IBM 5120 at the local thrift store

From: Phil Clayton <handyman_at_sprintmail.com>
Date: Fri Oct 16 14:14:52 1998

> > On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, Phil Clayton wrote:
> >
> > > Here's a good find for ya.. Today at the Local Salvation Army store i
> > > saw this huge IBM 5120 console machine on wheels. Its an Auto
> > > Diagnostics station. Must weigh 500lbs easy, mounted on wheels with a
> > > built in touch screen monitor.. I opened up the side panel on it and saw
> > > a CDROM drive, UPS, Some sort of cartridge drive and hard drive.. It had
> > > 30 or 40 cdroms (Auto tech data) and all the manuals for it. Looking at
> > > the manuals it appears to be an XT type machine.
> >
> > Did you grab it? If not, do! You can leave the automotive diagnostics
> > stuff behind, but the 5120 is the last of the original 5100 line, and the
> > machine that followed it was the 5150 (i.e., the PC).

Ok, I went back to the local SA. There it still stands in all its
glory..
I took a closer look... Its an IBM 5126.. Not a 5120 (Sorry)...
And a even closer look reviels its an IBM AT machine..
Store manager say its worth $100.00 to them and has been there 2 weeks
now...
I offered 20 bucks and he declined, noting the steel case alone is worth
that..
Any one want it ? Its in Fort Myers Florida... Weighs an estimated
500lbs..
Nice mono touch screen monitor, CDROM, UPS, and several really heavy
duty
goodies inside.. About 40 Techinical CD's and several tech manuals on
the
computer... Personally I would love to play with this machine, all the
I/O ports, analog I/O's, touch screen.. Would be lots of fun, but
$100.00 is over my fun/gadget budget ...
Phil...
Received on Fri Oct 16 1998 - 14:14:52 BST