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Wanted: IBM PC 5150 in Europe

ignas

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I'm a software developer and I'm really fascinated by the x86 architecture. I have several projects in mind (first one would be to write an emulator just to better understand the architecture of the original PC). If you have a spare one I promise to take a good care of it :) I'm keeping an eye on eBay but no luck there yet :(
 
I have a 5150 but might cost a small fortune to ship to UK. Estimateed at: US 128.00 yes might not be econmically justified. Good luck in your search.
 
If you are completely unfamiliar or just barely familiar with the PC arcitechture, then I will suggest a book called "The IBM PC From the Inside Out" (or the revised version which includes the PC AT). You should also get hold of the IBM PC Technical Reference manual (or a scan of it), as it includes schematics and BIOS source code listings.
 
Thanks. I'm quite familiar with x86 from software perspective since I've been programming on this platform for almost 10 years. 8086-8 processor is quite simple actually (real mode only, small number of instructions, etc). Understanding how supporting chips work sounds like a bigger challenge though. I've got all documentation available but that's not the point. I'd like to get my hands on real (and original) hardware now :)
I have found this one but it's pricy:
http://abcresellers.com/store/product8.html
This one is already in Europe but it's not original :)
http://www.ccworld.co.uk/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_197&products_id=1759
This one looks like a viable option:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/running-vin..._Mainframes&hash=item27c9328562#ht_500wt_1413
But if you have anything to offer please do :) And Chromedome45, how can I contact you in private? I'm really interested.
 
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