[lca2018-chat] Old (as in retro) computers available

[Jason Ball]

I always coveted one of the 6128's back in the day.    You could always
drop FutureOS on one now.   http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/FutureOS




On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe at atrad.com.au>
wrote:

> Hi everyone
>
> I have a number of old computers from the 1980s and early 1990s which have
> sat in my garage for around 15 years.  It's pretty clear that I'm not going
> to do anything further with these so I'm looking to get rid of them.
> Before
> dismantling and recycling them I thought I'd ping the list to see if
> anyone's interested.
>
>  * 3x Amstrad CPC 6128 computers
>    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC)
>
>  * 4x original CRT monitors for the CPC 6128 computers
>
>    My initial plan for these when I acquired them in late 1999 was to build
>    a converter to use these as tv-video monitors.  However, alternatives
>    surfaced soon after and I didn't end up needing to do this.
>
>  * 1x Microbyte PC230
>
> The working status of all the above is currently unknown, although
> everything did work when it was last powered over a decade ago.
>
> The equipment is in Adelaide, so for the bulky items (the CRT displays) a
> local pickup is obviously best.  I could possibly get some of the 6128s
> into
> my luggage to Sydney.  The PC230 would be borderline.
>
> If anyone is interested in the above and wants to discuss options please
> contact me off-list.
>
> Regards
>   jonathan
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