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VintageComputerman
May 14th, 2008, 06:45 AM
Now this is one we can all afford, lol...

Only wants a starting bid of $250,000.00.

Ebay Item number: 110252328536

You are bidding on a Univac 1218 computer. This is the militarized version of the Univac 418. It is a 19 inch rack about 6 feet high, 24 in square, and weighs around 775 lbs. Click HERE to see the Wikipedia entry on this machine.
I don't know a lot about this type of thing, so I took a lot of photos. The last two photos are a randomly selected circuit board, which has a date stamp of May 1964, so I suppose it was built around then. It appears complete and in good shape, although it may not be Y2K compliant. I'm not too hot to sell it just yet, but I would like some more info on it. Thus the high (to me, anyway) starting price. But if you want it real bad, feel free to bid. Shipping would be by motor freight, or you could come and pick it up.


And you have to pay for shipping too!!!

carlsson
May 14th, 2008, 07:28 AM
If there already is a Wikipedia page, why doesn't the seller try to get in touch with those who update it? It probably is a very cool piece of computing history, and hopefully the auction will help share some enlightenment even if the computer itself will not be sold. By the way, what are the eBay fees for unsold items at those starting prices?

billdeg
May 20th, 2008, 06:50 PM
Univac 1219 brochure
http://vintagecomputer.net/univac1219.cfm

Interesting history.

VintageComputerman
May 28th, 2008, 04:57 PM
Here is another expensive tidbit for just $100,000.00, lol.


YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN AUTHENTIC UNIVAC TAPE (POSSIBLY METAL)

IT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 8" IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHS 5 POUNDS 8 OUNCES.

THIS IS ALL I KNOW ABOUT THIS ITEM. I HAVE NEVER LIFTED THE CLAP BECAUSE OF BEING AFRAID THAT I MAY DAMGED WHAT IS INSIDE

IT IS MOUNTED WITH SCREWS ON AN ACRYLIC PLATE.

ANYONE WITH INORMATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW. FOR MORE PHOTOS SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

THIS MAYBE METAL TAPE , ONE OF THE FIRST TAPES, AND THAT IS WHY IT IS MOUNTED LIKE A TROPHY.

I AM GETTING MY INFO FROM FOLLOW EBAYERS AND HAVE MADE CORRECTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE INPUT..

http://cgi.ebay.com/AUTHENTIC-VINTAGE-UNIVAC-METAL-TAPE_W0QQitemZ180245899341QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4193Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mike Chambers
May 28th, 2008, 05:52 PM
i wonder if i could run LeetIRC on that thing.