[H-GEN] [Hardware Wanted] P5 processors

[Daehenoc]

On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Frank Brand wrote:

> > P166+, many as you got, little as possible. Let me know.
> 
> I notice (Pricewatch web page) that 166's are still available in the US
> for $89 (ie about $170+ landed in Australia, including freight and sales
> tax). I reckon if you could get a 166 for under $100 second hand you
> would be doing Ok. If any of these become available the second level
> dealer (second-hand computers/Sunday market sales types) will snap them
> up to build a system pretty quickly. I have never seen 166's as
> components at auctions, only full systems. Even P75's as components are
> rare, although some chip/motherboard/memory combinations are starting to
> appear.

Humm - thanks for the info - over the course of the weekend, (before
Humbug actually) I managed to score 2 * 166 MMx's which fitted snugly into
this dual P5 mobo that I got. Sweeet.

But let me know if you or anybody else comes across and processors, 'cause
I would like to upgrade my other 166 vanilla to something with a bit more
grunt. And all my quesries (about an hour on the phone) revealed a few
other ppl who expressed a desire to obtain a 166+ processor...

Thanks.

Greg Vickers,
PC technician experienced in:
Research and Development, Quality Assurance and On-site/In-house Service

... Daehenoc ... a.k.a The Gingerbread Man