I found an IBM Model M and then realized that the computer above it was a PS/2 8555
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- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: Keychron K12
- Main mouse: Logitech M705
- Favorite switch: Black Switches of Any Sort
What I'm wondering is if it's worth the effort to lug the PC from where it is now to where I live. Do any of you others have a PS/2? Or should I just leave the PS/2 there and then continue using the Model M with my current modern PC?
- Bjerrk
- Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Main keyboard: Cherry G80-1800 & Models F & M
- Main mouse: Mouse Keys, Trackpoint, Trackball
- Favorite switch: IBM Buckling Springs+Beamspring, Alps Plate Spring
Well, I'd certainly get it, but it all depends if you like retro tech ... No-one can tell you if it's worth it for you.
- stratokaster
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Main keyboard: Filco Minila Air
- Main mouse: Contour Unimouse WL / Apple Magic Trackpad 2
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCM Green
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It would have been a perfect computer for early to mid-era DOS games... except that it uses the ill-fated MCA bus and you can't use a normal AdLib/SoundBlaster-compatible sound card with it.
- hellothere
- Location: Mesa, AZ USA
- Main keyboard: Lots
- Main mouse: CST2545W-RC
- Favorite switch: TopreAlpsHallEffectTopreAlpsHallEffectTopreAlps
MCA was cool. I had a computer at work that had MCA. 32-bit!
Yup. You should snag it. If you don't want to do something with it, sell it. There is a large market for retro computers.
I do realize that that if I used an MCA computer, I must also be retro tech ...
Yup. You should snag it. If you don't want to do something with it, sell it. There is a large market for retro computers.
I do realize that that if I used an MCA computer, I must also be retro tech ...