Fairlight For Sale !

My gear slut radar went into overdrive today when I discovered this beauty on eBay UK today...



Here's the spec...

1983 Fairlight CMI series 2X
comprising:
CMI Mainframe s/n SNA 0983214

Slot 1 - CMI- 02 master card Rev 5A s/n 0363
Slot 2 – CMI 28 SMIDI general interface card Rev 2 s/n 0303
Slot 3 – CMI 01-A channel card Rev 1 s/n 0301
Slot 4 – CMI 01-A channel card Rev 1 s/n 0255
Slot 5 – CMI 01-A channel card Rev 1 s/n 0277
Slot 6 – CMI 01-A channel card Rev 2 s/n 0532
Slot 7 – CMI 01-A channel card Rev 1 s/n 0340
Slot 8 – CMI 01-A channel card Rev 2 s/n 0542
Slot 9 – CMI 01-A channel card Rev 2 s/n 0589
Slot 10 - CMI 01-A channel card Rev 2 s/n 0867
Slot 14 – Q256 RAM card Rev 2 s/n 0255
Slot 16 - Q133 CPU control card rev 6 s/n 0305
Slot 17 – Q209 main CPU module card rev 6 s/n 0300
Slot 18 – Q219 graphics card rev 2 s/n 0257
Slot 19 – QFC-9 floppy controller card rev 5 s/n 0167

CMI music keyboard s/n SNC 1183227

CMI 15” monitor s/n SNB 0482294

CMI ANK computer keyboard s/n SND 0484279

Light pen

Philips 15 “ monochrome tube- brand new ( must be fitted by a TV technician )

Fairlight version 1.0 sound library ( 30 disks )

compact disk with all manuals in pdf format :

CMI 2X user manual , CMI 2X service manual , CMI 2X page R user manual , CMI 2X general interface card

Apparantly there are a few minor issues such as a bubbled monitor screen (quite common in a machine this age), hence the inclusion of a replacement, and a cracked key that has been glued back together.

These are rare......really rare.

Now, which of my two children would raise £4000 on the black market......? ;o)

Title takes you to the auction page.

(for the Fairlight, not my kids !!!)