Reply 80 of 85, by shamino
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1) Wang 725-7951-US keyboard
This came with our first x86 PC, a low end Wang "Exec" 386SX 16MHz. That was the keyboard I first became a decent typist with, and to this day I still can't type as well on anything else. I kept using that keyboard for years, but eventually the space bar got physically broken, and now some other keys have stopped working. I wish I could find another one.
2) Intel Performance/AU 450KX chipset Pentium Pro motherboard. I posted a thread about this board about 2-3 weeks ago. It was working perfectly, but several years ago I short sightedly decided to scrap components off of it. Now I regret that, it's an interesting board and has an unusual chipset. I'd love to use it for a retro system dual booting DOS/NT4. I nearly got all of it put back together but hit a snag with a missing mosfet, as I have no idea what part number was originally installed there.
3) Just as a curiosity, I wish I hadn't tossed my crappy 486 board (pictured below).
This was the first home-build I ever attempted, and it was terribly unstable. I fiddled with settings but I was ignorant. Now that I'm more experienced I wish I could take another shot at stabilizing it.
Just a few years ago, I stumbled upon this:
http://www.redhill.net.au/b/b-bad.html
I'd say it's the same board, but mine had sockets and the almighty 8DY chipset is covered by a "PC Chips" sticker instead of a forged brand. I still have the cache chips, I'm curious to find out someday if they're real.
4) early model Sega CD. My parents managed to get one of these as a Christmas gift when they were first released, and in retrospect it's the only first-batch console I've ever owned. It died twice, and the 2nd time I tossed it out. I now realize it probably just needed a fuse.