AT&T 7300/3B1's (was: Re: Who is vintagecomputermuseum?)

[Mark Tapley]

At 20:05 -0500 8/17/08, Dave wrote:
>    I have to agree there.  And $500 for a 7300 is a tad on the high
>side.  I had three of them (two 3B1s and a 7300) and reluctantly 
>parted with one.  I became much less reluctant when the guy offered 
>me $300.  The first machine is one I will keep even if the prices go 
>sky high, as it was given to me years ago by a classiccmp member (hi
>Mark!), although for the life of me I have no clue where the mouse went.
>
>    Does anyone have disk images of the 7300/3B1 OS distribution?

Hi Dave, but IIRC, I just put you in contact with Robert, who gave 
you one of his. Though he got some of his from me, so it may have 
been indirectly one of my machines...

If it were mine, and I'd given it to you, I'd have no objection to 
your selling it for as much as you can possibly get for it. My theory 
is, the more value it acquires (by somebody paying for it) the less 
likely it will be to get scrapped, hence the more likely it'll be to 
be preserved. On the other hand, I *know* you are a knowledgeable 
collector and know which end of the soldering iron gets hot without 
having to grab it, so I'm happy it's in your hands.

One reason for me to take this philosophy is that I don't have time 
to do myself the things I'd really like to do with my collection - 
like imaging floppies! I have 'em, but not imaged. They are in 
climate-controlled storage - that's the best I can say for myself.

I'll hunt for mice. I don't think I kept a spare, but if I did, I'll 
let you know.
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