At 04:38 PM 2/28/99 +0500, you wrote:
>On 1999-02-27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> >Went out yesterday and laid down forty dollars. Got a pc of
> >ancient pre-86 vintage and a 3.5"floppy drive.
>Well, it sounds like you bought an XT (8088).
The $40 you spent must
>have been mainly for the floppy drive, assuming it is a laptop drive.
No, that was $10. He has all his old pc's priced at $50 and I bartered him
down. It has a hard drive though so that's cool Prices here are higher
and ppl think their old beasts have value.
>What do you mean the card takes two slots in a row?
it is double long. it has long slide, short slide, long slide, short
slide. Like if two ISA slots were lined end to end.
Can't use the card.
>I don't mean to be a downer, but it probably would be a lot easier if you
>bought a whole working computer.
It was, a whole working 8088. I want to put the 386 motherboard into it.
Except the case doesn't fit so I'll have to create something there.
You could take it apart and clean
>it...then put it all back together. That would still give you a good
>experience AND a nice computer.
I didn't buy it for that. He has plenty more beastie 8088s sitting there
if I want one for that. Actually, there's a nice cp/m apricot complete
with manuals, matching monitor and keyboard for $65 that I want but it's
not likely to be much good other than collecting, no hard drive, two 3.25
floppy drives, likely the low density ones. No software on the side...
386's don't go for very much on EBAY. For
>instance a Digital 386dx33 still hasn't gotten a bids and the start price is
>only about $14. That doesn't include the monitor, keyboard, etc, but you
>already had that.
Yeah, but with shipping and the nasty exchange rate to USD from canadian it
gets way too much. figure double the price in the exchange and duty and
add 10%, all after figuring the shipping! Okay, that's not very accurate,
but a good rule of thumb. I avoid purchasing from the States.
>If the computer you bought for parts is indeed an XT the controller will be
>for a MFM drive.
Yes, it had a hard drive and 5.5 drive (which is now in my main computer)
both with slide connectors. I would like to use the hard drive, it has two
slides and a power so I guess it's what you call MFM drive (don't know what
that is) Anyway, I have a 400MB western digital Caviar I want to park with
it.
You probably want (or have) an IDE drive. I think I might
>have a controller, but I am not sure if it has the floppy controller that
>you will almost certainly need. I'd let it go for a couple of bucks above
>shipping.
I think I found one free that will do, but I'll keep your offer in mind,
its generous and thankyou.
>
>MB
whuzzat?
>modem
don't need it, gonna go LAN
>floppy/HD controller (soemtimes has serial and paralel too)
>video card
These two I need before I can do ANYTHING more
>power supply
That's why I bought the 8088, so I'd have it's power supply, switches, etc.
(also wanted its floppy)
>floppy drive (3.5" 1.44meg should work fine on a 386)
yes, need one of these, am looking some more.
>hard drive
Got that
>floppy cable
>HD cable
>memory (sometimes permanetly on motherboard)
got that, and cables are dirt cheap bought new.
>case
I have this crazy vision of it laid out all spidery on a tin coated piece
of plywood and nailed up on the wall. Not very portable, but turns it into
interesting art. Stays cool too. Maybe make a frame for it to dress it
up, paint the tin in crazy colors, put paint on other paintable surfaces,
get creative!
I wouldn't wory about hooking up
>lights and button yet....that can be done later as you will probably have
>quite a time getting some of the stuff working together.
want to hook up lights and button, when I know where...
yes, it will be an interesting challenge. At least there is no pressure to
finish it like when I'm mucking with my main computer that I work on.
>I would get a normal drive. I think you would have a hard time finding any
>kind of interface to install a laptop drive into a desktop computer.
Yes, I think you are right. I'm feeling inspired to try and start a
virtual barter site on my webspace, but only for local people or I suppose
if a person wants to cover the shipping because they want the item that
badly. I wish we had local swap meets for computer pieces.
>Hope I have been some help....and not too discourging.
nope, not discouraging at all, confirmed things I thought and identified
the name of the beast I bought.
Thanks!
bye,
Yolanda
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