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From: cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de (Martin Cracauer)
Subject: Re: Current Value of Symbolics 3640 & 3650
Message-ID: <1997Feb6.194337.1783@wavehh.hanse.de>
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 97 19:43:37 GMT
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dhayes@cyberdrive.net (Dwight R. Hayes, Jr.) writes:

>Could someone guide me in knowing both the "educational" and "asset" value of 
>a Symbolics 3640, Symbolics 3650?

They are usually given away for free, although RAM and Disks may be
worth somethign for someone who has a working but underequipped
machine. 

The educational use was enormous for me. Clear manuals, an environment
with many new ideas, some in-mind cleanups about filesystems etc etc
etc

Martin
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