Vintage & Rare Computer Component – Fujitsu 128K Bubble Memory Cartridge 3




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VintageComputer Component – Rare Fujitsu 128K Bubble Memory Cartridge #3 This Fujitsu 128Kbubble memory cartridge is labeled part number FBM-C128GK.  I purchased this one and four others for$25.00 each in the late 1980’s from a specialty shop that sold used electronicson Eastlake Avenue in Seattle, Washington.  I used to comb through their inventory on a weekly basis looking forrare and unusual computer technology related items.  $125.00 was a lot for me to... spend; especiallysince vintage computer parts collecting was not mainstream at that time.  They only had five in stock so I acquired allof them having an appreciation for exotic technologies.  The first image is an example I opened so that you can see what the components look like inside.
The five examples Ihave all come in plastic cases labeled in both Japanese and English. One ofthese came with a piece of paper inside which was stamped “WINDWARD ISLAND BANKLTD” with an address in St. Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles.  On the other side of the paper, there was ahandwritten note which I believe reads “80 BUBCOM SYSTEM”.  This bank may have been the previous owner ofthese but it doesn’t make much since some of the labeling is in English orJapanese.  It was customer to include ashipping address inside a box when shipping just in case an outside label wasdamaged insuring that valuable items eventually made it to theirdestination.  I will include a copy ofboth sides of the label for provenance purposes.  The cartridges measure 2-1/4” X 2”.
I tried researchingBubcom online and was able to come up with very little information. Onewebsite, written by a person who collects rare bubble memory, stated thatcomputer system model # Bubcom 80 was made in Japan by a company called, SystemFormulat, Inc. in 1981.  They also statedthat Fujitsu became involved with the rare Bubcom 80 system and marketed itunder the Fujitsu name. They remarked that almost nothing is known about this rareJapanese system.  I looked online forimages of this cartridge and was unable to come up with an exact match. 
I started collectingvintage computer components in the early 80’s, long before they became mainstream.  I appreciated them for theirhistorical significance marking the rapid advancement of technologies.  What was once considered scrap or a curiosityis now highly desirable to savvy collectors witnessed by the prices they now realize.  Vintage computer parts are one of the fewcollectables that have been rapidly increasing in value, especially ultra-rareitems that now fetch record prices and continue to increase in value. 
It is time for me tolet go of these items since I have been storing them for over threedecades.  I am starting forget theimportance of some items having to rely on my own “memory” instead of notes.  I do enjoy researching them on the internetwhich was not available at the time I started collecting them.  It is time to reintroduce them to the marketnow that they are more widely cherished.
Shipping Costs: Free US Priority Mail shipping. Shippingoverseas will be $16.00 Via USPS First Class Mail. I do combine shipping on multiple items. I ship items within one business day of payment and do not profit fromshipping.  I simply pass the costs on.
Thank you very much for looking and if you are bidding, goodluck!
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