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DOS Box Restoration
If someone were to offer reconditioned DOS and 98SE machines for sale on Craigslist, mostly Pentium Is and IIs with maybe the odd 486 if there are any working examples in existence, would you lot consider buying one and how much would you be willing to pay?
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26-04-2008, 02:03 PM
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PI: between 5€-10€
PII: between 10€-25€ 486: between 1€-5€ -(or even free to get rid of them)-. Of course in good working order, included monitor, keyboard and mouse. As listed on kapaza.be What the situation is in GB, don't know and don't care. That's what they are worth here in Belgium. The prices for sec hand PC begin to rise above 50€ for PIII minimal. A good working complete PIII with enough RAM (+512) that's able to run XP goes approx 100€-200€ here.
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26-04-2008, 08:13 PM
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Perhaps you could explain what do you mean by "reconditioned"?
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27-04-2008, 05:12 AM
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Why would I buy one if there's already DOSbox?
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27-04-2008, 06:16 AM
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Why not?
Did you ever used a 8008-ZILOG Z80-8086-286-386-486-PI-PII-whatever? Apparently not. I even wonder if you ever saw one. And FYI: a PI is still capable enough to use as internet PC. Even a 286 can be used on internet. Never heard of Arachne, just to name one? Hmmmm,no ,probably not. :laugh:
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27-04-2008, 02:25 PM
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27-04-2008, 02:33 PM
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Dosraider: Thanks for the info. Do I take it that that excludes shipping costs in most cases? No promises about peripherals, I'm afraid; the ones that work will most likely be sold separately. Everything will however come with a warranty of some description, the details of which are not yet finalised.
Fifth Horseman (May I call you Reggie? :amused  : By 'reconditioned', I mean that they will be put into as close to as-new condition as possible, with any worn or defective components replaced. There'll probably be a few 'new' machines assembled from several non-functional ones, as well.Krugerfang: Because even the best emulator is no substitute for the original hardware, even if you can afford a machine powerful enough to run one without difficulty. |
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