On Sun, 21 Feb 2016, emanuel stiebler wrote: > > I was just looking up VAXstations the other day on eBay. I checked > > again now for 4000's, and the prices seem crazy. Is there something > > particularly special about them, or is it just the usual eBay > > craziness? > > Some people noticed, that there is still software and applications running on > them, and few years ago, people just started to buy top of the line (/90+) to > have spares.
Also note that Compaq continued selling brand new 4000/96 boxes well into 2000s (was it until 2004?). With their own front nameplate even I believe rather than the original DEC one. I'm sure this reflected the demand and contributed to current prices. Maciej
