Personally I wouldnt mind an old gateway 386 in the mini desktop case +
keyboard since I liked the design, and could use a 386 with ps2 type
connections.
Its not worth the shipping to bother with the generic packard bells and
other cheap brand 286's.
I dont think many of the 286 computers will ever be collectable. For some
reason they are just not popular, maybe because of memory/memory management
limitations.
The original IBM pc's are still collectable, same with the original compaq
and portable.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Bisson" <roger161uk_at_yahoo.co.uk>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 7:47 PM
Subject: 286 Computers
> Dear List,
>
> What is the concensus on disposal of 286 and 386sx
> hardware -- should they be consigned to the bin, or
> are there any folks out there collecting them? (or
> needing spares?).
>
> One is a Schneider 286 Tower PC (10Mhz), and the other
> is a Philips P3345 (16Mhz).
>
> Personally, I do not view either as being particularly
> noteworth (other than, perhaps, for sentimental
> reasons) .. but seems such a shame to turn them into
> landfill :-)
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Roger
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Received on Sat Apr 19 2003 - 20:31:00 BST