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Just wondering if the bidder is from here or not (not my auction).
Just wondering if the bidder is from here or not (not my auction).
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Anyone here bidding on A/UX?
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Not at that price.
Would be nice to have original CDs, but that's too expensive for me.
Definitely a standalone from what I can tell.
If anything will become expensive, it will be software. It's getting tougher and tougher to track down vintage Mac software on eBay, Amazon, and the other sites. (I may be partially to blame for that, as I tend to snap that sort of stuff up–I'm the guy who has four complete boxed Word 5.1s). Software usually got chucked instead of donated, as hardware did. I don't see hardware jumping too much in price soon (especially with low demand–remember how I snagged that mint PB190 not long ago and was the only bidder on a low-priced auction?), but there's definitely a scarcity factor involved nowadays. Last time I looked on eBay there were no LC 500 series, only a few Duos, very few modular Macs, and no PB150s. I think a lot of what we will get as collectors will now be relegated to collector-to-collector transactions, sort of like we have with old coins. When was the last time you got a Mercury dime in change?
If anything will become expensive, it will be software. It's getting tougher and tougher to track down vintage Mac software on eBay, Amazon, and the other sites. (I may be partially to blame for that, as I tend to snap that sort of stuff up–I'm the guy who has four complete boxed Word 5.1s). Software usually got chucked instead of donated, as hardware did. I don't see hardware jumping too much in price soon (especially with low demand–remember how I snagged that mint PB190 not long ago and was the only bidder on a low-priced auction?), but there's definitely a scarcity factor involved nowadays. Last time I looked on eBay there were no LC 500 series, only a few Duos, very few modular Macs, and no PB150s. I think a lot of what we will get as collectors will now be relegated to collector-to-collector transactions, sort of like we have with old coins. When was the last time you got a Mercury dime in change?
I bought the sleeve. The seller was local, met him to pick up the sleeve and chat about his experiences on the Copland project. He confirmed the sleeve was printed in anticipation of the project advancing to the state where it could be pressed to disc, but it never happened... so, the sleeve is about the sum total of all the physical remains of Copland, minus some leaked betas nobody can seem to get working. Still I think this is more than Taligent achieved.
Ah nice. I considered it, but didn't bid. Nice to know where it went.
Did you learn anything interesting about the project? IIRC they were planning to release the "Compatibility Edition" as DR1, but realised after the sleeves had been printed that it wasn't going to be ready. D11E4 calls itself the Compatibility Edition, so perhaps this would have been been on the CDs if it had managed to stay running long enough to be usable.
Did you learn anything interesting about the project? IIRC they were planning to release the "Compatibility Edition" as DR1, but realised after the sleeves had been printed that it wasn't going to be ready. D11E4 calls itself the Compatibility Edition, so perhaps this would have been been on the CDs if it had managed to stay running long enough to be usable.
