IBM 5150 PC

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Mon Aug 6 14:55:02 2001

True and half of mine are the older 16-64's and the other half are the newer
64-256k types. I've had people locally tell me that they had an "orignal IBM
PC" and when I got to look at it the thing only had one 5 pin DIN (no
cassette port) and had 8 slots - of course they were 5160 XT's. I did get
one free once that ended up being some sort of metwork controller built
in/around a 5150 but it was toasted and I've since gotten rid of it (it had
a totally different number like a 34xx or something)

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Fred Cisin
-> (XenoSoft)
-> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:19 AM
-> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> Subject: RE: IBM 5150 PC
->
->
-> Let's keep in mind also, that the 16-64K motherboard is far more
-> valuable/rare/suckerbait than the 64-256K board.
->
-> > > Someone beat you to it with 10 untested main units on ebay - how many
-> > > buyers you think will know to get the right monitor? I wonder where
-> > > they get the idea that dual floppy is rare on them? All of the ones I
-> > > have (except 2) have dual floppies, the other two I would consider
-> > > more rare as they have FH 5mb hard drives and a controller.
->
-> The 5MB hard drive is third party after-market. The first hard
-> drive that
-> IBM marketed for it was 10M.
-> Are third party after-market accessories more or less valuable than OEM?
->
-> The two floppy drive is certainly the most common.
-> One drive is less common, and no drives is the least common, although no
-> such configuration is truly RARE.
-> Strange, considering that IBM was charging $500 per drive, and using the
-> same drives as the TRS-80 (~$200 after market for the same brand/model
-> (Tandon TM100-1))
->
->
-> But, ... it makes the block-off plates that IBM used whenever
-> there wasn't
-> a drive R_at_RE & VALUABLE! (they're much nicer than the aftermarket
-> block-offs, and have a metal backing/bracket.
->
->
->
-> > No pictures, and it's not being marketed as a "collector's item". I'm
-> > willing to be an IBM 5150 that a properly worded auction right now will
-> > fetch a decent amount.
->
-> "willing to BE an IBM 5150"?????
-> Confusing. Well, ... one of my students who watches too many cop shows
-> on TV told me that, at least in California, "5150" is cop radio slang for
-> a person with "mental problems making them a threat to themselves or
-> others".
->
-> Eventually I realized that it was a typo, and he meant to say that he was
-> willing to "BET".
->
->
-> I'd better be careful. Noticing other people's typos could eventually
-> lead to my being held accountable for my own spellling misteaks.
->
-> --
-> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
->
->
Received on Mon Aug 06 2001 - 14:55:02 BST