Re: Math coprocessor for PC Transporter?

["Jason Whorton" <jason at microxl.com>]

Hello.  Good luck in your search for an 8087-2.
    I would like to comment on why "old PC stuff is worth nothing compared
to A2 of similar or older vintage".  The reason Apple II stuff is able to
bring a higher price compared to PC stuff is simple supply and demand.  How
many PC owners want a 16-bit ISA SCSI card from 1989, especially compared to
what is available since then?  Almost none.  How many Apple II owners want a
SCSI card from 1989?  Almost all of us!  :-)  Just as many PC owners wished
they had a 2+ GHz machine with 512MB RAM, DVD burner, 21" monitor, 200 GB
hard drives in RAID configuration, $400 video card, etc., pretty much all of
us Apple II owners want a card for a hard drive, an accelerator and
additional RAM (IIgs more often than 8-bit).  Some of this hardware was not
produced in high numbers, so the price goes up.

Just my opinion,
Jason Whorton



"Mark Cummings" <NOTfigjams@primus.com.au> wrote in message
3dc8f727_1@news.iprimus.com.au">news:3dc8f727_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> I have an 80287-10 which I had hoped would work until i checked out the
> pinouts, and it's not compatable. I'd gladly swap it for an 8087-2.
> I tried to sell it for $10AU about 5 years ago and strangely didn't get
any
> interest at all. Funny how old PC stuff is worth nothing compared to A2 of
> similar or older vintage.
>
> Mark
>
>
> "Bart" <who@where.what> wrote in message
> news:b_Ex9.206$md4.162155@news.uswest.net...
> > I have looked in vain....and other places....for a good longish time for
a
> > 8087-2 for my PCT.  Best I could find was a 8087-10 and no, that one
does
> NOT
> > work.
> >
> > -Bart
> > Keeper of the Network from Heck
> >
>
>