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Should I part ways with my PS/2 8570 (Model 70)?

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First post, by johnnynismo

Posted on 2016-02-02, 16:58

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I have a PS/2 8570 386DX-20 with Math Coprocessor, 14MB of RAM, a SCSI w/Cache adapter, and a XGA-2 video adapter. I have all the adapters working thanks to the correct software I finally found and a replacement 6V lithium battery from Fry's. My original intention was to use it for gaming but it's damn near impossible to get the correct hard drive or sound card card for it. My 486 also fills this retro-niche appropriately as well.

Should I eBay this thing? Would anybody actually be interested in a PS/2 incompatible? It certainly has unique and nice features for its vintage these things don't seem to sell. Y'all are effectively most of the market so I'm asking here first before I make the effort to part ways with it.

Thanks for your comments in advance!

Reply 1 of 4, by Tetrium

Posted on 2016-02-02, 19:05

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It's your call (I know this sounds rather lame, but it's true).

Consider the difficulties, the amount of time it will take to ship an entire system.

If you're an experienced seller you will already be familiar with the drill.
I am not, so I can't comment about that.

The thing is, how much will selling your rig you and how much will it give you if you decide to keep it?
These things all depend on a lot of answers to questions like "Do I have the room for all this stuff? Will I ever enjoy it myself if I decide to keep it? If I have to put in hours of effort and a complaining customer, is it really worth it?"

Dunno what else to say, perhaps another Vogoner with more personal experience with selling complete systems may chime in

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Reply 2 of 4, by PeterLI

Posted on 2016-02-02, 19:27

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Reply 3 of 4, by johnnynismo

Posted on 2016-02-02, 21:17

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That's great info and exactly what I was looking for. Yes, without a sound card they're not all that great for gaming. I love how it has a co-processor and 14MB of memory,with 6MB onboard but it would be wasted on me. It needs a better home.

Reply 4 of 4, by Unknown_K

Posted on 2016-02-02, 23:13

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I have all kinds of PS/2 machines and a couple PS/2 sound cards (not the gaming type), they are not meant for gaming (well maybe the PS/2 Model 30 - 286 which is ISA). Still they are decently built with good expansion and decent support for Apps and OS. OS/2 on a PS/2 is cool to run for example.

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