System Source broswell@syssrc.com 410-771-5544 ext 4336 https://museum.syssrc.com
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-col... The IBM System 6/450 Funny to see this. It was the first business computer I worked with. Not really a computer, more of a word processor/mail merge machine. If I only had 8K to spare. This was the most capable printer I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I could put 500 loose envelopes in the tray and it would print until it ran out. Kelly ________________________________ From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces@lists.vcfed.org> on behalf of Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:19 PM To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Firsts: The History of Computing from the Paul G. Allen Collection https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-col... ________________________________ From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces@lists.vcfed.org> on behalf of Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:19 PM To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Firsts: The History of Computing from the Paul G. Allen Collection https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-col...
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Richard Cini