8008?

[Holger Veit]

woodelf wrote:

> Chuck Guzis wrote:
>
>> So what's an 8008 chip worth?  I've got one that I don't need.  I'll
>> entertain reasonable offers.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Chuck
>>  
>>
> Well what does the buyer need it for?  Most people here want it blinking
> lights not  collecting  dust.  In  1975 a candy bar was  about 15 
> cents, today it is
> a $1.00    

I am not sure I would pay $1 for a candy bar from the year 1975, at 
least not for consumption ;-)
SCNR

> That is a about a 6:1 price change , so a $60 8008 could be up
> to $360 for a fair market price today, how ever many people are use 
> too -- it is outdated
> so carry it away for $1.  Myself would not pay more than $100 considering
> how easy it is possable to damage it.

I think the 8008 logic would fit into a larger CPLD today. So even if 
one would like to have some hardware
for the blinkinlights, it could be affordable to reengineer it in the 
same style like the 6120 or 1802 systems
at sparetimegizmos. This is closest to the look and feel of the real 
thing, in comparison to some simulator software
on a PC. IMHO, you only need a real 8008 for displaying an original 
board into a show case, or for real nostalgic
feelings; but then, the whole enterprise is not complete without 
"original" TTLs timestamped XX75 and original
power supplies, etc.

Holger