Where to find a 486 Class Laptop?
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Where to find a 486 Class Laptop?
Hi Everyone...
I have been looking around my area (Pittsburgh PA) for a 486 laptop. Problem is it seems no one has any. I looked on EBay but am not too comfortable getting one there (Too many people with EXTREAMLY bad feedback, or the computer is a PARTS computer, or the shipping is 100 ((Yes one hundred)) dollars). Does anyone have any ideas where I could even start looking? This is starting to get really frustraiting...Thank you
-Bob
I have been looking around my area (Pittsburgh PA) for a 486 laptop. Problem is it seems no one has any. I looked on EBay but am not too comfortable getting one there (Too many people with EXTREAMLY bad feedback, or the computer is a PARTS computer, or the shipping is 100 ((Yes one hundred)) dollars). Does anyone have any ideas where I could even start looking? This is starting to get really frustraiting...Thank you
-Bob
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I still think your best bet might be ebay. Something like a Thinkpad 360 series comes to mind. You just need to do some searching, and watch feedback. I did, however, just buy a Compaq (not my favorite brand)--real nice little P75, complete with working copy of Winhoed95 for FIVE BUCKS at the local ST. Vinn'ies. I couldn't test it there because there was no power supply, which is why I got it so cheap.
I was astounded to find that most of the drivers are still posted at the HP/Comcrap site.
I was astounded to find that most of the drivers are still posted at the HP/Comcrap site.
Check http://www.Craigslist.org for your area. You may need to put want add out, that will help find the older units. Also I found an old true blue IBM unit at Goodwill for $10.00.
Jim.
Jim.
Newsgroups are a fantastic way to find just about anything in one's local area. One newsgroup in my area recently turned into a forum similar to Batlabs, but still the same great deals:
http://www.hfx4sale.com/index.php/board,10.0.html
If you haven't used newsgroups before, you can read a bit about them here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroup
Find a newsgroup for your area, and you'll be able to get a 486 in exchange for a large coffee!
Todd
http://www.hfx4sale.com/index.php/board,10.0.html
If you haven't used newsgroups before, you can read a bit about them here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroup
Find a newsgroup for your area, and you'll be able to get a 486 in exchange for a large coffee!
Todd
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Welcome to the /\/\achine.
Welcome to the /\/\achine.
Most large brokerage houses and related financial institutions have a room (or two) filled with obsolete equipment, including older generation laptops. I acquired a handful of NEC 486 machines from one, created a smaller number of working machines from the group, and have kept the rest as "hangar queens" from which to salvage parts.
Thank you! =)
Thank you everyone for your feedback! =)
I accually was able to locate one as a result of this thread =)
-Bob
I accually was able to locate one as a result of this thread =)
-Bob