paul.brett
Experienced Member
I was contacted out-of-the-blue by a guy offering an Olivetti Prodest PC1, and he wanted it gone ASAP. His email said unless somebody collected it, it would go down the recycling centre (see: city dump).
The email was sent (blind) to more than just me, so I knew I had to get in there quick, and so responded straight away. I was travelling that day, and found that his location was between where I was, and home, so it meant I could collect it on the way through. The only catch.... I had to wait around in South-West London (with very little to do) for about 4 hours.
All I hoped (as the hours dragged by) was that the unit was in fully working condition. I was not disappointed. The floppy drive works 100%, and the monitor (although a bit on the dim side unless at 100% brightness) was good enough.
It's now back at my house, all cleaned up, a worthy addition to my collection.
What's the chances of finding an expansion unit for this thing......pretty slim I'm guessing.
Paul.
The email was sent (blind) to more than just me, so I knew I had to get in there quick, and so responded straight away. I was travelling that day, and found that his location was between where I was, and home, so it meant I could collect it on the way through. The only catch.... I had to wait around in South-West London (with very little to do) for about 4 hours.
All I hoped (as the hours dragged by) was that the unit was in fully working condition. I was not disappointed. The floppy drive works 100%, and the monitor (although a bit on the dim side unless at 100% brightness) was good enough.
It's now back at my house, all cleaned up, a worthy addition to my collection.
What's the chances of finding an expansion unit for this thing......pretty slim I'm guessing.
Paul.
