Hey Sup Forums.
I started a thread a few days ago about nostalgiac/retro PC hardware. It generated a lot of interest so I took some pictures of some of the old hardware I had that was easily accessible.
I picked up another load today, got it for a steal. Figured I'd share some pictures again.
Pic related is what I walked into upon arrival.
2nd pic of the hoard.
take those CRTs
burn the rest
Obviously these are newer but they caught my eye. There were 13 of these cases total. Some with P$ mobos & cpus but most were bare.
Unfortunately I couldn't fit the CRTS in my truck, you'll see why in a moment.
Any mechanical keyboards?
Once I cleared away some of the modern stuff I found what I was really looking for. Retro :)
When's the last time you saw a K6?
Yes, but I do not have pictures of those... yet.
Pic related are Omnitech PIII's.
This was as I was starting to load things in my truck. A number of PIII Optiplex's, P2 Gateways, even an old IBM Aptiva.
On brief examination I expect some of these will have old voodoos/TNTs/etc.
Looking good. Take anything that's beige.
Some more beige beauties.
How do you find places like this? Every picture you post is a wet dream.
And finally, the cherry of the pick. You might laugh, you might cringe, but these are exceedingly rare. I almost shit myself when I saw it.
This is how it looked when I left. Seems like I barely made a dent, but I'm pretty sure I got everything REALLY worth taking aside from the CRTS. I wanted them but I just didn't have the room after loading up 40+ towers.
What I didn't take pictures of yet are all the peripherals and components I got. I was running out of time as I had somewhere to be so I just started slinging boxes into the truck. Everything from ISA NIC's to AGP cards to packaged serial cables to mechanical AT keyboards. You name it, it was probably in there.
I can go back tomorrow, time permitting, and still get them.
I scan high and low on CL and I run ads.
Would you believe I paid $60 for all of this...
I thought it was an SGI O2 from the thumbnail. Still an amazing find!
Why would you want the CRTs? I usually give them a pass since I have a small LCD.
The old flat CRTs are a hot item these days.
Are those optical inputs on the front of those? Interesting.
Huh, never would have figured there would still be a demand for them.
Do you have a favorite find out of all the times you've picked up old tech?
Also, I've never seen a DVD drive in a P3 computer before.
I believe they are outputs
Not really, I enjoy it all desu. But finding the hotwheels computer ranks pretty high up there.
They were fairly common in P3's. It's more rare to find them in a P2. In that era they existed but were a pretty expensive upgrade.
Some history on these. The company that made them went bankrupt.
Doh forgot the farkin link.
Did you buy out some internet cafe?
where are you from? lemme get some cases my dude
I have one around (well K6-II 450mhz) actually. not on a working board though.
I have a K5 PR100 around too somewhere (also just a chip)
Nice Pepsi.
kek. No. Story was this guys friend owned some kind of computer repair business years ago that closed up, and the friend just gave him everything.
Thankfully the guy never scrapped the vintage stuff, it's getting harder and harder to find.
Wisconsin.
Pepsi is my coffee. I hate coffee.
I have that same gateway.
Look a little closer, mine's a P2 ;)
They used those cases for quite a while.
What's the clock speed on your Dell there? I've got one of those that's a P3 800. It's my personal Win98 gamer.
it's been a long time since i booted it up, it's either a 800 or 900 though.
So close MN fag here
Maybe Intel will start the 'Intel Inside' branding again now that AMD is actually competitive.
Just found the original brochure.
They still use that branding with the shit-tier PCs. Just look at any W10/Celeron machine.
I was a big AMD fanboy back in the Athlon days, but Intel has been kicking their ass for over a decade now. Ryzen does seem to be trying to steal the torch, but I just built a new rig with a 6700k a couple months ago.
>Designed specially for Boys!
I can't imagine the media backlash this would have today.
Yeah I'm not sure as to upgrade 4820K to 1700 yet or just leave it until Zen 2.
I get 4.5ghz on all 4 cores, so it's not too shabby.
DELETE THIS
now you just need a barbie PC to go with it
LGR did a really nice brief history on these guys.
I'm not one for watching youtube that often but when I do 9/10 it's LGR.
Oh it was already starting back then. They had a matching Barbie PC.
"The flower-covered Barbie PC was supposed to encourage girls to feel comfortable with computers. Some critics objected to what they viewed as stereotypically gender-specific colors and programs."
^From Dec 2000: articles.latimes.com
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
>500 Mhz
Ht damn that must've been the 2000 model, lmao
>>Oh it was already starting back then
"political correctness" started way before then. Like before the Soviet Union disintegrated. That was the original meaning behind the term, they were likening it to how the communist party had one correct party line that everyone had to agree with, or else.
True.
OP here. Also picked this up recently. One of the first "all-in-ones" of the modern era.
check out the power brick for this monster...
What are the specs?
>menthols
Give it back, Jamal.
They're "crushes" doofus.
Which is a fancy way of having a menthol cigarette.
Not if you don't crush them. Which I don't. I actually roll my own but was in a hurry this morning and just bought a pack because they were on sale.
Never had one of these desu, and I don't smoke anymore. Sounds like a meme. We don't have fancy shit like this in leafland. Actually, many province even banned menthol cigarettes because they might be appealing to kids since it's a "flavor". I guess we didn't have enough nogs to cry racism about it.
It's a Netvista X41. I believe there was an X40 before this, so it's the 2nd iteration. My workstation is jam packed with shit and I really don't have the room to fire it up, but I have in the past. CNET lists the stock specks as a P4 1.5 GHZ, 128 MB RAM, and 20 GB HDD. It's got a Win2k Pro license attached.
lol. I hate menthol. On the rare occasion I buy a pack I usually get Marb 27's which are around $8. These were on sale for $5 and they're not bad.
Answering my own post... there was an X40. It was a p3 1 GHZ w/ 64 MB RAM. Slight cosmetic differences and generally came with WinME.
Still OP. Another oldy I have. It works but I'll be goddamned if I can find the power supply for it. This is a DX4-100 mhz (that's pre-pentium).
what craigslist searches do you make? i have some alerts for specific hardware that i'm interested, like thinkpads, but how do you look for "basement full of computer shit"?
I typically search:
"computer lot"
"computer junk"
"computer parts"
"computer scrap"
"vintage computer"
And I sift. A LOT. There's a lot of worthless shit on CL so you have to be willing to put the time into it. But see I'm also a sub-contractor for an IT business so I get into a lot of places that just have piles of shit laying around because they don't know what to do with it.
Funny you mention thinkpads, I have an assload of them.
Expanding... one time I snagged a hoard just looking around on realtor.com. Shit you not. I was just bored and looking at houses for sale in my area. Found a house WAYYY out of my price range but it had a barn and I was looking at the pictures of the inside and saw the rear end of an old tower just peeking into the frame. I sent a message to the realtor that I wasn't interested in the house but I saw some equipment in the pictures that I was interested in and wondered if she'd put me in touch with the owners. She did. Scored a couple original pentiums off of that.
you got some pretty good shit but you should go back and get the macs too if you have the chance, saw a quicksilver and a G3 back there and a later iMac G3
hopefully you'll find the rest of the shit for the hotwheels box, it just isn't right without the full set
they're actually not all that uncommon once you go looking for them, most OEMs starting around the mid PII era started offering DVD options on their higher-end systems but of course it was more expensive and not necessarily worth it to the average person
I really considered the macs, but to be perfectly honest I am not a mac guy at all and don't know a goddamn thing about them, or if they are even worth anything. He had screens & keyboards to go with them too.
Where did you find this OP? You found some very nice shit. I would do the same if I had the chance! I would store hundreds of machines.
pick them up my dude and mess with them, or see if you can find homes for them on craigslist or elsewhere, if they're fully complete then they're probably worth more than anything else in there honestly (not to knock what you've already got, it's all worth it)
the macintosh garden has archived shitloads of software for them and there's even a bit of an active developer community maintaining current browsers on them (classilla for OS 9 and tenfourfox for 10.4), they're not that difficult to figure out and they can be pretty fun to work with especially with all of the aforementioned software you can stick on them easily
In a guy's basement. He was moving up north and didn't want to deal with it.
Well now you've got me curious enough I may just go back tomorrow and get them.
Wow, he had quite the collection. Where did you find this? On CL? I may take a look every once in a while to see if I can get a similar deal.
Yes, this particular lot I found on CL. I'd say maybe 25% of the stuff I find comes from there. The rest comes from me sifting through long established businesses and connections I've made.
Cool, cool. What do you usually search for on CL? I'll also make sure to talk to local business owners whenever I have a chance.
see
Thanks friend, I appreciate it.
Another question! Do you ever find modern hardware for decent prices? (Like cheap enough to make profit from)
Definitely talk to them. It kinda goes like this...
If it's a mom and pop sort of operation that buys new computers every 5 years or so, they just stick the old ones in a closet or some shit because they don't really know what to do with them. If it's a larger business (not enterprise scale but say 30 - 100 employees or so) they will do the research on how to get rid of old hardware and usually find out that they have to PAY recyclers to come pick them up because it's "hazardous waste". Ya gotta find the one's that don't, because it's not in their budget or whatever. They'll usually just find some space in their facility and pile the shit up.
When someone comes along and offers to pay THEM for it, AND they'll remove it all, they typically jump at it. And you can generally get it pretty cheap because they just want it gone.
But honestly, be prepared to do it. Bring a buddy if you can. Hauling computers seems easy but when you're carrying 100 goddamn towers up a set of basement steps in the blazing sun it's not as fun as it seems. I was sweating balls today moving all this shit.
I was thinking of putting some ads out there saying that I pick up e-waste for free.
From there I take whatever works, and try to fix up whatever machines I can.
>When someone comes along and offers to pay THEM for it, AND they'll remove it all, they typically jump at it. And you can generally get it pretty cheap because they just want it gone.
I can definitely do this if they send some pictures and the shit looks decent or good at least. How much did you pay for your lot?
>Bring a buddy if you can
Sure thing, I'll definitely try my best to get someone to tag along. My Dad's uncle is retired so he can come with me.
*SOMETIMES*. And I really mean sometimes. Your best bet is to find a large company that "life cycles" their equipment. These are not easy to find as they generally have contracts for that kind of shit. I lucked out a few months ago and landed like 100+ i5 desktops and 50+ i5 laptops that were only 2-3 years old and were being retired strictly due to company policy, and I got them all for $500. I've made a small fortune off of them since but this is NOT common. I knew a guy that worked in their IT department and he put in a word for me. You'll NEVER find deals like that on Craigslist and whatnot... at least I never have. It's all in "who you know".
Just searched CL for some of the things you mentioned to search for and everything is shit.
miami.craigslist.org
Don't say you'll do it for free. There's a million motherfuckers doing it for free. Say you'll pay better than scrap. (you're not in wisco right? I don't want the competition dammit! :) )
Scrappers pay pennies on the pound. And they'll pull out all the good shit and sell it like any good capitalist would. If need be, tell them to get a quote from a scrapper. When they do, double it. You'll make money, I promise.
I paid $60 for what I picked up today.
You're going to run into that, for the simple fact that the good lots get snatched up fast. You gotta check this shit religiously. There's 1000 other motherfuckers scouring CL in major cities for this kind of stuff. Look on the outskirts and be willing to drive.
Gotcha man, I'll definitely make money unless they're Pentium 3 or 4 shit boxes.
''Collecting e-waste, and paying you for it! Better then scrappers.'' Does this sound like a decent title?
I live in a very big city so I will do this.
Don't underestimate the old stuff user. Believe me, there is still tons of legacy usage out in the world.
Look at it this way... in 1999 a machining shop buys a $200,000 milling/CNC machine. It's "brain" computer runs win98 or 2k. It dies in 2017. The software/hardware they run is no longer supported. Do you think they're more apt to drop $200k on a new CNC machine, or a couple hundred bucks on an old compatible P3 that you just picked up for $10?
Trust me, BTDT.
Makes sense user, very true. I appreciate all the great advice, it will help me out a lot. Anything else you would like to share would be appreciated!
nice, I don't think you'll regret it, they're fun to play with and they look great while they do it
not a bad idea, think I'll give this a try too
what do you do with all the shit you don't want if they make you take it all? personally I've probably hoarded around 200 systems at this point but I definitely couldn't take on another 100 especially when I'm not going to interested in a majority of a big lot like what you've got
>Kid Pix
>Myst
not bad desu
Sure.
Be willing to take shit you don't want for the shit you do want. Don't be picky. If you've got to take 100 worthless inkjet printers to get the 10 towers you want, do it. Use them for target practice, who cares, just take whatever gets you to the money. They'll appreciate it. They'll tell their business owner friends. You'll get leads on shit nobody else does.
Also - plan ahead. You need a place to store all the shit you end up with, and you'll need a workspace for testing. I'm almost to the point where I have more than I can handle.
If you score a bunch of more modern stuff, make contact with any local IT outfits and tell them what you have available. Small IT businesses deal with other small business all the time. They'll bring you both leads and buyers. As an example - next week I'm selling 5 machines I got for next to nothing to a metal working shop. Think about that - metal shavings everywhere. Their shop computers get fried all the fucking time, so they don't want to spend big bucks. I'm selling them 5 Core 2 Duo Lenovos for $100 each. All I gotta do is load Windows on them. We're talking maybe 2 hours of my time for $500, the small IT outfit that's dealing with them is handling the rest.
>what do you do with all the shit you don't want if they make you take it all?
Honestly, there's 100 other suckers on craigslist at any given time looking for excess computer hardware.
I've had my garage cleaned out twice for free. After you've separated out what you want, just run an ad saying you've got an assload of computer equipment you just want gone and whoever comes and picks it up can have it for free. Easy peasy. Let them deal with the garbage.
>They'll tell their business owner friends. You'll get leads on shit nobody else does
Do I ask them? I could also probably make some business cards.
>You need a place to store all the shit you end up with, and you'll need a workspace for testing
I have a fairly large garage so I'll have some space to work with.
>If you score a bunch of more modern stuff, make contact with any local IT outfits and tell them what you have available
>IT outfits
What? Also don't they usually do the same?
>What? Also don't they usually do the same?
IT outfits meaning your local computer repair shops and/or self employed IT consultants.
Because I've been on both ends of the spectrum, I can say no - most of them won't. In their world the money is in the service, there's almost no markup on modern hardware. And if their client needs old shit they'll have a hell of a time finding it. Like I said in a previous post I subcontract for a local IT provider. Maybe 10-20 hours a week. But my "boss" has become one of my best customers because we/he runs into shit like the aforementioned metal shop. He doesn't keep an inventory of shit like I have. He makes money on the labor. While I'll make $500 on the hardware, he'll make a grand setting it all up for them... follow?
Sorry missed your other question. Business cards are fine, but word of mouth is the best advertising. Any business owner worth his/her salt will tell you the same.
>IT outfits meaning your local computer repair shops and/or self employed IT consultants.
I see, I'll inform them on any newer machines.
>While I'll make $500 on the hardware, he'll make a grand setting it all up for them... follow?
Follow.
>Sorry missed your other question
No worries!
>Business cards are fine, but word of mouth is the best advertising. Any business owner worth his/her salt will tell you the same
Definitely, I just think they're handy in case someone needs your number or something.
Nice find, I usually have better luck at thrift stores than CL, but it's still a crap shoot, for some reason they started asking for 60-70 dollars for P4 stuff. Other time I get lucky, like a zip lock bag with about 25 sticks of dd 2 and some ddr3 ram for $10, or an old Vista era gateway for 40 with an SSD in it.
OP signing off for the evening. I'll see if the thread is still live in the AM. Have a good night my techbrethren.
what is p$ and what are these cases? just some gamery shit or are they from a legit company?
Neat. I found this Compaq Contura 3/25 in my uni's recycling center a few months back. I got a power supply for it off of ebay.
Great thread - thanks for sharing
is it running gentoo?
This. Left wanting for more.
>what is p$
he meant P4 because OPs fatass fingers got stuck to the shift key as he typed
Oh I saw that stuff on Craigslist
MILWAUKEE
did you break into a junkyard?
I'll be unloading a bunch of stuff into a storage shed today. I'll take more pictures.
My fingers aren't fat. Dick.
No.
just checked my local craigslist
end my suffering
nvm actually this one ain't half bad
Please tell me you got it.