The Death of a Packard Bell

[minendo]

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[burnedout]

Good old Packard Hell. They really "flamed" that one.

The PIIs and Celerons were actually somewhat decent. Ran a Linux distro on a PII Packard Bell for about a year. Never had any problems. The older models could be a qualified nightmare at times.

 

[TallBill]

still got a packard bell p75 runnin in my room 😀

 

[Blayze]

I still have a Packard Bell P75, dont know if it still works

 

[Random Variable]

I have a Packard Bell Pentium MMX 200MHz upstairs, but the monitor (a Sony CPD-100SX) is on the fritz. 🙂

 

[TallBill]

well mine was a demonstration floor model 😀

 

[Amused]

Heh, my old PB 150 is still working, and being used by my sister's kid to surf the net. 😛

 

[Grunt03]

Darn that is to bad.........

 

[DanFungus]

<< I still have a Packard Bell P75, dont know if it still works >>


i have one too, and it still works! Cool!

 

[yakko]

They should take it to Best Buy for repair.

 

[Foxymophandle]

LMAO, they set the HD on fire too! It's that kind of personal touch that makes the article something special. A bump for a good laugh.

fmh

 

[LuckyTaxi]

mine is a footrest

 

[Elledan]

I would never be able to harm a PC (or Mac :Q )...

 

[veryape]

Too bad the person who wrote the site and that particular piece only spoke in caubonics. I couldn't undizastand a wizord they waz sayin'. Nizzle on my bizzle snizzle.

 

[Spikesoldier]

inspired by this and another thread about getting the magnets out of a hd i took my 1.58gb seagate to pieces but cant get the magnets out! :|

anyway the motor, platter, heads, and magnets are submerged in one piece in water and is on my desk 😀

i use the platters as a mirror and my 486 DX-2 as a comb in the morning.

 

[Elledan]

<< i use the platters as a mirror and my 486 DX-2 as a comb in the morning. >>

Things that make you go 'hmm...' 😉

 

[geno]

Nice 😀 Great execution (not of the computer, great execution of the article 😉)

 

[Spikesoldier]

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<< i use the platters as a mirror and my 486 DX-2 as a comb in the morning. >>

Things that make you go 'hmm...' 😉 >>



lol it makes a good comb! those pins are about a CM high!

 

[Elledan]

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<< i use the platters as a mirror and my 486 DX-2 as a comb in the morning. >>

Things that make you go 'hmm...' 😉 >>



lol it makes a good comb! those pins are about a CM high! >>

You think you've killed the CPU already with all of the static electricity? =)