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Early IBM 5150 - 16/64K board, no POST, basically free

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FalconFour

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San Jose, CA USA
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What I have: IBM 5150 with "very early" chassis (per http://minuszerodegrees.net/5150/early/5150_early.htm)
  • includes MGA/parallel card, floppy controller, 2 floppy drives (5.25 360k)
  • at least one floppy drive tested working great on another system
  • performed diagnostics from http://minuszerodegrees.net/5150_5160/MDC/minimum_diag_config.htm and got to loading SuperSoft/Landmark ROM (which I did, with 2764 EPROM and adapter from my C64), and the diag ROM did less than than stock ROM did - didn't even click the speaker.
  • power supply seems OK - all voltages seem fine
  • board had one bad/shorted capacitor, which was replaced
  • has an odd Vista Computer Multi-Card that had a NiCd battery on it that leaked everywhere - nastied up the card, and corroded the slot, but didn't otherwise visibly affect board
  • has 10/19/81 (5700671) BIOS ROM
  • I stole the PC speaker out of it for my 386dx :) sorry! at least I can tell you the speaker definitely works but it just ain't beeping.
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Where I am: San Carlos, CA - can ship with FedEx Ground

What I want: basically just to be rid of it. Pay for shipping, drop a couple bucks if you really want to, but I'm not asking anything. Just for it to go somewhere other than E-waste, which it'll go to if not claimed in about 2 weeks.

Update: Claimed by a reasonable queue of people. :)
 
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I would like to have that unit. I sent a query about the cost of shipping. Unless that is astronomical, I would like to make arrangements with you.
 
If its still available, i would like the motherboard which is the fault part i bet.
 
Hi FalconFour,

I know I'm A day Late and a dollar short but I read your post about your early 5150 with the leaky Ni-Cad on an old Vista computer Multi Card. I'm attempting to resurrect my early 5150 16k-64k. I too have a Vista computer Multi Card but no instruction manual. I was hopping that you still had the Manual for that card and that you could please send me a copy.
 
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