Value . If it was in/near where I live a 3/50 with a good display would be .... oh $100. Finding a monochrome jug would be the biggest issue.
-pete On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 5:24 PM, jim stephens via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On 1/22/2018 3:32 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > >> On 01/22/2018 04:06 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: >> >>> So did we ever get an answer to the original question (the value of a >>> Sun3)? All I saw was 'you'd have to pay to recycle them'. >>> >> >> I've not seen an answer to that question. I have seen multiple people >> raise their virtual hand in interest. But no discussions of $ other than >> disposal fees. >> > I did mention mine came free. I also did sell my systems in the late 80s > for some amount. I think the answer will be relative to who is collecting > them and their budget. At least on this list that didn't seem to be many.. > > As I said I'd be glad to help you make yours have value if you want my > system, or the tapes. > > Al said he was open to offers for his system, which, by the way sounds > like the 4/xxx system I had. A historical note on my system, might have > been true of Al's depending on history too, Hamilton pre merger had a group > which bought some of these systems, which were in my case in a 6' cabinet > similar to the Dec H960 in size, and used them as systems for doing pal and > other utility work. > > At out local Hamilton office in Orange County, where mine came from, they > would let people come in and get accounts and use them for whatever they > needed, usually by convincing the two local guys that you had something > that would result in Hamilton selling some product. > > As to value, I'd say with the tape, my system should be worth a couple > hundred. No disks, but should have SCSI controller. The tapes being the > thing adding value. That is with it in the state of a project machine. > Add in the monitors and have it restored, I'd say 1000 to 1500 would be a > reasonable asking price. > > Worth noting my 3/260 has a monochrome graphics port, so one would have a > very large and power hungry Sunos 3 or Sunos 4 graphics station. I think I > have the Hitachi monitors that went with the system. > > Thanks > Jim > >
