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bettablue

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My next must have computer really isn't a computer per-se, but it is something I want to add to my current vintage collection. That is the IBM5161 Expansion unit. I have all of the parts lined up to rebuild one, I just can't afford to buy them right now. This will be a great addition to my IBM 5150 PC.
 
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DOS lives on!!

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geneb said:
Ian, did you know that those MHz displays were fake? (at least the ones I saw) They used jumpers on the back to configure the 7 segment displays. There could have been one or two that actually reflected the ongoing system clock rate, but I never saw one.

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I guess you could configure it to display whatever you want. I once had a 386 that you could switch between the time and the clock rate, but I wasn't smart back then and decided anything without a hard drive is useless, so I threw it out. My 486 that has one of these is genuine (it worked before) but the motherboard doesn't have a port for the display to plug in to (WHY, WHY, WHYYYY).
 
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dracos

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This one!

File:Cray2.jpg


Can't figure out why the pic isn't showing...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cray2.jpg
 
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commodorejohn

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Ah, yeah. Those things are a bit of a beast, but pretty cool (nice screens!) You wanna be careful with them, though - some earlier models have a really whacked-out motherboard that feeds the CPU (64-bit data bus) off a 32-bit bus; it's not pretty. (Low-End Mac can help you sort out which models are good or bad. Stay away from the Performa 5200-53xx and 6200-6320.) You can find used Macs for free or extremely cheap from just about any school in the US, as they just hoard 'em up to avoid paying disposal costs.
 
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90Q

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Wow you guys have such a diverse want collection! im quite surprised.

putting aside a PDP-8 Which is down the road because I don't quite know enough to own that computer yet,

IBM Series/1 ( I saw one for sale just shipping is a killer...)
And IBM 5160!!!! ( i want to use bobcat and set it up for actual use )
I believe it can send & recieve emails via text based applications on the modern internet, so I am almost sure i could set that up!

I have the monitor already I saved it ( sadly the tower was destroyed :( )

yea i would be so happy to buy either of them at the current moment.
 
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billdeg

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I have one for sale! Come and get it...Wilm, DE USA This week/weekend only. It's slated to be picked up for delivery to the MARCH museum this weekend, but if they can't get it, it's going to be abandoned.
 
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tingo

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As long as we are wishing here; I would like to have a Sharp X68000. Preferably one of the later models, with SCSI disks. And it should be working.
I don't know why I want it, but I just do.
 
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docred

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Sigh...a PDP-11 (any model) or if I am really pie-in-the-sky dreaming, a PDP-8 :) Not sure where I would put it though.

On a more realistic note, I would like to add at least one Commodore PET to my collection. For some odd reason, I have never had any luck whatsoever in obtaining a PET in my area.
 
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gerrydoire

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I must have the following:

MAC FIRST MODEL
LISA
IBM AT
IBM XT
COMPAQ DESKPRO 386
APPLE IIGS
APPLE IIC
APPLE II
TRS80 MODEL 1
 
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