Hi all,
So I'm thinking about buying a Olivetti M24 8086. Its a shed find (why do people put them there?!) So pretty grimey on the inside, good amount of surface rust, no monitor or keyboard (hoping to get adapters?), powers on but not tested. It's got a while left but is on a low price with minimal interest - I'm guessing due to the miss spelt title.
So the plan would be, remove all the electrical gubbins and give them a good clean, maybe even the dishwasher for some items. Possibly sand blast the case and respray in colour matched paints from images taken before (I used to work as a photographer so should be able to get this bit right!)
What's every ones thoughts, should I try to save a bit of a nail, or spend more money on a good one, or even a bad one with a monitor and a keyboard?
Cheers all.
So I'm thinking about buying a Olivetti M24 8086. Its a shed find (why do people put them there?!) So pretty grimey on the inside, good amount of surface rust, no monitor or keyboard (hoping to get adapters?), powers on but not tested. It's got a while left but is on a low price with minimal interest - I'm guessing due to the miss spelt title.
So the plan would be, remove all the electrical gubbins and give them a good clean, maybe even the dishwasher for some items. Possibly sand blast the case and respray in colour matched paints from images taken before (I used to work as a photographer so should be able to get this bit right!)
What's every ones thoughts, should I try to save a bit of a nail, or spend more money on a good one, or even a bad one with a monitor and a keyboard?
Cheers all.
