From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 26360 invoked from network); 11 May 2023 17:38:19 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (2600:3c01:e000:146::1) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 11 May 2023 17:38:19 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BB70424DD; Fri, 12 May 2023 03:38:14 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ed1-x52b.google.com (mail-ed1-x52b.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::52b]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AFD1B424DA for ; Fri, 12 May 2023 03:38:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ed1-x52b.google.com with SMTP id 4fb4d7f45d1cf-50bceaf07b8so16414683a12.3 for ; Thu, 11 May 2023 10:38:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bsdimp-com.20221208.gappssmtp.com; s=20221208; t=1683826683; x=1686418683; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=NiHkQjlT6YSSSkA3FPFmKiUrTwosMYpcK+gLofYKaFs=; b=jHH2NNS5cbH8BilSvO4/9ySnYOk08fxVP2gywDuNp2tQcujobQkrv01yPc5nuTQx1z lHuCe/QCj7Zjy72U00+vH8jFVI1vXz0AOxz+P+fFIEWtExSGCbexbgOPEZELqvLrlNBd coAWC0eDZtF3gt/0X35LcCj33/X9Jh9R/zd88IsQ/dENzfFjJG5B0bNr4HiKnZXdiIp7 g98IT4jg/X6Wxw1bNTNaN6kBzj6OauvGP6VXAb7pnuo2HiVYftawt4sKHqChSCy+KVLo Cx1u+PB5oEHaH5mhYw28SuBR74dq1PBDnEn2G2YQJ1mougxX78155rq0Vlrbk7rhETU+ qHMg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20221208; t=1683826683; x=1686418683; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=NiHkQjlT6YSSSkA3FPFmKiUrTwosMYpcK+gLofYKaFs=; b=Q8dKptnY+oYriZ+C7PcHGp/SaPVFhSsqgxFGoBlslYjI75IbE1uckkPNuYnmj1WDJl pT/qKcWU0tgDwBoxpK+TdtDLdS2DUGu4P88ameTNGsPnRh5n5DsKBOs7RzvoC3Hg+o99 wTxHhLZWm0wX7nXHw9eDglUcRjvG/cBO5B9+Okvd5qNMp+Rahz7UDgnVrst8JpnLRema mT2sUOkJ3AacLI5RIahoayfRte4j96TVBbDd1L+8235jKAHfbj7eS0xCy2ATJ/eLg+6E DY6utKCEnXknITiUPKcDeYT/RsiM+O0fHm8Z3tfU64ZjjRgDvodFeE3ErKfKsc+Sj5EL Iu+w== X-Gm-Message-State: AC+VfDx+kWHEiLrlYo1fLNvW8ysK/FBQvx0zYsbQf+RIyynBhKrN8auD SRtoRQx4oJ/FDZK94HLa1Xg7F6F+s8uLDSxIArxhOdMcJRfzaMNo X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACHHUZ4XcRxrdDrt26JtfpKuhkD88V6mYu+GE3lkV/iWF3j3R7UyPN35L9vKV9OLmxo+rDe44QnSJ561pFcU8vxBlGQ= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:9b89:b0:96a:6939:11af with SMTP id dd9-20020a1709069b8900b0096a693911afmr2750579ejc.50.1683826683239; Thu, 11 May 2023 10:38:03 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Warner Losh Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 11:37:52 -0600 Message-ID: To: segaloco Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000051809d05fb6e7399" Message-ID-Hash: O3EMQI7MPCW4D6MFNJUHYETCTGKLXNWY X-Message-ID-Hash: O3EMQI7MPCW4D6MFNJUHYETCTGKLXNWY X-MailFrom: wlosh@bsdimp.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: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: BSTJ 1978 UNIX Issue Price Appreciation List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --00000000000051809d05fb6e7399 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 11:26=E2=80=AFAM segaloco via TUHS = wrote: > Howdy folks, I was perusing old copies of ;login: and came across a note > about the BSTJ UNIX issue in the August 1978 newsletter: > https://archive.org/details/login_august-1978 > > What I find particularly amusing is that all UNIX licensees at the time o= f > that publication allegedly were provided a copy free of charge. The text > goes on to indicate additional copies can be purchased for a measly $1.50= . > > Fast forward to today and I typically don't see this copy pop up on > auction for less than $100. Still, amazing how something was being just > tossed out to anyone who wanted one and now here 45 years later, it's a m= ad > scramble to find the same. Then there's this listing: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/134212722284?hash=3Ditem1f3fb39e6c:g:9VEAAOSw8Ht= jCp2H&amdata=3Denc%3AAQAIAAAA4IPDo14%2B7%2BCT30D5MvU1f9BJm77l1XWLxt2ojhau50= 3DpckIGbEgDyGAtPFQgj8m5y9CebRCho1Y9INzCsMX72UaQy96ent8gqtgFWH5MY3kpSNzkYBKg= rjnVDMiom2HOuqHiy5H%2FzRjvpdv0BE7tKJ7tJv4BRuCeSEPoqd2U%2FdfuKVuvOTdG%2B28JS= WuPcN764AWcg3EbpeU7LUiGEELwjxL0FTsCQ%2F2wK5AuuwK8E9E7WFVuZzsm07jesQcjq75A7t= 5fM0ggrRX2Mn9cO9%2BHRAP7KcOYhGJ1BqIYz1P1FzL%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_bFmL2BYg > > $3000 dollars...quite shocking, although perhaps they're banking on the > uniqueness of that little sleeve, I've never seen one of those with a BST= J > issue before. Was that some sort of packaging the issues were delivered > in? It has the Bell Logo in the little window on either side, so I want = to > believe it's original and not something someone threw together after the > fact. > > In any case, I suspect part of the low pricing is due to Bell anti-trust > stuff, as they really moved on nickle and diming on documentation once th= ey > were legally able to. In any case, I'm always shocked to see how much I > paid for something in my archival efforts and then I find a price sheet > only to find out someone bought a book back in the day for the cost of a > burger and fries. While I'm pursuing documents for research purposes...I > may be inadvertently building myself quite the value store without even > meaning to... > I bought mine in the couple of years for like $20. I think $3k is delusional. They range from $25-$250 in the last year for 'offered' price, mostly in the < $100 range for the ones that sell... 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On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 11:26=E2=80= =AFAM segaloco via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org<= /a>> wrote:
<= div>Howdy folks, I was perusing old copies of ;login: and came across a not= e about the BSTJ UNIX issue in the August 1978 newsletter: https://archive.org/details/login_august-1978



$3000 dol= lars...quite shocking, although perhaps they're banking on the uniquene= ss of that little sleeve, I've never seen one of those with a BSTJ issu= e before.=C2=A0 Was that some sort of packaging the issues were delivered i= n?=C2=A0 It has the Bell Logo in the little window on either side, so I wan= t to believe it's original and not something someone threw together aft= er the fact.

In any case, I suspect part of the low pricin= g is due to Bell anti-trust stuff, as they really moved on nickle and dimin= g on documentation once they were legally able to.=C2=A0 In any case, I'= ;m always shocked to see how much I paid for something in my archival effor= ts and then I find a price sheet only to find out someone bought a book bac= k in the day for the cost of a burger and fries.=C2=A0 While I'm pursui= ng documents for research purposes...I may be inadvertently building myself= quite the value store without even meaning to...
I bought mine in the couple of years for like $20. I think $3k= is delusional.=C2=A0 They range from $25-$250 in the last year for 'of= fered' price, mostly in the < $100 range for the ones that sell...

Warner=C2=A0
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