[vcf-midatlantic] Remember, if it's old, it must be worth tens of thousands of dollars!

[Dave Shevett]

Thanks Dave, that makes sense.  I had a very nice convo with the guy
pointing out his pricing was... a little off.  The listing has been
updated, he's asking $5k-6k now, which given the condition of it, I doubt
he'll get, but he was super-nice about it.

On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 10:17 AM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> On 6/26/24 10:13, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> >
> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7313061908778748/?mibextid=6ojiHh
> >
> > As far as I can tell, this is a DECmate 1.  VT78 with an RX01 drive.  I
> > don't know what an MR78 is though.
>
>    No, the DECmate-I is the next generation of this, built into a VT100.
>   This is a VT78.  As a complete system, working, it's probably worth
> $3K or so.
>
>    The MR78 is a boot ROM.
>
>          -Dave
>
> --
> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> New Kensington, PA
>
>

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