[mamelukesabre]

I can't even find any for sale.

[posterchild]

Bookmark for when I dig up my TI-99/4a and Atari 800.

[BitWielder1]

[Eyes Unclouded]

John Titor goes to great lengths to collect 1960-70s era computers.

[babygene]

check ebay

[Yardstick]

I know someone who’s got about twenty Commodore 64s.

Raid Over Moscow ftw!

[K-oneTexas]

Collectors or museums ... maybe.

[mamelukesabre]

well, it seems a C-64 isn’t worth much:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-COMMODORE-64-COMPUTER-ACCESSORIES-/220595224509?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335c7fffbd

LOL!

[the_daug]

Osborne II Executive Weighed about 30 lbs. could use it for added weight in the trunk of your car.

[apillar]

It really depends on the system. There doesn't seem to be a huge collectors market for old computers, though some of the more popular ones like the Commodore 64 have started jumping in price. Ten years ago you could pick up a C-64 with a ton of software for $50, now the system alone is going for $100-$200 depending on condition.

I recently sold an RCA Studio II on ebay, it was a really obscure game system that was only manufactured in 1977 and quickly discontinued. I got $75 dollars, it was actually purchased by a tech museum in Spain. I was a little disappointed that I didn't get more out of it, but the old computer / game system market is really hit or miss.

As some have mentioned, the Atari 2600 market has started to take off, although there are still a TON of them out there (do a search for the 2600 on ebay sometime). Until recently the 2600 was virtually worthless, you could easily pick up a working system for $10 and games for a quarter.

[Gun142]

Tried to sell my Apple IIc a few years ago. Unless you have all the paperwork, software, and possibly even the boxes (everything in near mint condition); you’re better off pitching it.
You’ll just end up wasting your time trying to give it away.

[bannie]

What about a PDP-11? HAHAHA!!! That’s what I first learned on.

[eyedigress]

I have a magnavox odyssey, does it count?

[50sDad]

You are in a maze of twisty memory paths, all alike. If you move into the dark, it is likely you will be eaten by a Grue.

[Texas Fossil]

Still have my first PC. Built it from floor sweepings. TRS-80 Model 1, on board 64K ram, no hard drive, 2 5-1/4” floppies, NewDos80 booted from floppies. Homebrewed power supply, and floppy drive enclosures. When I last had it assembled, it still worked fine.

Sure don’t want to think about using that junk again. Had lots of games for it. Even a Jumbo flight simulator.

Cannot see why anyone would pay for one, but I will give it to anyone who wants it.

[Political Junkie Too]

I know I have an old GRiD computer in storage somewhere...

-PJ

[off-roader]

Ah, now let's talk about the PC that held the most promise with an Operating System that is more important than any other today.

[eyedigress]

Good Thread. Provided an outlet for the old-timers that had C-64’s or Apples or TI-80’s.

[death2tyrants]

You can download emulators. Here is a Commodore 64 emulator. I haven't tried the new version, but the old one worked really well. Anyone who wants to re-live 80's coin-ops, do a search for MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). You can play old games that act identical to the arcade games...for free!! (You usually have to download the 'ROMS' at a different location than the emulators, however.

[BlueVelvet]

save

[sbMKE]

No. You can get emulators for all flavors of vintage computers and console games. The only value is in the physical item as an item, not for the computing “power.”

Occaisionally, you’ll see high auction prices for rare software/carts, but as a rule these things are stable in price and many have actually declined due to the ubiquity of online swap sites and ebay.