Bought a dirt cheap laptop for a bit of fun!

Gareth · 08-12-2008, 06:46 AM

Hey all, I have always wanted a Intel 486 PC, and I just so happened to find one on eBay. This is truly a hidden gem, I spent $24 on it, and $3 on a memory upgrade, and this is the spec.

Intel 486 Processor @ 25MHz
4MB of RAM (Upgrading to an OUTSTANDING 12MB)

199MB of HDD
Windows 95 (May downgrade to 3.11)
PCMCIA Ethernet
10" Screen @ 640x480

What a deal, now I can see what PCs were like when I was born! I am dead excited for it, I will try to see if Computer Forums work on 25MHz

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290251109403

**The_Other_One** · 08-12-2008, 06:57 AM

Haha, I used to have a laptop with almost identical specs. I actually had a DX4/75MHz loaded with Windows 98 running on Wifi a while back too. I kind of wish I still had one of those laptops...

Droogie · 08-12-2008, 07:01 AM

lolll, nice.

concorde · 08-12-2008, 08:36 PM

It's good for word processing, that is about it - however, you'll have something on your hands that just won't die and quit - especially if it's an IBM Thinkpad.
I gave a Thinkpad 750c (circa 1993-95) that was sitting in a box to my 6yr old nephew and it's still running strong. I just wish that new Core 2's and Turion 64s would image the durability of the old 486es and Pentiums.

Gareth · 08-13-2008, 05:15 PM

Indeed, its actually a Compaq, and not a thinkpad, what I will do with it, is get an Ethernet adapter and use it once every Preston guild to go onto MSN etc.

jdbennet · 08-13-2008, 05:36 PM

windows 95 on 12mb? if you get 16mb you could put NT 3.51 on it, but i dunno if a 200mb disk would fit it.

windows 3.11 would work fine though.

**The_Other_One** · 08-13-2008, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdbennet

windows 95 on 12mb? if you get 16mb you could put NT 3.51 on it, but i dunno if a 200mb disk would fit it.

windows 3.11 would work fine though.

95 only required 4MB RAM. 98 required 16MB. A 200MB HD would be more than enough for 95 as well.

jdbennet · 08-14-2008, 12:02 AM

yeah but those specs were low

Gareth · 08-17-2008, 01:00 AM

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ioogOFbvi1M

Here is a video of it booting Windows 95. I never knew it was a monochrome screen! Still is excellent though.

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08-12-2008, 06:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,803	Bought a dirt cheap laptop for a bit of fun! Hey all, I have always wanted a Intel 486 PC, and I just so happened to find one on eBay. This is truly a hidden gem, I spent $24 on it, and $3 on a memory upgrade, and this is the spec. Intel 486 Processor @ 25MHz 4MB of RAM (Upgrading to an OUTSTANDING 12MB) 199MB of HDD Windows 95 (May downgrade to 3.11) PCMCIA Ethernet 10" Screen @ 640x480 What a deal, now I can see what PCs were like when I was born! I am dead excited for it, I will try to see if Computer Forums work on 25MHz http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290251109403 __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,430	Haha, I used to have a laptop with almost identical specs. I actually had a DX4/75MHz loaded with Windows 98 running on Wifi a while back too. I kind of wish I still had one of those laptops... __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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Droogie Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Age: 19 Posts: 3,673	lolll, nice. __________________ formerly tknick90 [Asus P5N-D] [Q6700] [9800 GTX] [4GB DDR2 800] [Antec 900] [Windows 7 Professional]

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concorde Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 296	It's good for word processing, that is about it - however, you'll have something on your hands that just won't die and quit - especially if it's an IBM Thinkpad. I gave a Thinkpad 750c (circa 1993-95) that was sitting in a box to my 6yr old nephew and it's still running strong. I just wish that new Core 2's and Turion 64s would image the durability of the old 486es and Pentiums. __________________ C:\> Happy V:\> Gossip D:\> Upset S:\> Confused

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Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,803	Indeed, its actually a Compaq, and not a thinkpad, what I will do with it, is get an Ethernet adapter and use it once every Preston guild to go onto MSN etc. __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900

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Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,803	http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ioogOFbvi1M Here is a video of it booting Windows 95. I never knew it was a monochrome screen! Still is excellent though. 1,000th Post __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900 Last edited by Gareth; 08-17-2008 at 01:24 AM.

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