From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [50.116.15.146]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEAEE2E71D for ; Mon, 2 Sep 2024 11:45:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7741A43E5A; Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:45:34 +1000 (AEST) Received: from gal.iecc.com (gal.iecc.com [IPv6:2001:470:1f07:1126:0:43:6f73:7461]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EE99E43E57 for ; Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:45:25 +1000 (AEST) Received: (qmail 20016 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2024 09:45:24 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=iecc.com; h=date:message-id:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type; s=4e2e66d58934.k2409; t=1725270314; x=1725615914; bh=k3kcYJvGEc3iyMgbEh15KB1nQMVCBi4xhvHUzs5WMkA=; b=GAYaqTgU9N00zPKKWawDQ+LxXi4ZCWeHVokXcerHFkSTAWKY6P/ELuc8101qXraRMQqj/qkN97u5aSqsfNsQJvfiP8b7xligv3l7Q2AjWdNh7wLq2A7pUnmSe/GJMDN+q39rMLIrI0NBbOEfLIdkQSGue/YCCnmAREz2ySJJN0gg9ogBWrMvfIioUoGkI3So/RtnJSGUpkp6vl0B7LCeIXj/Wqkc1bph/cXYNJWcxW1MB7ukmnyAWqqVmtwGjCKI8pk/zY8drBoeW2omyj33GEPg7RVgCuW+diszFyAXmTZ8tYoHT/2DwVeFO30HyVqqRtsEh5DhsIlk3ZwxUw0s2w== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=taugh.com; h=date:message-id:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type; s=4e2e66d58934.k2409; bh=k3kcYJvGEc3iyMgbEh15KB1nQMVCBi4xhvHUzs5WMkA=; b=YkVc12DReE3KR2q8PMotHvKe7sxbTfWESMdfKcnZgIsAAoo9Y7xDaDFlfDszbBbzDzXbk2lOezxn0Xiew4uPQzXaTFxlplV3VgNiadn1CZ6DRkpzf7PnQ9lD34dFw4rfIwV1Aq6TW1vOelVusTkWM8rCLnaHQ7sGOtvl1wgZaA50ahvSuZ3UAWYGn1lVtRYuCS7CJTBRDq64Vngsp29CJtvG7Qi4YYnjhyM9J4tsJnqCIpATQFwijjYFNWa6eK/HDaLrFITpu2QP604bRBFWaTii+QgfLh+JzjeThqtslQmhJm4BBxeqMN3ejLX1W8xTNSLWED2wr39BvU4j1oORxQ== Received: from ary.local ([IPv6:2001:470:1f07:1126::78:696d:6170]) by imap.iecc.com ([IPv6:2001:470:1f07:1126::78:696d:6170]) with ESMTPS (TLS1.3 ECDHE-RSA CHACHA20-POLY1305 AEAD) via TCP6; 02 Sep 2024 09:45:24 -0000 Received: by ary.local (Postfix, from userid 501) id 72B3C92E5317; Mon, 2 Sep 2024 11:45:23 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ary.local (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CD2192E52E7; Mon, 2 Sep 2024 11:45:23 +0200 (CEST) Date: 2 Sep 2024 11:45:23 +0200 Message-ID: <38553ca3-6cf3-858e-5dbc-14e06bb5158a@taugh.com> From: "John R Levine" To: "Chris Hanson" X-X-Sender: johnl@ary.local In-Reply-To: <8977E507-5CB1-48B5-BBFF-050AA2AFAB94@eschatologist.net> References: <20240713131716.A741818C075@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> <21DB8095-4D00-42ED-891E-CA3BDBE5CB23@eschatologist.net> <6f445be5-cde8-4f22-9b59-a43d3429a495@insinga.com> <7w1q38wym6.fsf@junk.nocrew.org> <387FE153-E84C-4345-9F70-0682801018BA@eschatologist.net> <929aa508-4f6b-4019-8393-35f1e3f1611d@halwitz.org> <20240830220904.36A4692CF4CF@ary.qy> <8977E507-5CB1-48B5-BBFF-050AA2AFAB94@eschatologist.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Message-ID-Hash: AHF4S5CHX77MEXAR25UL2S5XN5XCVZAM X-Message-ID-Hash: AHF4S5CHX77MEXAR25UL2S5XN5XCVZAM X-MailFrom: johnl@taugh.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: coff@tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [COFF] Re: More LCM fallout List-Id: Computer Old Farts Forum Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: On Sun, 1 Sep 2024, Chris Hanson wrote: >> It appears that Dan Halbert said: >>> Late followup in this thread: here is the Christie's auction for items >>> being auctioned off: >>> https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-collection/lots/3726 >> >> Many of the bids are underwhelming. KA-10 for $300, KI-10 for $400, KS-10 for $400. > > Underwhelming, or reasonable? Both, I would say. It's hard to believe those lowball bids are serious since it would cost a fortune to pack and move those machines. As the small print says, you have to disassemble them and it is not easy to take them apart in a way that gives you any hope of putting them back together later. Regards, John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly