New Finds

From: Philip.Belben_at_pgen.com <(Philip.Belben_at_pgen.com)>
Date: Mon Nov 15 11:04:36 1999

>> 12. IBM PS/2 model 70 portable (joke) seems to be a 386 with 12 meg HD.
>> Pretty heavy for a portable and only runs with a cord plugged into the wall.
>
> ah yes, the P70. gas plasma display so that's why it can only run on ac
> power. make sure your floppy drive works, there was an ECA about that. they
> seem to sell pretty good around this area, although i have spotted one in a
> computer junk store for $35, i'm holding off for cheaper. When it was new, it
> sold for over $7k.

$7k? Ouch!!

I passed one up a couple of weeks ago. Seller was asking 95 pounds, was
prepared to sell for 80, but no less - she claimed the Windows 95 installation
on the hard drive was worth that. I told her just what I would do if I got a
machine with Windows 95 on it... (hint: it involves a disk partitioning tool and
a Linux distribution kit)

Philip.






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