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  • Old school "slip case" textile covered notebook software - Any value?

    From jim.wooden@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 8 06:28:08 2021
    I'm helping a friend do a clean-out and we've stumbled over a large number of 1980's vintage IBM PC software sets -- the style with the 8x5 3-ring notebook and the slipcase.

    Are any of these collectible now?

    My 2-y/o grandson's 529 could use a boost? ;-)

    Thanks for any advice!

    Jim

    Mess'n with PS/2 machines since the Model 30 ;-)

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  • From WBSTClarke@21:1/5 to jim.w...@gmail.com on Fri Oct 8 07:19:32 2021
    On Friday, 8 October 2021 at 14:28:10 UTC+1, jim.w...@gmail.com wrote:
    I'm helping a friend do a clean-out and we've stumbled over a large number of 1980's vintage IBM PC software sets -- the style with the 8x5 3-ring notebook and the slipcase.

    Are any of these collectible now?

    My 2-y/o grandson's 529 could use a boost? ;-)

    Thanks for any advice!

    Jim

    Mess'n with PS/2 machines since the Model 30 ;-)

    IBM documentation and (5.25" or 3.5") floppies (in clear plastic holders) tended to come in A5 three-hole format. Three hole is mainly a US format but common enough. I expect someone would like them, are they labelled for any particular contents? Best
    specify if so.

    BTW, what's a 529?

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  • From jim.wooden@gmail.com@21:1/5 to WBSTClarke on Fri Oct 8 09:20:55 2021
    On Friday, October 8, 2021 at 10:19:33 AM UTC-4, WBSTClarke wrote:
    On Friday, 8 October 2021 at 14:28:10 UTC+1, jim.w...@gmail.com wrote:
    I'm helping a friend do a clean-out and we've stumbled over a large number of 1980's vintage IBM PC software sets -- the style with the 8x5 3-ring notebook and the slipcase.

    Are any of these collectible now?

    My 2-y/o grandson's 529 could use a boost? ;-)

    Thanks for any advice!

    Jim

    Mess'n with PS/2 machines since the Model 30 ;-)
    IBM documentation and (5.25" or 3.5") floppies (in clear plastic holders) tended to come in A5 three-hole format. Three hole is mainly a US format but common enough. I expect someone would like them, are they labelled for any particular contents? Best
    specify if so.

    BTW, what's a 529?

    Thanks WBST!

    Almost all that I have uncovered so far are in lightly "textile" feel boxes. The boxes are 9 1/2" x8" deep x 2" wide with the IBM logo on one side of the silpcase
    The actual pages are about 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
    The first one I found was VisiCalc ;-) IBM P/N: 6024004 with the vinyl holders loaded w/ Visicalc on 5 1/4" disks.
    Seems like that one should be worth ~$2.5M just by it's self??? yeah? right?

    Thanks Jim!

    PS: 529 plans are an IRS approved vehicle for saving for college costs in a tax-free way.

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  • From JimBobPS2@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 11 07:45:21 2021
    So as the archeological dig continues ....
    I have found a copies of OS/2, DOS, Windows/286 and so on still in the shrinkwrap.

    Does anyone know of a market place to sell them other than (better than) eBay?

    Thanks for any help!
    Jim

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  • From WBSTClarke@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 26 07:23:28 2021
    On Monday, 11 October 2021 at 15:45:22 UTC+1, JimBobPS2 wrote:
    So as the archeological dig continues ....
    I have found a copies of OS/2, DOS, Windows/286 and so on still in the shrinkwrap.

    Does anyone know of a market place to sell them other than (better than) eBay?

    Thanks for any help!
    Jim

    It depends whom you're trying to reach, maybe:
    VCFed.org
    Amibay.com

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  • From JimBobPS2@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 26 08:09:50 2021
    It depends whom you're trying to reach, maybe:
    VCFed.org
    Amibay.com


    I'm trying to reach people with lots of disposable income ;-)

    Seriously ... Thanks!
    I'll check those sites...

    Jim

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