Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote:I'm glad this thread is still alive, but I think it needs more pictures.
Ask and you shall receive!
But first a bit of backstory; about 2 months ago someone on craigslist posted a moving sale of sorts and was offering up several IBM ps/2 machines and some accessories all for free, if you paid shipping. Long story short he was moving from Missouri to Colorado, and I come to find out he was moving within 5 miles of where I lived. YAY! So I wanted to give a shout out to Grant for his generosity and to Google for paying for the shipping. ^.^
First picture we have the haul in its entirety. Keep in mind that is a 4'x8' table. (1.22M x 2.44M)
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Next up, we have the IBM model 8590 in its glory. Comes complete with hdd, 486sx-25, ram, ethernet, scsi
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This is a pretty machine! The PS/2 model 57. Caddy scsi cd, scsi hdd, some 486. I didn't go too deep into this one yet. The unit looks like it spent a bit of time outside and might have gotten wet. This will require a full tear down and rebuild.
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You aren't seeing double! There are actually two type 4869 5.25 floppy drives. I forgot to look and see if they were 360k or 1.2m drives, but I really don't care. I got two of them!
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Here we have the pinnacle microchannel machine, the Type 9595. This one comes with a 486-66, 2x scsi hdd, a smattering of ram, 2 scsi cards one being a 'standard' Adaptec, an intel Ethernet card, and a video card i'm not 100% familiar with.
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This picture I took, because I found my self calling it: A pile of sexy.
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On to some accessories! Practically new in box was this... And well, it's a card that lets you have LOTS of serial ports. Expands up to 4 units. Sadly, will probably sit in a box forever. I can't even think of a good reason for ONE serial port right now.
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Ram expansion boards, godzilla video card, another scsi, 3com busmaster ethernet, ibm token ring and a random riser.
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Good lord this video card is from SGI... Anyone know what it might be good for?
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NIB ethernet, fluke multimeter, ibm/plextor scsi cd drive, one of those damned special external scsi cables, and SIX ps/2 keyboard cables.
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One internal, 1 external Syquest EZ135 disk drive, with 6 disks. I wonder what Jason's taste in music is.
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An assortment of small hard drives, one looks like its from a model 30. One floppy with an angled sled, and a neat Tape drive! A cursory search for the drive on the internets reveals it uses standard Audio cassettes for media! I have two! This one has mountings for the IBM model 60 or 80.
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This guy made whe whole trip worth it. A 1993 model M keyboard. A lot of extra lettering in green on a lot of keys. Anyone know why?
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Two stylish monitors! One color, one monocrome. WOOT!
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Finally, a "standard" sized tape drive. Same design as the previous, just with black plastic and a standard bezel. Also included is a 286 to 486 upgrade, and 1/2 of a set of bubble memory for a model 30-286.
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So hows that for pictures?
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.