Category Archives: Heathkit

Where Busting Caps has a whole new meaning

Posted on June 21, 2011 by admin

  So.. I have a Heathkit H-8 with the H-17 Floppy Drive unit. I purchased it from an estate sale in upstate New York. When I took it home I disconnected the power supply to make sure it worked before … Continue reading →

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Heathkit H-8 on Ebay

Posted on November 9, 2010 by admin

Pretty Clean Heathkit H-8 on EBAY.. I have one of these myself, it’s a rather awesome computer. While they don’t reach Altair prices, these are very sought after for computer collectors and for Heathkit Collectors. In fact I know a … Continue reading →

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33 Years ago on Sept 1977 Heathkit advertises it’s NEW computers in Scientific American

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

Here is an add from the Sept 1977 edition of Scientific American. I found this on Modern Mechanix http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/06/23/the-new-heathkit-personal-computing-systems/ The website Modern Mechanix has a lot of great clips, articles, adds and covers from magazines. I could be there all day … Continue reading →

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Heathkit H8 Computer, H17 Drive & H9 terminal $2500?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin

Some guy is selling his complete H8, but his minimum bid is $2495.00 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280559471686 While it’s a nice setup, I don’t see it going for $2500.00.. Who knows..

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