Unknown Computer Parts.. Newbie Here

[travlincub321]

HI! So I cleaned out my laundryroom attic today and found some interesting things... I found this mother board and i386 chipset... Its of no use to me, and am wondering if its just recycling or would some one want it on the cheap?

 

[travlincub321]

Also have these unkown parts

Also have these unkown parts

All where wrapped up and in a box.... 3.5" floppy drive is all I know

I also have a NIB Unsealed Logitech Series 9 Serial Dos mouse, which looking on FLEBAY theres a sealed one for $45.... Thought i could sell mine for like $35 shipped?

Lost with this stuff... WOuld be nice for extra cash as I am very sick and need money since i can't work

 

[travlincub321]

I have pictures of the mouse in its box.. Has floppy and 3.5" disk hardwear and all the books...

 

[wesleyfurr]

Looks like stuff that someone would probably be interested in for the right price. If you're looking to sell, I would post this in the "for sale" area...or perhaps it can be moved as-is.

Wesley

 

[Scali]

Yes, that 386 board looks to be a special one. Firstly it has 8 SIMM slots, which is quite a lot for that era.
Secondly, one of the expansion slots is not regular ISA, but it is longer, so that may be some custom/localbus slot.

 

[krebizfan]

The extra long slot is likely for memory expansion.

The Orchid card looks to have both EGA and VGA connectors. It which should sell fast.

 

[Stone]

The Orchid card looks to have both EGA and VGA connectors.

That's an OAK, not an Orchid.

 

[travlincub321]

Thanks!

Thanks!

That's an OAK, not an Orchid.

I just need help id'ing it... I wonderd if it was a special board...Is there a make/model any one can tell or?

I will happily place an ad up in the for sale section for the mouse at least...

I have no idea what the OAK is..... If you guys can repost a pic i posted with a general idea or not, i'd appreciate...

Sorry im a yutz, just don't know stuff this far back

 

[Stone]

More precicely, it a BEHAVIOR TECH COMPUTER CORPORATION 1515 card with an OAK Chipset.

 

[dorkbert]

Yes, that 386 board looks to be a special one. Firstly it has 8 SIMM slots, which is quite a lot for that era.
Secondly, one of the expansion slots is not regular ISA, but it is longer, so that may be some custom/localbus slot.

I would think those are quite common; those are 8 bit simm sockets and board would require populating in sets of four. Judging from full size AT form factor it's quite old; not sure if it'll support even 4MB simms.

 

[Caluser2000]

Nice find. Most likely the components where cast offs from when someone decided to do an upgrade.

Yeah 8 simm slots in early 386DX boards were quite common. My 386DX25 is of the same era with a similar form factor as the OPs mobo without the extended slot. That slot may have been for a riser card to mount the isa expansion cards in a horizontal position for a slimline case.

On later smaller AT form factor 386SX motherboards it was quite common to have four 30pin simm slots.

Nice find. You shouldn't have much problems selling the components. All that's needed to make a complete system is ram, a suitable case with psu, monitor and keyboard

 

[Anonymous Coward]

What's nice about full sized boards like that is that they don't really have chipsets, so if something gets fried you might be able to repair it using off the shelf parts. I'd say that since the board has a special slot for a memory board it likely doesn't support 4MB SIMMs, but you won't know for sure until you try. In any case, more than 4-8MB on a 386 is pretty much useless.

 

[jmetal88]

I just need help id'ing it... I wonderd if it was a special board...Is there a make/model any one can tell or?

I will happily place an ad up in the for sale section for the mouse at least...

I have no idea what the OAK is..... If you guys can repost a pic i posted with a general idea or not, i'd appreciate...

Sorry im a yutz, just don't know stuff this far back

This one:

http://www.vcfed.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=30906&d=1461920568

HD15 and DE9 connectors imply it's an EGA/VGA combo card, which is a desirable item for some people.

EDIT: As for the others, the blue one looks like a serial/parallel interface card and the long one looks like a hard drive controller (might go with that Toshiba drive that's also pictured, but I haven't looked up the model number so I'm not sure).