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Has anyone seen the IBM 5100 going on eBay?

Well, the MIM refers to it as "fan" - but blower indeed might be more appropriate.

I've pondered if the IBM 5100 hinged flip-over concept is genius or ridiculous :) On the positive aspect, once folded closed, you still have access to all the pins of the system (on the back of the A1) -- so that's nifty for servicing the system. But on the negative, it is a lot of weight and complexity. Couldn't they have mounted the A1 board "normal" and just had an access panel on the bottom side of the case? Not judging -- certainly there was a lot of things they "could" have done, and however things went, this is what they came up with the time they had. Was the original SCAMP prototype a flip-out board?

BTW, I think in the TV series "Halt and Catch Fire" -- they didn't mention the 5100 explicitly, but I think they tried to have a scene that paid tribute to its fold-out design (the scene where Donna comes up with the idea of folding the boards together, think that was in 1st or 2nd season).

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But overall, I think the great thing about the 5100 was the software it had - the microprograms. The hardware may not been particularly groundbreaking.
 
Congratulations to whomever got the IBM 5100, it looked like a very good functional unit.

And since then, now two original Apple-1's and an original PET 2001 are being offered also on eBay. It's very neat to see these systems available, although a little nervous to see so many offered at around the same time.
 
Not really sure congrats are in order. They paid an absurb amount most here will agree was well beyond the value of the conputer.

I have two original PETs . They are not really hard to come by.

Apple I's. just dont know id trust to buy one and have it be legitimate.
 
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