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I found an IBM Model M and then realized that the computer above it was a PS/2 8555
Posted: 15 Jan 2022, 06:00
by Seirin-Blu
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?
Re: I found an IBM Model M and then realized that the computer above it was a PS/2 8555
Posted: 15 Jan 2022, 08:08
by Bjerrk
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.
Re: I found an IBM Model M and then realized that the computer above it was a PS/2 8555
Posted: 15 Jan 2022, 11:15
by Muirium
A little pizza-box desktop, like this?
You could always find
some use for it.
Re: I found an IBM Model M and then realized that the computer above it was a PS/2 8555
Posted: 15 Jan 2022, 12:32
by stratokaster
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.
Re: I found an IBM Model M and then realized that the computer above it was a PS/2 8555
Posted: 15 Jan 2022, 16:55
by hellothere
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 ...
