toptenmaterial Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 When I read about IBM's 100 year anniversary, it got me thinking about the old IBM PC, my Dad's old computer and my first experience with video games. What do these go for these days? I have seen these on ebay with insane BINs ($500) but what is the true value if I wanted to get one, on AA or anywhere else? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20ohm20 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 When I read about IBM's 100 year anniversary, it got me thinking about the old IBM PC, my Dad's old computer and my first experience with video games. What do these go for these days? I have seen these on ebay with insane BINs ($500) but what is the true value if I wanted to get one, on AA or anywhere else? Thanks. If we're talking about IBM 5160's, I see people *trying* to sell them for $200+, but they tend to *actually* sell in the $40-$70 range. This is for a working 5160 w/640MB, single or dual 5.25" floppy, keyboard and no hard drive or monitor. The keyboards tend to sell much better by themselves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Thanks. I would presume the hard drive isn't necessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Thanks. I would presume the hard drive isn't necessary? I don't think it's necessary for the 5150 or the XT, but it's certainly a nice thing to have so you're not loading disks all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animan Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) Just remember what the original Macintosh said about IBM PCs: "Never trust a computer you can't lift." Edited June 20, 2011 by Animan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDW Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Just remember what the original Macintosh said about IBM PCs: "Never trust a computer you can't lift." Mac users are now confirmed to be weaklings. I can't say that I didn't see this coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animan Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) Just remember what the original Macintosh said about IBM PCs: "Never trust a computer you can't lift." Mac users are now confirmed to be weaklings. I can't say that I didn't see this coming. Thank god I'm a PC. Edited June 20, 2011 by Animan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowCoder Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I actually tossed my first XT PC with 640k, 5.25, 3.5, and 32MB hard drive about 7 years ago. It was my first childhood DOS machine and was working perfectly, but I didn't think I had room, and I wasn't using it. Now I'm kicking myself really hard. Really, really hard. I miss my baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 ^^ yeah, we all do dumb sh!t in the name of eliminating clutter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I actually tossed my first XT PC with 640k, 5.25, 3.5, and 32MB hard drive about 7 years ago. It was my first childhood DOS machine and was working perfectly, but I didn't think I had room, and I wasn't using it. Now I'm kicking myself really hard. Really, really hard. I miss my baby! The first computer I ever used was an XT, so I've still got fond memories of it. It'd be cool to have one, but it's too limited and too large for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmer Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I actually tossed my first XT PC with 640k, 5.25, 3.5, and 32MB hard drive about 7 years ago. It was my first childhood DOS machine and was working perfectly, but I didn't think I had room, and I wasn't using it. Now I'm kicking myself really hard. Really, really hard. I miss my baby! About 10 years ago, I threw out my XT PC with roughly the same stats as yours but... It also had a Central Point Option Board installed - I've seen those bad boys go for a mess of money on Ebay *slaps head and calls self names* Ah well... At least I still have the software for it... :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogstar_robot Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) Believe or not there are some interesting things that hardware can be made to do. Would you believe displaying movies? http://www.oldskool....8088_Corruption Working link for video Edited June 24, 2011 by frogstar_robot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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