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selling a vintage mainframe computer

  • 12-07-2012 8:31pm
    #1
    skinny90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭


    *mod note im not advertising
    im looking for a bit of advice, I am putting up an add on adverts for a Digital PDP 11/50 with 3 crates of spares,All is working fine,My question is what kind of money (avrg amount )would they be worth?
    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    A search for DEC PDP on eBay shows that the spare parts alone may be worth a few quid.


  • #3
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    I hope it's worth a lot, that's one cool piece of kit. This would have been the tape feed servers we'd see in old movies would it?


  • #4
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Throw up an oul' pic there. :) Must admit I've never seen one.

    No idea how much it's worth tbh.


  • #5
    skinny90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭skinny90


    Khannie wrote: »
    Throw up an oul' pic there. :) Must admit I've never seen one.

    No idea how much it's worth tbh.
    Will do tomorrow on iPhone so I can't


  • #6
    ScumLord
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    Khannie wrote: »
    Throw up an oul' pic there. :) Must admit I've never seen one.
    I'm just going off the wiki entry. It runs on tapes in that picture. It's like looking at dinosaurs.


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  • #7
    skinny90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭skinny90


    here it is.its actually up on adverts alread im selling it un behalf of my girlfriends dad


  • #8
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    Would you not consider selling this somewhere other than Adverts?
    This truly is a collectors item and I think you're seriously limiting your audience on adverts as opposed to Ebay?

    (I know Ebay can be a bit of hassle but for something like this I'd seriously recommend it. Even if you put it up for some (ostensibly) ludicrous amount of money. If it really is in working order you might well sell this to a collector for some serious money.)

    Alternatively you could email these guys : jwest@classiccmp.org. They should be able to tell you what it's worth and might even find you a buyer.


  • #9
    skinny90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭skinny90


    wexie wrote: »
    Would you not consider selling this somewhere other than Adverts?
    This truly is a collectors item and I think you're seriously limiting your audience on adverts as opposed to Ebay?

    (I know Ebay can be a bit of hassle but for something like this I'd seriously recommend it. Even if you put it up for some (ostensibly) ludicrous amount of money. If it really is in working order you might well sell this to a collector for some serious money.)

    Alternatively you could email these guys : jwest@classiccmp.org. They should be able to tell you what it's worth and might even find you a buyer.
    Hi thanks for your advice the guy has it on adverts for a month now I wasn't aware that it was there,il pass on the info thanks again


  • #10
    bonzodog2
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    There's 2 adverts there for a 11/45, one at e1000 one at e2000. Confusing. Back in the day, so to speak, the PDP-11 was actually a mini-computer, not a mainframe. You should have seen the size of them!

    I wonder does anyone remember playing Spacewar on a VT100 ?


  • #11
    skinny90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭skinny90


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    There's 2 adverts there for a 11/45, one at e1000 one at e2000. Confusing. Back in the day, so to speak, the PDP-11 was actually a mini-computer, not a mainframe. You should have seen the size of them!

    I wonder does anyone remember playing Spacewar on a VT100 ?
    I know confused...I'm going to give that crowd an email and get him to put on eBay once a proper value has been established...
    His shed is full of boxes of spares and parts for this...thanks again lads


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