“I got close to $900 for it”
That’s just under 10% of the purchase price, which is consistent with the Osborne originally priced at $1750 going for about $200 (although the auction isn’t over). The listing makes no mention of software or manuals and emphasizes the “as is” condition. So any purchaser is only guaranteed a machine that turns on and off—NOT a machine that definitely can be restored to working order. As I say, I’m amazed people pay such prices for attic clutter.
Well there are people who collect all manner of things.
What amazes me about computers, cell phones, etc, is how far we have come in short period of time.