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IBM 5100 Time Traveler Edition

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First post, by snorg

Posted on 2016-04-13, 20:53

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This has to be the most WTF auction I have ever run across:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-IBM-Model-5100-F … v0AAOSwZ8ZW-onK

I originally thought about posting it under the "Humorous/Outrageously priced section but thought that while expensive it is not *completely* ridiculous (or maybe it is, I don't really know what the value of a 5100 should be) but I thought the John Titor angle merited its own post.

Reply 1 of 13, by clueless1

Posted on 2016-04-13, 21:16

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They have the technology to make a time machine but not to debug the code?

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Reply 2 of 13, by snorg

Posted on 2016-04-13, 21:28

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Hey, I didn't post the Usenet postings that turned into the John Titor legend. You'd have to take that up with him 😉

Reply 3 of 13, by carlostex

Posted on 2016-04-13, 22:21

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The most WTF auction was the haunted iMac. That shit was hilarious.

Reply 4 of 13, by snorg

Posted on 2016-04-13, 23:55

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Dude please tell me you have an archive or screen scrape of that. I could use a laugh.

Reply 5 of 13, by SquallStrife

Posted on 2016-04-14, 01:04

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The price of 5100's is inflated right now because weebs are buying them, as they were in some stupid anime recently.

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Reply 6 of 13, by carlostex

Posted on 2016-04-14, 01:12

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snorg wrote:
Dude please tell me you have an archive or screen scrape of that. I could use a laugh.

It is on the Humorous / Outrageous thread. The original link should be there

Reply 7 of 13, by snorg

Posted on 2016-04-14, 02:00

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SquallStrife wrote:
The price of 5100's is inflated right now because weebs are buying them, as they were in some stupid anime recently.

What is a "weeb"?

Anyway---note to self: make obscure computer. Doesn't have to be a success. Hoard about 50.

Step 2: make popular anime, featuring said computer.

Step 3: Profit!!!

Reply 8 of 13, by notsofossil

Posted on 2016-04-14, 02:29

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Probably short for Weeaboo.

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Reply 9 of 13, by SquallStrife

Posted on 2016-04-14, 02:54

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notsofossil wrote:
Probably short for Weeaboo.

Nailed it.

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Reply 10 of 13, by snorg

Posted on 2016-04-14, 03:33

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Soooooo...what is a Weeaboo?

Reply 11 of 13, by SquallStrife

Posted on 2016-04-14, 03:43

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snorg wrote:
Soooooo...what is a Weeaboo?

People with an unhealthy obsession with Japanese culture. Not your average anime fan.

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Reply 12 of 13, by snorg

Posted on 2016-04-14, 03:52

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So basically Krieger from Archer?

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Reply 13 of 13, by ZellSF

Posted on 2016-04-14, 13:55

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SquallStrife wrote:
snorg wrote:
Soooooo...what is a Weeaboo?

People with an unhealthy obsession with Japanese culture. Not your average anime fan.

Uh. Pretty sure the average anime fan does have an obsession with Japanese culture.

If anyone's wondering, this was referenced in Steins;Gate, a decent visual novel that turned into a less decent (but still popular) anime. I'm guessing that's where the increased interest comes from.

If so, nixie clocks are a better use of that money. They actually have a function today.

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