Vintageibm.net IBM 5150 Collection

[frozenfire75i]

Just thought I would take a sec and show off my IBM 5150 collection. I finally got the collection off the dreadfully little computer cart and on to a real sized desk!

http://vintageibm.net/ibm5150.jpg

 

[Aaron Teeling]

Wow...

Wow...

... looks like you have all the bells and whistles. Very nice presentation.

What did you use to clean the case? it looks like it just came off the assembly line.

 

[barythrin]

Actually I felt inclined to pipe up as well. Definitely love seeing all the software/manuals you have there. Quite an impressive setup for that machine.

 

[DoctorPepper]

Totally in agreement with two posts above, that is one awesome station!

Man, mine didn't look that good "back in the day" ;-)

It was a much simpler time back then, for computing. Things weren't necessarily easier, but when your whole OS (and most of your applications) would each fit on a single 360KB floppy, or a 10/20 MB hard drive would hold all your software, data and have room to spare, that says a lot.

Now, we have programs that can take hundreds of MBs, and installing an OS (Windows, OS X) takes a DVD!

 

[DoctorPepper]

Just thought I would take a sec and show off my IBM 5150 collection. I finally got the collection off the dreadfully little computer cart and on to a real sized desk!

http://vintageibm.net/ibm5150.jpg

Hey, do us a favor... boot that puppy up and post a picture of it running one of those applications sitting on the shelf!

 

[frozenfire75i]

Sure thing I will to that today! Thanks everyone for the comments the system is near NOS ;-) only about 20 hours on it!

Hey, do us a favor... boot that puppy up and post a picture of it running one of those applications sitting on the shelf!

 

[Vlad]

the system is near NOS ;-) only about 20 hours on it!

Very cool, where did you find something like that?

 

[Trixter]

That is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

I agree, what did you use to clean it?

 

[frozenfire75i]

No cleaning, it's an NOS system with about 20 hours on it! Found it on ebay about a year ago!

I now have the EXP uint sitting next to it ;-)

That is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

I agree, what did you use to clean it?

 

[tezza]

Very nice Eric.

Funny, but there is something very elegant about a clean and well-presented IBM 5150. It just has "classic" written all over it.

Tez