TI 99/4A Items
I have some TI 99/4A items from my late father's estate. Rather than just dump these items down at the local charity store where they will surely meet a bad fate, I am going to try getting rid of them...
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WTB: 8-bit VGA video card (with 15 pin output)
I have other cards to trade if you're looking for something in particular... please let me know. The card I need must fit in the short slot: 8bit.jpg Thank you Attached Images 8bit.jpg (96.1 KB)
View ArticleNew Episode! History of Personal Computing - Cambridge Z88 & Macintosh Portable
The new episode is finally posted! We find Cambridge Computer Z88s and Apple Macintosh Portables on eBay. http://www.historyofpersonalcomputin...tosh-portable/ Best, David Greelish Computer Historian...
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any ideas on this mysterious local bus board.
Picked another mysterious local bus board up today at the swap meet. any ideas on this thing? The board is labeled op86-0025-b12 but nothing comes up via search and a jumper guide would sure be...
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IBM PC DOS 5.00 Installation on IBM PC 5150 (Rev.A, no Fixed drive)
*IBM PC DOS 5.00 (Normal) (1991 / IBM) (Media : 5.25" 360KB - 6EA or 3.5" 720KB - 3EA) (CPU : 8088 or higher) (Graphics : MDA or higher) 1) Installation Disks (Disk 1 / Disk 2 / Disk 3 / Disk 4 / Disk...
View ArticleIs there a BIOS hard drive size limit on the Apollo 9000/700 series...
I have to ask because I was trying to put a new drive in my 720 using one of those 80-to-50-pin adapters. The drive is about 36GB, and I did previously have it working in my Atari Mega STe using the...
View ArticleSol-20 Sales Numbers for 1977
So for Father's day I decided to spend some time this morning playing on my Sol-20 before I had visitors. Since I have the PT sales demo from early 1978 on my Helios I decided to watch it before...
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Aeolian Kinetics Microcomputer 65 - any info?
Hello everyone. While at the MIT swap today, I spotted something which looked like it had potential. It's an Aeolian Kinetics "Microcomputer 65", which is literally built into a very stout briefcase...
View ArticleVintage S100 computer motherboard plate, 12 slots
The Link： http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/191901507522? Vintage S100 computer motherboard plate, 12 slots! What you see is what you get. I will use EMS express to ship. Thanks for watching and have a nice day!
View ArticleA few notes about the IBM PC 350
If you're planning to use the IDE, it has an 8 GB limit (bigger drives may or may not work, and anything over 32 GB or so will just confuse it). Even though it's got an Intel Triton chipset, IBM (for...
View ArticleIBM XT 5160 Infected with the 'Stoned' Virus
I've been pulling my hair out over the last couple of days trying to find out why my XT 5160 started playing silly buggers with floppy disk's, To cut a long story short it got infected with the...
View Articlehard disc, and memory for 5155
I am the proud new owner of an IBM 5155 luggable, with d y'all floppies. With that in mind, I also want to upgrade the memory to the computers maximum of 576 Kb. So what drive will be the best for...
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IBM 3624 Manual Vol 1
20160620_143514.jpg20160620_143522.jpg I have no idea what to put at the price as i can find nothing reguarding it on ebay or other sites. for it being so rare that even ebay cannot have it id like to...
View Articlenew tandys
So growing up we mostly had Tandys, but I ma not sure what model were released post the 1000 series. From what I have read online if sounds as though Tandy didn't actually make them post the 1000. We...
View ArticleHello from upstate NY
Happy to have found this nice forum. I've read all the stickies and think you've done a very nice job setting this place up. I go back as far as dialing in to BBS systems to learn all I could about...
View ArticleGuys, I need your help... is anyone from here also a member at Amibay's forum ?
Hi everyone :) I apologize if this is in the wrong section, but I had no idea where else to ask. I'm having a problem registering on Amibay's forum and was wondering if there is anyone from here who is...
View ArticleSome of my collection is Vintage
I just walked around my basement and counted more than 60 computers. Some are not working. Most are. Most are not vintage. Some of them are. Here's the systems I think most here would say are...
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VT125 terminal worth saving?
So this has turned up in a local "recycle" pile: vt125-1.jpg vt125-2.jpg vt125-3.jpg It looks to be in really nice shape, but sadly I can't think of a single damn thing I'd actually want to do with it....
View ArticleChicago Classic Computing
Hello Midwesterners - there has been a mailing list for Chicago-area collectors for a number of years now. It's very low-traffic, mainly used to share Craigslist finds, trade classic computer items and...
View Articles100? boards in scrap lot
I like browsing the "scrap" lots people toss up for hidden gems. I saw this one with a bunch of boards in it that might be S100? I really hope someone here gets it, not a scrapper! Also not my auction,...
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