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An Apple 1 motherboard, a 79-year-old TV and the only surviving processor of the last supercomputer designed by Seymour Cray are being auctioned in New York.
The 1936 Baird television set may not work and delivers a huge electrical charge of 5000 volts.
But it could still fetch between $20,000 (£13,000) and $30,000, according to auctioneer Bonhams.
The Apple 1 has a starting price of $300,000.
Do you have any vintage pieces you'd like to sell in the auction? Are there any items you'd like to add to your collection?
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(Score: 2) by sudo rm -rf on Tuesday September 22 2015, @12:39PM
Two weeks ago, I found a full set (7) of 3.5-inch Windows 3.1 installation disks. As I do have access to a licensed .iso through the company I work for, I have no need for them. Anyone interested?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 22 2015, @12:46PM
I have those, and some of the "Big Blue" disks, remember those? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Blue_Disk [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 2) by sudo rm -rf on Tuesday September 22 2015, @02:30PM
I don't know about those, but on this side of the pond (W-Germany) we had something similar for the C64: Magic Disk and Game On [magicdisk64.de]. Holy mackarel[1], I just found out that they even offer downloads (e.g. http://www.magicdisk64.de/magicdisk90.htm). [magicdisk64.de] That's where I got all my games and utilities from.
[1] "Holy mackarel" sounds a bit off to my ears. I chose it instead of "holy stratosphere" (Robin)
(Score: 1) by SomeGuy on Tuesday September 22 2015, @01:19PM
Windows 3.1 is very common, but thanks for keeping an eye out for old software. There are many thousands upon thousands of software titles, often produced in small numbers, that are rotting away on 5.25", 3.5", or 8" disks, or even tape media. Often they have boring titles involving accounting, databases, or word processing, but they are still worth preserving. And there ARE people who want them.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 22 2015, @01:54PM
There is a project (I can't remember the name) on the web that collects old floppies and backs them up for historical safekeeping, not the internet archives or way back machine.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by SomeGuy on Tuesday September 22 2015, @02:26PM
There are actually several, but with different focuses:
* Software Preservation Society - the group that produce the Kryoflux, mainly focuses on games.
* Bitsavers - Mainly focuses on pre-PC workstations and "big iron".
* WinWorldPC - A growing collection of vintage microcomputer OSes and productivity applications.
* BetaArchive - A private collection of mostly Microsoft and Beta software.
* Vetusware - A random un-curated collection of user-submitted software.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Jiro on Tuesday September 22 2015, @03:58PM
There's Total DOS Collection, which tries to collect images of all the DOS-based games. It covers games only, of course, but I'd expect that it would include the majority of floppy disk based games. An up to date torrent exists but is fantastically difficult to find.
(Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Tuesday September 22 2015, @04:50PM
Right, and now that I think of it, there are a few others worth mentioning:
* Macintoshgarden - focuses on early Mac Software
* Asimov archives - focuses on everything for the Apple II.
* HP Computer Museum - As the name implies, focuses on early HP machines, with software and manuals for machines like the HP150.
And there are many other smaller sites that focus on specific systems.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 22 2015, @07:00PM
If I could only find the full version of LHX Attack Chopper! There was a hack to get the full version out of the demo, but I forgot how long ago.
(Score: 2) by srobert on Tuesday September 22 2015, @02:36PM
I found my 4 cdrom set of Slackware 96 from Walnut Creek. I wonder if that would be a collectors' item.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday September 22 2015, @04:48PM
However, it doesn't beat what's on my 8" floppies - don't make me get out my 8" floppies and find the CP/M boot disks...
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by Hyperturtle on Tuesday September 22 2015, @04:44PM
I think I have boxes of OS/2 Warp; 30 floppy disks. I think they were given to me as blanks... I have boxes of them somewhere. every now and then one shows up in an unexpected place.
If no one wants your windows 3.1, then make sure they don't get 3.11 or OS/2 Warp For Windows will break! (my disks are the straight OS, though...)