Just look at all those new-in-box PAS-16s \ VOGONS

Just look at all those new-in-box PAS-16s

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First post, by xjas

Posted on 2020-04-20, 19:13

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Normally I wouldn't share a story from vice (which has become far too clickbait schlock blog-y for my liking) but a friend sent me this, and when the hell else are you going to see something like it?

Abandoned computer store story

Wow. Any of you spot any other choice goods in there?

Note: let's try to keep the Computer Reset-style brou-ha and drama out of this thread and just appreciate the pics for what they are.

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Reply 1 of 9, by kolderman

Posted on 2020-04-20, 19:21

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Nice all-in-one system. Zip drive. Norton Utilities!

I am interested that the typical "sound card" shelf from whenever this store was alive was packed with PAS16 and WSS, not creative boxes in sight.

Reply 2 of 9, by xjas

Posted on 2020-04-20, 19:26

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^^ I didn't realize those were WSS cards, I thought they were boxed copies of Windows. Nice catch. Don't think I've ever even seen what the box for one looked like.

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Reply 3 of 9, by darry

Posted on 2020-04-20, 19:52

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I just had a flashback to the early nineties . I am not a PAS16 user, but the box art brings back memories .

Reply 4 of 9, by badmojo

Posted on 2020-04-20, 21:07

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I looked for a boxed PAS16 for years so if a super generous member here hadn’t gifted me on a while back these photos would have driven me wild 🤪

Ah the memories, thanks for sharing OP

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Reply 5 of 9, by Sev80

Posted on 2020-04-20, 21:19

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check out that dead bird against the gateway 2000 box!

Reply 6 of 9, by cyclone3d

Posted on 2020-04-20, 21:40

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Imagine what is in there that we can't see from those few pictures.

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Reply 7 of 9, by radiounix

Posted on 2020-04-21, 14:36

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Pro Audio Spectrum and WSS is more like 93-94. This shop actually closed on 2002 IIRC. Wonder what other deadstock and old pulls they have in the back - maybe an Adlib Gold, Pcmcia joystick cards, Xircom parallel port Ethernet adapters, old laptop credit card RAM and weird PS/2 parts?

Reply 8 of 9, by Intel486dx33

Posted on 2020-04-21, 14:56

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Gateway and AST used the PAS16.

Reply 9 of 9, by Anonymous Coward

Posted on 2020-04-21, 15:37

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What's the Omnilabs AudioMaster all about?

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