First post, by badmojo
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These are a couple of random thoughts / questions, and not even related at that!
I pulled a massive AT case out of a local tip the other day - 5 1/4 drive, 3 digit LED display + turbo button, etc - and was hoping it contained a late model 486, or more likely a socket 7. But I was amazed to find that it had been upgraded with a tiny AT motherboard, ~900mhz socket 370 Pentium 3.
It's such a strange little thing, with only 2 PCI slots but has on-board video and audio. I can't imagine I'll ever find a use for it, but was wondering if you guys have any experience with these? Were they a popular option back in the day?
These days people would just tip their entire machine into the bin if it couldn't be upgraded - even the prospect of having to upgrade the power supply would have most folks reaching for a new case (I assume). But the existence of these boards suggest people used to be a lot less inclined to dump their perfectly good computer case; I guess technology has gotten much cheaper.
The second thing I was wondering about is Pentium II's. I had one a couple of years ago and thoughtlessly threw it out in a cleanup. I realised shortly after that I wanted one and have been on the lookout ever since. I finally got another one yesterday via freecycle, but in the time it took me to find that one I've been knee deep in Socket 7's, Pentium 3's - I've even found a couple of 386's!
Where are all of the Pentium II's? Did these things not sell well, hence there's less around?