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Sometimes it's frightening to consider how much time is going by. There are legal adults who were not born when the first Pentium 4's were first...

I was thinking about making a modern PCB using an IBM Model F layout (buckling spring keys) and see how that works (was thinking about 3D printing...

Buy It Now prices are more likely to be inflated now that many sellers are offering private discounts to anyone who puts the item in their watch list...

FWIW, Glen Kleinschmidt used a pair of SN75ALS160 as the output line drivers and a pair of 74LS245 buffers as the input line receivers in his 2001...

So, I thought I'd write up a quick status report of where I am in the design even though I've lost my workbench space for a bit. First, it looks...

In that case, if it's a BA123 and in decent shape, it's worth up to a couple hundred to me since I can reasonably collect it and freight wouldn't...

We are seeing it now. People are talking about pentium 3 and I cant believe it but Pentium 4's on here. I still consider them junk. But yes, its a...

Hutch, You are right. It looks like they are scarce. Still some on ebay but only cheap ones are from China. There are 11 available from Quest...

I wonder about this regarding technology in our time. It's really hard to imagine that anyone will want <something on your desk that is not vintage>...

It sounds like at least one of them is in a BA123 pedestal. If you're anywhere within a couple hundred miles of Seattle, I'm at least somewhat...

Are there any people that actually sell vintage computers independently, from their own little web shops? I've looked for them, but I've never seen...

I think most of us here are guilty of that.. We just didnt know in the 90's.

Starting prices on E-bay are expensive for a number of reasons that combine to create a perfect storm... 1. you have items that are in limited...

eBay does provide a certain level of protection against a seller peddling faulty crap not listed as such. Too many sellers think they can just put...

Apologies. I'm located in Oregon, USA, and I'll ship anywhere the buyer can pay for, I'm thinking it'll probably need to be on a pallet which could...

I wonder if the keyboard in Portable 8088 and Deskpro 8086 can be fixed more permanently. Replacing foam pads is only good for like 10 years or so,...

When you get the IEEE bus working, be sure to learn the advanced features of the SD2PET. It supports subdirectories on the SD card. So instead of...

I've heard that it's not uncommon for those to fail, but since they aren't made anymore, finding replacements can be difficult. Possibly someone...

I guess when seller can confirm the item is working and provide photos to prove it, it commands a premium, as you derisk your purchase. I recently...

First off, providing location helps a lot. Are you willing to ship, or requesting local pick up only?

Yeah ebay now showing listing after 60 days is Complete BS. What are you talking about? Everything sold on eBay is "RARE". Dont you read the...

Carl, Welcome to the Vintage Computer Forum. Your troubleshooting method is sound. Replace the MC3466 part with equivalent device. -dave_m

looks like it could be an easy fix with some small gauge wire and some careful soldering. let us know how it goes

TP version was on ebay 1-2 weeks ago but missed it. Hardly to say about appearing of it (due to archive limits on ebay) but believe that is not...

O.K. I tried today: Actor 3.0 does definitely not run under Windows 2.11. It says that it wants a newer version of Windows (3.0 or 3.1). So I am...

Looks like a floppy controller to me. I assume the other heaver is parallel. SCSI would have more components on the card back then.

I have had it happen as a buyer, other guy runs up bids, finds my max, backs them all out. That used to be watched by eBay in the past, but they...