Old Portable Find at Thrift Store

Old Portable Find at Thrift Store - Osbourne 1

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First post, by gryffinwings

Posted on 2018-09-23, 23:05

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Hey guys, just sharing part of my hunting through thrift stores here in San Diego, CA, trying to find an older machine to run MS-DOS. Ran across this old Osbourne 1, I've only seen this on one Youtube channel, The 8-Bit Guy, they wanted 25 dollars for it as is, it was a bit ratty, not sure if it was really the project for me, looks like it needed a lot of work. Did I make a mistake in passing on this?

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Reply 1 of 6, by yawetaG

Posted on 2018-09-24, 05:44

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Even if it doesn't run, having something like that on your shelf would be cool in itself. 😁

Reply 2 of 6, by root42

Posted on 2018-09-24, 07:43

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Well I guess you can sell it again for at least 25 USD to someone interested in repairing it... Did you take some pictures?

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Reply 3 of 6, by sf78

Posted on 2018-09-24, 11:38

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gryffinwings wrote:
Did I make a mistake in passing on this?

Yes, it's quite sought after as it's one of the first true portables. I see a working one going for $150-300 and even untested ones for $50-100.

Reply 4 of 6, by gryffinwings

Posted on 2018-09-24, 12:56

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I'm still debating to go get it, I bet I could get it working, the youtube channel, The 8-Bit Guy, did a 3 part series on one of these.

Reply 5 of 6, by Sev80

Posted on 2018-09-27, 01:20

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I was talking to a co worker about how i collect older computers. He's quite a bit older than me. He cheekily told me "oh I had an osborne executive I chucked in the trash a few months ago"

I nearly threw up... 🙁

Reply 6 of 6, by Intel486dx33

Posted on 2018-09-27, 02:12

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