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25 year old pc Big photos

  • 23-08-2012 11:51pm
    #1
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭


    I have already posted this in Computers but i think there might be 1 or 2 that might know here


    Ok this came into my possession today and im hoping somebody might have a bit of experience with this computer.

    8mhz cpu
    20 Mb hdd

    Made by Wyse circa 1987

    My hope is that i can get her going again so any info that can help i would appreciate.

    Also is there any value in old pcs?



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Comments

  • #2
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,906 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Just looks like an very old pc to me. Dale might know as he's into that sort of thing.
    But Dude, seriously, resize the pics to 640x and link to the larger ones :eek:


  • #3
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


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  • #4
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    So what is it?


  • #5
    Dale Parish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Dale Parish


    It's almost certainly an IBM XT clone, but could possibly by an AT clone. That's an MFM hard drive which was quickly phased out after 1986/87. No particular value but I guess it could be worth up to €50/60 for a collector if it has the screen and the keyboard (which is essential since if it is an XT clone and not an IBM AT clone, they use different scan codes so modern keyboards won't work).
    I would imagine the keyboard goes into that RJ10 at the back.

    Can't know more without pictures or a model number.
    What doesn't work on it?


  • #6
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    EnterNow wrote: »
    So what is it?

    I've never seen one before, no one has, but I'm guessing it's a white hole.


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  • #7
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    the groutch wrote: »
    I've never seen one before, no one has, but I'm guessing it's a white hole.

    A white hole?


  • #8
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    EnterNow wrote: »
    A white hole?

    Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. A black hole sucks time and matter out of the universe, a white hole returns it.


  • #9
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    the groutch wrote: »
    Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. A black hole sucks time and matter out of the universe, a white hole returns it.

    So that thing's sprewing time?


  • #10
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    EnterNow wrote: »
    So that thing's sprewing time?

    Precisely. That's why we're experiencing these curious time phenomena.


  • #11
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    the groutch wrote: »
    Precisely. That's why we're experiencing these curious time phenomena.

    What time phenomena?


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  • #12
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    As I said before in your other thread, you need smaller pics that aren't as close to the subject. It's hard to tell what's wrong or what needs fixing if you're taking close ups of individual parts and ICs.


  • #13
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    EnterNow wrote: »
    What time phenomena?

    Like just then, when time repeated itself


  • #14
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    the groutch wrote: »
    Like just then, when time repeated itself

    Ah, I think we've just encountered the middle of this conversation


  • #15
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,679 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Bloody canaries.....


  • #16
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Bloody canaries.....

    The canaries?



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  • #17
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    Dale Parish wrote: »
    It's almost certainly an IBM XT clone, but could possibly by an AT clone. That's an MFM hard drive which was quickly phased out after 1986/87. No particular value but I guess it could be worth up to €50/60 for a collector if it has the screen and the keyboard (which is essential since if it is an XT clone and not an IBM AT clone, they use different scan codes so modern keyboards won't work).
    I would imagine the keyboard goes into that RJ10 at the back.

    Can't know more without pictures or a model number.
    What doesn't work on it?

    At the beginning nothing worked but i stripped it down to its parts and reassembled after cleaning and reseating all the cards and chips.

    Now we have life but the Keyboard isnt working and i have a strong feeling it a problem with the cable.

    Worked till 7 this morning on it time just flew by:eek:

    Lots more photos to come


  • #18
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Sparks43


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  • #19
    Dale Parish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Dale Parish


    I'm 90% sure there's a setup diskette (5 1/2" in size usually....) that you must run in order to tell it to use the hard disk, seeing as the battery has run dry....
    I'll have a look when I'm home from work but if you manage to find it in the meantime let me know and I can write it onto a spare disk for you.
    Interesting to see that it's a 286... I imagine the keyboard has a RJ10 connector?


  • #20
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    Dale Parish wrote: »
    I'm 90% sure there's a setup diskette (5 1/2" in size usually....) that you must run in order to tell it to use the hard disk, seeing as the battery has run dry....
    I'll have a look when I'm home from work but if you manage to find it in the meantime let me know and I can write it onto a spare disk for you.
    Interesting to see that it's a 286... I imagine the keyboard has a RJ10 connector?

    Yes its a rj10 connector and its damaged

    Where is the battery stored and is it replaceable?

    And i would appreciate help with the startup disk just hope the reader works


  • #21
    Dale Parish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Dale Parish


    Did a bit more research into this just there and (I don't know what model number this PC is but I think that's irrelevant based on this) you do indeed need a setup disk. You could be in luck and it might be simply a jumper setting (which would already by configured) to run from the hard drive but I doubt it. I can't find a link to the setup disk(s), so if it's BIOS based and you've no setup disk you could be reduced to having to load DOS diskettes on startup every time! :pac:
    You can also snip off the old RJ10 and wire a new one onto it.


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