Dell 486 PC w/no HD $9.99

[Wag]

PC Liquidator
Built in SVGA. Doesn't say it has a PS, so post if you find out.

 

[im2smrt4u]

Would be fun for a linux box or something (router?). If the picture is accurate, it shows a power supply. $10 is a nice price, but shipping would be a b*tch! :Q

im2smrt4u

 

[random]

Wow. People still sell these things.... $10.00 ain't bad if you want a software router. Doesn't say whether it's a 486SX/20 or a 486DX4/100 though

 

[ElFenix]

dual com ports! i know what thats for. this is good if you need the dual com ports. EDIT: i just got anandteched so i'm going to have to pull the pricing error. everyone in time still received their prize.

 

[shaddow]

could use this to cheat dss

 

[randomlinh]

$10 shipped, i'd be all over it... but yeah, shipping will ream this thing

plus, no 3.5" floppy

 

[Mangos]

How large of a hard drive can this support?

 

[mithrandir2001]

The BIOS should be able to handle up to 8GB natively? You should be able to add a PCI controller board to allow up to 128GB drives. In any case, I'd use an add-on controller.

 

[jhu]

you'll find better deals on ebay. i got mine for $10 + shipping and it came with 3.5" and 5.25" disk drives, 600MB hard drive and windows 95. good for use as a router

 

[aircooled]

hehe shadow..... I had emulator on the mind also....

 

[Vincent]

The motherboard might be so old that it won't natively support hard drives over 500MB in size.

 

[Msatan666]

good deal....I'm going to watch some TV now

 

[DaiShan]

last time i bought stuff for a 486 It weighed like 40 pounds, I got the case for like 19 cents and the shipping was 22 bucks lol, good deal for the comp, but shipping will slaughter me lol

 

[vegetation]

<< The BIOS should be able to handle up to 8GB natively? You should be able to add a PCI controller board to allow up to 128GB drives. In any case, I'd use an add-on controller. >>



That's assuming it even has PCI slots, which is probably does not. Most 486's had VLB or pure ISA only slots. Expanding the RAM would be a bitch too, since it's likely to use those old 30 pin simms.

 

[Colebert]

Hello, Wag, can you hear me all the way back there in 1992?

-Cole

 

[FrankRizzo]

Woot!

(Dusting off my VLbus video cards!)

 

[jmunjr]

Har Har Har......Nerd humor....

 

[dimwit]

Now what did I do with all my 5.25" floppies????

 

[BadThad]

<< The BIOS should be able to handle up to 8GB natively? You should be able to add a PCI controller board to allow up to 128GB drives. In any case, I'd use an add-on controller. >>

I seriously doubt that. I've worked on a million 486's and I'm impressed when they can recognize any hard drive over 640MB.

 

[Wag]

Alot of people don't have enough money even for the most basic setup. I thought this would be interesting for some, sorry if it's not "cutting edge".

If it turns out to be like a DX/66 or something, wouldn't that be enough for really basic web-surfing?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Western Digital and Maxtor have utilities that will trick the BIOS to accepting a larger HD than the 540MB limit on the older BIOSs

 

[SchizoNerd]

funny. reminds me of the good ol days.

 

[Relayer]

shipping is $9.12 for my zip code.

UPS Ground (Residential)

 

[fargus]

Hell, I've got a Dell 133 that won't take anything over 500Mb. I wouldn't hold my breath on the 486's!

 

[geewilakers]

woh, i didn't know people still "buy" these parts. funny thing is i just threw out my old 486dx2/66 with mobo (built in sound & video!! :Q)and 5.25 floppy! guess i should'a given it to you guys if I'd knew. reminds me of good old days.....

FS: Sim City I on a 5.25 floppy (very first sim city!!)
figure i'd ask..