Reply 43800 of 53165, by asdf53
Cuttoon wrote on 2022-04-09, 17:14:Maybe "beautiful" isn't quite the right term, but it's certainly sleek and stylish and used to be high end.
The backplate is missing but if it had one back then, chances are it wasn't cheap.
Just a pity as the breakouts for the ports were used and without that plate, they stick out from the surface, which is pretty irritating. d-sub sockets should not be a bumper.
I wouldn't even have noticed the missing back panel - did most cases from that era have one? What I found a bit strange is that the seller had sold a sound card as tested and working, but seemed to lack the knowledge to test this PC. That made me a bit suspicious. But if it was working, I would have paid 200, mainly because I'm getting tired of being on the hunt every day for weeks now.
But in the meantime I did finally score a Pentium 60 machine - sadly not as beautiful as this, but in working condition. I will of course post it here when it arrives!
Cuttoon wrote on 2022-04-09, 17:31:For the timeframe and apart from the MHz LEDs, I'd still prefer the Artist I received this week. If it were less yellowed, which sadly, it is:
Bought these (retro) hardware today
That's a very nice one, too. I like the understated look and especially that power button, almost screams "push me"!