[OT] Waddizzit??

From: Gary Hildebrand <ghldbrd_at_ccp.com>
Date: Sat Jun 22 21:18:47 2002

Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> I just picked up a PC at the local thrift store. It has a board that's a
> half-height ISA card with the designation SCB5 Junior. It's got a mini-din at
> the backpanel, though it's definitely not the keyed sort used by a mouse or
> keyboard. I've got to admit, I'm puzzled.
>
> The PC, BTW, was a 150 MHz Packard Bell "Platinum" with a 5 GB WD drive and a
> 56x CDROM, along with the "usual" sound and modem boards and the usual
> built-ins. It had no keyboard or mouse, and therefore cost only $1.99. I've
> already established that the drives work, and the machine, which has 48MB of
> 72-pin DRAM, also seems to run without a hitch. Unfortunately, the OS will
> have to be reinstalled, since it was passworded.
>
> I snagged a similar one last week, with a 1.6GB HDD and an 8x CDROM, but it
> has a TV card that I'd like to make work if it's possible. Anybody have any
> experience with this Packard Bell stuff?
>
> Dick

Only thing I ever did with Packard Bells was fill the dumpster. I'd
keep from spending any money on it, and keep it around for the CD and HD
and other goodies inside. $1.99 is about all I'd pay for the computer;
the ancillary hardware is worth far more in another machine. What PB was
to computers, Yugo was to cars.

Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO
Received on Sat Jun 22 2002 - 21:18:47 BST