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A couple of non-Mac conquests...
Posted by: Huxley on 2008-02-08 23:03:02
Just the other day, I picked up a double-helping of cool items for my retro collection.

First, I bought a fairly grungy (but cleanable!) Kaypro II from an electronics surplus store which is going out of business. I had a Kaypro II when I was a kid (a hand-me-down from a teachers husband, who used to work for Kaypro back in the 1980's), and I really loved it. $30 later, and I have one again! This particular unit looks like it had something nasty (soda?) spashed on the case at some point in the past 20 years, so it's in need of a careful cleaning before I'll power it up. It didn't come with any disks, which may present a problem if I ever want to do anything with it...

The second find was a very cool IBM ThinkPad 701c, at a Goodwill store. You may remember this one - it was nick-named "Butterfly," because of the super-cool, expanding keyboard. When the screen is opened, the keyboard slides out and apart, to form a "full-size" typing surface in a machine that otherwise would've had a rather small keyboard. See here for video proof of the coolness:


$10, and she was all mine! This one came pretty much bare - no power supply, no disks, nothing. The battery seems to have badly corroded, so powering it up is pretty unlikely at this point, although if I can find a compatible power brick, I'm eager to see what happens...

Huxley
Posted by: tmtomh on 2008-02-09 16:58:41
Nice find!

I have an old TP 701c - it's very cool.

Actually, if you want it, let me know. I can't give it away, but I can sell it very reasonably. It's a working computer, with a battery (that does NOT hold a charge but isn't corroded or anything), and a working AC adapter, and the external floppy drive.

I might also have an IBM 10bT ethernet PCMCIA card.

Best,

Matt
Posted by: Huxley on 2008-02-09 21:35:10
Nice find!
I have an old TP 701c - it's very cool.

Actually, if you want it, let me know. I can't give it away, but I can sell it very reasonably. It's a working computer, with a battery (that does NOT hold a charge but isn't corroded or anything), and a working AC adapter, and the external floppy drive.

I might also have an IBM 10bT ethernet PCMCIA card.

Best,

Matt
That's really cool! I'm certainly interested in picking up that system (not that I actually have any practical use for it...) - would you take $25 + shipping?

Huxley
Posted by: funkytoad on 2008-02-09 22:08:30
Man those Kaypro II's are awesome.

Cool that you got one.
Posted by: tmtomh on 2008-02-10 00:04:20
Nice find!
I have an old TP 701c - it's very cool.

Actually, if you want it, let me know. I can't give it away, but I can sell it very reasonably. It's a working computer, with a battery (that does NOT hold a charge but isn't corroded or anything), and a working AC adapter, and the external floppy drive.

I might also have an IBM 10bT ethernet PCMCIA card.

Best,

Matt
That's really cool! I'm certainly interested in picking up that system (not that I actually have any practical use for it...) - would you take $25 + shipping?

Huxley
Sure - I've PM'd you with details.

Best,

Matt
Posted by: aphetica on 2008-02-10 11:49:39
Wow. That was really cool. I want one now. 😀

Posted by: benjgvps on 2008-02-10 13:08:20
There should be a new mac that does that...
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