Thanks for the replies. I am trying to install windows 98, i know this is not ideal for a 486 machine however the idea of this is to recreate my first computer i had as a kid as best as i can. On that machine i had upgraded it to windows 98. My childhood memory was that it wasn't really any …

Looking for a little help with the 486 pc I've just built. It started out as an osborne 486 with a micronics board. The motherboard was dead and i replaced it with a board out of an ibm value point. It fits perfectly into the case, only part that doesn't work is the vlb riser card. Its a different …

So far the closest boards i have found seem to be out of ibm value point machines and some dells although on the dell boards the ps2 connectors are stacked on top of each other.

All i can find on the board is its serial number which is mb32800825, can't seem to find anything else on it. The stamp on the top says that is was the property of the university of Melbourne. Shame i don't have the key for the keyboard lock.

I've split this into two threads on this machine, this is just for photos and the other is a hunt for parts: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=54804 Found this machine for sale when searching for the osborne 486 i had as a kid. A couple of members on here own the machine i had as a kid but …

I've split this into two threads for the same machine as they have a different purpose: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=54805 I picked up a Osborne 486 machine the other day slightly different to the model that has been seen on here before and defiantly one i have not seen before myself. …

About 12-13 years ago i was given my first computer from a friend who was sending it to the tip. It was an osborne 486 with its matching screen, keyboard and mouse and printer. It also came with a box with 1000+ floppy disc's of software. Over the next few years i started to learn about computers, i …

Sorry to revive an old thread here but does anyone have one of these osborne 486's they would part with? i have been trying to get my hands on one for years now. I was given one as my first computer 12-13 years ago when i was 10. The parents junked it on me after a couple of years and i have been …