Storage Shed Clean-out Part 75. Inspecting Vintage Computers. What are they Worth? More than Scrap?

Time to clear out all of these vintage computers once and for all!
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[@geekytechnology]

its great seeing stuff like this not just go to loving homes, but also be restored too!

[@Nas_Atlas]

That XT is a museum piece. It's great to see it go out to the collector community.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Agreed, it's a great example! I'm pleased it's going into Bob's collection 👍😃

[@Th3Pr0digalS0n]

Glad to see more space in the storage room.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

So am I! 😃😃

[@deej4101]

Nice to see all that empty space! Huge computers like that sure do take up a lot of real estate.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

They do indeed. So do CRT TVs! 😱😱😆

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thanks for sharing

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Cynthia 😃

[@alonys]

It's great to see them go because they free up a lot of space in the shed. Things there look better and better!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Once I move some of those CRT TVs, it will really open up! Thanks Sarit 😊👍

[@wally4000]

The card at 14 minutes is a network card :)

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

I think I knew that - my brain just didn't cooperate! Thanks Wally! 😆

[@tassiebob]

Worth more than scrap? Often, yes. How much more really depends on what the machine is and what condition it's in.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Yes exactly Bob! Scrap is such a low value, and it takes time to dismantle - so it's not a hard figure to beat!

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

$200 is a fair price. I think I might would have been happier if you didn't look inside. Cheers Graham

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Haha, it's a done deal - so we are both happy! 😁

[@tassiebob]

The 300GL - the floppy, slot-1 CPU, and the sound card are probably good for a few $$$ assuming they work.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Bob! 😊👍

[@afineliner740]

👍👍

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

👍👍😊

[@thomassmith4999]

First one in a Slot 1 Pentium 2 and there's a sound card there, probably not a good sound card but good deal for 20 on the cpu alone. Second one is a XT worth a couple hundred probably (easy) they are the most rare PC you can get for a collector. Third one with the linux sticker on it likes like a socket 370 slotket on a slot 1 board, good sound blaster with a tnt2 (it's a 150 dollar machine no worries, or steve gets a good deal at 60 :)). 4th one ibm.. who cares :p. Third one is my favourite of the day

[@tassiebob]

Clone XT's aren't that uncommon, but a genuine IBM PC/XT (the 5160) in working condition is worth good money for sure. I was tempted to make an offer on the ISA bus Soundblaster if Steve hadn't put his hand up for it :-)

[@thomassmith4999]

@@tassiebob They show up less than one in 200 machines at ewaste, makes it very uncommon in my experience. I don't have one in my very extensive collection. Well I do have a Lazer XT but that's a bit different thing.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

It's nice to see some vintage PC chat in the comments! I'm learning all the time 😃

[@stephenw2992]

An XT is an 8086 processor that came before the 286. They were pretty useless other than for business use with their MS DOS software. Nice old hard drives in it though even though they are also largely useless other than for collectors. I tossed many of them in the irony ally back in the 90s

[@tassiebob]

My first PC was an XT, so I have a bit of a soft spot for them. I ran a BBS on it back in the day. Useful in 2024 - no way - but if you're after a trip down memory lane then they're fun to play with.

[@stephenw2992]

@@tassiebob Its good someone is restoring them, but I have no fond memories of them. I just wish I kept the Commodore XT I had until now instead of giving it and my Amiga 1000 away in the early 2000s.

[@tassiebob]

@@stephenw2992 I too had machines in my late teens and early 20's that I wish I still had - a TRS 80, an Amiga 1000, an Osborne Executive, a Unitron 2200 (Apple 2 clone), my old XT clone, my old AT clone, my old 384, 486, the RS/6000. ...and machines I could have acquired for free but didn't (PDP11's and a Data General something or other).

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Interesting information guys! I wasn't into computers so much in the early days, but it's nice to hear what was around. As for my wishes - I should have kept my HT Holden 253.. 🙄

[@stephenw2992]

@@TheUltimateRecycler That would have been a better investment and cheaper than one of those computers at the time lol