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Title: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: pingmaster on Thu, 10 August 2017, 17:00:21: Well, thorough my daily searches of the interwebs for old stuff, I came across a great deal. 200$ for an IBM PC in MINT CONDITION. Came with everything, monitor, keyboard, documentation, disks, you name it, it had it.

Pics: http://i.imgur.com/ex62Bpu.jpg
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: harlw on Thu, 10 August 2017, 17:01:44: Looks to be in amazing condition. You buying it or was it on ebay?
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: ander on Thu, 10 August 2017, 18:06:49: Wow, man, nice!! It's a classic.
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: pingmaster on Thu, 10 August 2017, 18:37:02: Quote from: harlw on Thu, 10 August 2017, 17:01:44
Looks to be in amazing condition. You buying it or was it on ebay?
Craigslist deal!
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: ander on Fri, 18 August 2017, 01:50:47: It couldn't happen to a nicer pingperson.
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: Coreda on Fri, 18 August 2017, 04:13:55: I'm stunned there's no yellowing of the plastics. Maybe it's not ABS?
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: pingmaster on Fri, 18 August 2017, 06:33:42: Im not sure which plastic its made of but its been sitting under UV resistant plastic cover which soaked in the sunlight instead of the PC. That cover is now a nice shade deep yellow. Ill post a picture later today.
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: ander on Sun, 27 August 2017, 03:06:18: Quote from: pingmaster on Fri, 18 August 2017, 06:33:42
Im not sure which plastic its made of but its been sitting under UV resistant plastic cover which soaked in the sunlight instead of the PC. That cover is now a nice shade deep yellow. Ill post a picture later today.

Do IBM PCs yellow that much? Certainly not like old Apples, which yellowed from the fire retardant that was added to them.
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: pingmaster on Sun, 27 August 2017, 08:16:06: No they dont, but they can yellow.
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: matt-taco on Mon, 28 August 2017, 20:13:23: Quote from: ander on Sun, 27 August 2017, 03:06:18
Quote from: pingmaster on Fri, 18 August 2017, 06:33:42
Im not sure which plastic its made of but its been sitting under UV resistant plastic cover which soaked in the sunlight instead of the PC. That cover is now a nice shade deep yellow. Ill post a picture later today.

Do IBM PCs yellow that much? Certainly not like old Apples, which yellowed from the fire retardant that was added to them.
Most IBM equipment pre IBM AT were painted plastic or metal, so no. Even the keyboards were painted.

He doesny havean IBM monitor so pretty sure that's just cappy plastic that'll yellow.

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Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: pingmaster on Mon, 28 August 2017, 20:30:03: Well, its not yellowing with a UV proof cover on it :)
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: ander on Tue, 29 August 2017, 00:24:16: Natalie Portman hasn't yellowed much, either.
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 29 August 2017, 21:47:19: Quote from: ander on Tue, 29 August 2017, 00:24:16
Natalie Portman hasn't yellowed much, either.

Has she got a UV proof cover?
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: pingmaster on Tue, 29 August 2017, 21:51:12: Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 29 August 2017, 21:47:19
Quote from: ander on Tue, 29 August 2017, 00:24:16
Natalie Portman hasn't yellowed much, either.

Has she got a UV proof cover?
All the hydrogen peroxide in the beauty supplies has caused the retrobrite effect.
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: chyros on Wed, 30 August 2017, 00:53:47: Quote from: pingmaster on Tue, 29 August 2017, 21:51:12
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 29 August 2017, 21:47:19
Quote from: ander on Tue, 29 August 2017, 00:24:16
Natalie Portman hasn't yellowed much, either.

Has she got a UV proof cover?
All the hydrogen peroxide in the beauty supplies has caused the retrobrite effect.
Just titrate her iodometrically and she'll be fine.
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: pingmaster on Wed, 30 August 2017, 09:49:52: Are you sure she isn't covered PBT?
Title: Re: Deal of my IBM PC
Post by: ander on Wed, 30 August 2017, 17:42:22: You know, for a bunch of techno-geeks obsessed with orderly rows of small, precise objects, you guys can be incredibly fun.