[H-GEN] Computer for sale

S. Thomas sthomas at wtower.com
Wed Nov 19 08:25:02 EST 1997


If the CD drive would work with my 486DX/2 (under Linux, because my
current one won't, and it's very dodgy with audio ;) I would be very
interested in it.  I would be interested in the whole computer, but I
don't make any money at the moment :-)

Stephen Thomas (TheDirector)
  sthomas at yakko.wtower.com
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On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Frank Brand wrote:

> I am in the process of upgrading the computer used by my errant student
> children from a 486 DX4 100 to a later model pentium.
> 
> Accordingly, I have surplus to requirements, the following:-
> 
> DX4 100 Computer (without monitor) consisting of -
> 
> Desktop Case
> Chicony keyboard
> 3.5 FDD
> 5.25 FDD
> QDI (from memory) motherboard - 3 PCI and 3 ISA slots, controller on
> board, 256 KB cache
> AMD DX4 100 chip
> 8Mb 72 pin RAM (2x4 MB)
> 713 MB Quantum HDD
> 2 MB Diamond Stealth S3 2000 (?) Video card
> Soundblaster Vibra sound card
> NEC 4X CD ROM
> 
> I think that's about it.
> 
> I probably would prefer to dispose of in one piece but there are lots of
> bits I could cannibalise and use myself - eg. sound card, HDD, CD ROM.
> 
> I am about to advertise this but thought I would make it known here
> first.
> 
> At auctions I have been to recently this kind of setup seems to go at up
> to $600 with a monitor or about $450 sans monitor.
> 
> Anyone interested in the parts or the sum of the parts could e-mail me
> for major negotiations which may conclude prior to Y2K. 
> -- 
> Frank Brand
> E-mail: fbrand at mailbox.uq.edu.au
> Homepage: http://www.uq.edu.au/~zzfbrand
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