Cuture and Brand Loyalty (was: Math coprocessor for PC Transporter?)

["Bryan Villados" <news002@macgeek.org>]

I agree wholeheartedly with Jason's explanation... When was the last time
you saw a simple VGA ISA card sell for $350? Someone sold their Second Site
VGA Card for the Apple II series for that amount back on 05/15/2002.

However, let me extend Jason's idea one step deeper... The PC culture was
never a "movement". Nobody wrote songs about the PC, idolize ex-IBM CEOs, or
defend the PC platform spiritually. Apple II people did all of that and
more. Apple II people are somewhat like Edsel http://www.edsel.net/ car
owners. My parents told me what a piece of *@&# the Edsel was. Maybe it was,
maybe it wasn't... I don't know! However, the comparison between Edsel and
Apple II people are quite similar. Quite interesting! If companies were to
study brand loyalty and practice their findings, it would be a much better
corporate world.

All in all, this is probably the heart of why collectors are willing to pay
zillions of dollars into legacy hardware and software, and others will not
pay 5-cents for the same thing. If you do not understand any of this, then
think about why Beanie Babies are now worth less than the PVC beans they're
made from. :)

--- Bryan
http://www.macgeek.org/


"Jason Whorton" <jason at microxl.com> wrote in message
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> 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
> > >
> >
> >
>
>