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I've finally gotten the hardware together to test the IBM XT clone I recently picked up from a swap meet. Now I'm looking at software. The computer came with a bootleg copy of MS-DOS 2.11 in one of the drives, but I've noticed that much of the software I'm interested in getting (mainly games...

First off, thanks so much to everyone who helped me in my last thread. So, I recently got an IBM clone for cheap at a swap meet. It didn't come with a keyboard, and at the time, I had no way to plug it in to any of my monitors or TVs. I got a video card that will let me see it on a TV, but I...

Earlier today I picked up this IBM clone at a swap meet for $2. The case says "Avantage XT turbo", but I cannot find any information about it online. I opened it up, and looking at the components' patent years, I can only say that it is from 1987 or later. I've also noticed that although it...

So I recently had the incredibly good fortune to pick up a TRS-80, Model I, level II computer with manuals, cassette programs, and accessories for just $2 at a local electronics swap meet. Everything about the computer works well. Everything, that is, except for the 'e' key. Pressing it does...