ID 1291160
Lot 120 | A GROUP OF NINE EARLY MICROCOMPUTERS
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 8 000
Radio Shack TRS-80 SN B007584 including Video Display monitor and cassette deck with 5 cassettes (Level 3 BASIC in box, Pinball, Blackjack/Backgammon, Micro Marquee, manuscript labels for various games) and archival folders of instruction manuals; Datapoint 3600 SN 162440 [B]; IBM Personal Computer SN 07294215150 including microcomputer, monitor, keyboard and slipcase containing DOS 2.10; Commodore VIC-20 SN P1041336 including original box (with matching serial number), later Commodore video monitor model 1702, seven cassettes (Blue Meanies from Outer Space, Introduction to Basic Part 1 [in two cassettes] Introduction to Basic Part 2 [in two cassettes], Car Chase, Casino Style BlackJack), VIC Modem in original box with tape, tape deck, and four folders of user manuals; Texas Instruments TI-99/4A SN 6011332 including color monitor, keyboard, two solid state cartridge cassettes (Tunnels of Doom and Pirate Adventure), joystick and speech synthesizer and archival folder for two manuals; NEC PC-8001A Microcomputer SN ISA1101110 including keyboard, monitor and three archival folders for manuals; Zenith Z-19 SN J128D029 including folder with manuals; Commodore PET 2001 series SN 0013790 including folder for user manual; Apple-II SN AS 21 34301including two instruction manuals, monitor, and two disc drives
The tallest measuring 26 in. (66 cm.) x 20" 17" high
Auction house category: | Instruments |
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Auction house category: | Instruments |
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Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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Phone | +1 212 636 2000 | ||||||||||||||
Fax | +1 212 636 4930 | ||||||||||||||
Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | ||||||||||||||
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Postal service Courier service pickup by yourself | ||||||||||||||
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