Wanted 486 computer

[SINGLE TOOTH]

Looking to find a 486 based computer. Please let me know what you have?

 

Love you,

Andy

[nathanallan]

Does it have to be 486 based? I have an early Pentium here that you can have for shipping plus a buck. Needs win reinstalled, and not sure if I want to mess with 95 for it.

[AtariLeaf]

This is something you should be able find locally for next to nothing. People throw computers like that in landfills anymore.

Great for classic PC gaming though.

[nathanallan]

Totally agreed, check your local thrift shops, it'll save you some shipping and these things are HEAVY.

[SINGLE TOOTH]

Please believe me when I tell you I have been scouring for a while.

Craigslist, thrifts, friends, nada.

 

I think there is only 1 thrift shop that even accepts computers anymore and they wanted $70 for some POS Pentium 2 system.

 

The 486 selection dried up big time........

Getting desperate here.

[+poobah]

Do you need the whole computer?

 

I'm sure I have a couple 486 boards that I could setup with graphics and I/O cards. you'd just need to slap the stuff in an AT case.

[SINGLE TOOTH]

Do you need the whole computer?

 

I'm sure I have a couple 486 boards that I could setup with graphics and I/O cards. you'd just need to slap the stuff in an AT case.

 

Whole systems not required. I could cobble something together if needed.

If shipping, definatly no monitors

[AtariLeaf]

Its too bad, I donated boxes and boxes of old 486 and early pentium hardware a couple months ago. It was just sitting in my basement. I'll have a look and see if I overlooked anything. Its possible. I think Gollum's still down there looking for that stupid ring.

[tjb]

Have you checked Goodwill? We have a Goodwill computer store here in town. They usually have a boatload of older systems. I was thinking of picking up an old XT compatible to play CGA games on.

 

tjb

[SINGLE TOOTH]

Have you checked Goodwill? We have a Goodwill computer store here in town. They usually have a boatload of older systems. I was thinking of picking up an old XT compatible to play CGA games on.

 

tjb

Yes I have, they are one that do not accept computers. They will only take monitors and peripherals.

[SINGLE TOOTH]

Nobody whatsoever??? Please?

[nathanallan]

I do have this P133 that needs drivers for shipping only plus a buck. It's just that it's heavy as anything and shipping would be expensive. I'll look tonight and see if I have any true 486s left. But be warned, they will all be quite heavy to ship.

[gdement]

Unfortunately, I think 486 boards are pretty hard to find nowadays. I remember looking for those on ebay like ~1yr ago and noticed they were going for steep prices. They've moved beyond junk status and are now treated as collectibles.

 

Pentiums are far more common, and they're also more friendly to modern components. ATX, PCI, Ultra-ATA, etc.

486's are just old enough to be incompatible with pretty much everything.

 

I used to have a junk 486 board, wish I still had it. It was an infamous PCChips model and never stable, but I'd have fun trying to stabilize it knowing what I know now.

[+poobah]

Found four '486 boards in the Poobah Museum of Technology (hall closet of no return)

3 have cpus on them, I will throw an video card on them and see what we can see.

 

Haven't found any I/O cards yet.

[nathanallan]

a person on vintage-computer is saying he has a pile of 486 machines, looking for homes, I have passed a note to him to get back with me if he wants to get one to you. We'll see.

 

LINK to thread at vintage-computer

[BigO]

I keep seeing ads for a local electronics recycler on Craigslist. They're likely in the business of extracting gold, but maybe you could catch a 486 going into a place like that. In terms of recycling, I think re-using is better than scrapping.

 

I may still have a 486 laying around somewhere. Surely somebody in your locale has one they'd give up. Post a want ad on Craigslist?

[lgallair]

Hey, if you want a 486 computer I have one you might want. It's a 486 DX66 with 128 MB ram, 10 GB HD, 3.5" disk drive, 16X CD rom drive. Been thinking of tossin' it since it's no use for me. Pay shipping at it's yours. I'm located in C'town, PEI, Canada. Let me know if you're interested.

[nathanallan]

I checked and I have no more 486's that don't have plans. I do still have that 133mhz.

[BigO]

I just found a MB with a 486/SX-25 in my scrap pile.

Tested and working. 3 ISA slots (1 VESA), a couple of PCI slots.

 

If you're wanting ISA slots, I have another SX-25 + board with like 6 ISA slots. I'll have to find my sack-o-SIMMs before I can test that one.

 

Yours for the price of shipping if you're interested.

 

 

Does size matter?

Edited July 26, 2009 by BigO

[+poobah]

A few 486 boards from the poobah collection....

I will hook up and test upon request.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 26, 2009 by poobah

[SINGLE TOOTH]

Ah, now we're talking!

I was loosing hope....