xjas wrote:dionb wrote:Thrift shop haul today...
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- Nexgen NX586 CPU
How the hell does this just show up in a thrift shop?! Was it just lying on a shelf or boxed or what?
Because they have no idea what they are selling. They might have had the motherboard too but probably dumped it. The only person there with any clue was an autistic kid who wanted tips how to make his Intel AL440LX system more authentic. Three weeks ago I tried to explain why he should try to sell the Seagate/IBM HDD online. He said he tried but no one was interested. No idea what he did but I couldn't find it. So no surprise he didn't know what the NX586 was or what he could do with it.
It was physically in a box of CPUs considered unsaleable, next to an Intel 486DX (33 I believe) and an AMD 486DX2-66. Somewhat dusty, but old dust - had been pulled from a system that had worked for some time. A few pins were slightly bent, but generally condition was good. No idea as to the ESD status though...
This time I was only looking for a PS/2 bracket (which he didn't have) but when I saw he still hadn't sold the type 1 HDD I asked what else he had. Then the NX586 turned up...
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The obligatory pic
- DB15 -> DIN MIDI cable (longer than the one I already had)
- Sitecom CN-014 USB 2.0 PCI card w NEC chipset
- Sony/NEC AD-5170A PATA DVD-RW drive
- NexGen NX586 CPU P100 (CPC-202 big silver heat spreader) with original glued-on HSF
- Diamond Stealth Video 2500 (Alliance ProMotion T24)
- Artec AM-22 (crap) serial mouse
- Matsushita FM01720B4 360kB DS/DD FDD
- 3Com 3C905CX-TXM 10/100Mb Ethernet
- Diamond Viper V770 (TNT2 Ultra AGP)
- Seagate ST-412 HDD (MFM, type 1), with original IBM XT front plate
But today just got (even) better - just got word that I won an auction for a Microsoft Trackball Explorer for a very low sum. Not entirely retro as I use one actively on my regular quad core i7 desktop (and have a second for spares), but given age and unobtainability worth bragging about here. Given the proceeds will go to a cancer charity (it's from someone's legacy) I'll double the selling price, but even then it's still far below regular prices.