I went to a yardsale where some dude was selling off his large vintage computer selection, sadly he had already sold any systems that I was interested in, but since they were only $10 each for complete working systems I grabbed a few anyway. If anyone wants I'll ship to them, it's only practical in the US though. I'd use FedEx ground, it's the most economical. I got an IBM PC-XT, with keyboard and monitor, and a IBM PCjr with keyboard, monitor, and power supply, $10 for each complete system plus whatever it takes to ship it. I also have a TRS-80 Color Computer 1 from 1980, it works fine but has no accessories, would give you for the cost of shipping and it's cheaper to ship.
If you want pics ask or I might post them later, or if an admin doesn't want advertising on the forum let me know. Thanks!
Admin is okay with this, is it cheap to ship to Canada?
(Note to other admins, would it it be nice to open a yardsale subforum?)
To be honest no, not really. I'm not certain as to the weight of a desktop, but if it was 60 pounds, FedEx would charge $110 to ship it from Colorado to Quebec.
Weeelp, forget that then o.o
I'm interested! For how much can you ship to Horseheads, NY? And pics or links to pics would be great!
If you can ship to Miami, Florida and are able to withhold one for a few weeks until I get a place established, I'd gladly buy one of those off of you.
Are you guys talking about the IBM or the Radioshack one?
@Dudeman313 Well lets see, the PCs wont be super easy to ship anywhere except the PCjr body is small and light, but both monitors are heavy and the PC-XT case is thick steel. Now, the TRS-80 I could ship FedEx or USPS for $18 or Priority for $23. The PCs, if they weigh 60 pounds which I haven't weighed them yet, would prolly be around $65 to ship. Cheaper than to Canada but still expensive. But cheaper than anything on ebay :)
@Scipi well I can hold onto it, I think, the sooner the better cause space is tight but it's not going anywhere. I may need to keep the PC-XT for the RGB monitor, not sure yet.
Now, both the IBM systems are valuable and rare, but for you guys I wouldn't charge :) I know I could sell the PCjr, it has no draw for me since it has a proprietary connector for the monitor.
The TRS-80, if you guys want it speak sooner cause it's already listed on eBay. Also I have a few other systems that I'd sell for a normal price, lemme know if there's anything specific you're looking for.
I'll post pics as soon as I can, been so busy today. Heres a pic of the 1980 TRS-80:
(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NngAAOSwRJ9Xgajx/s-l1600.jpg)
Darn, nice find Caleb. I sadly am not interested, due to the computers I am interested in being gone (eg ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amiga) and the high shipping cost of such heavy item. But hopefully someone can afford one of those :)
Also nice pic. I can't wait to see the others. You should put the pictures in the first post.
Hmm, that's one neat-looking TRS-80! Those are quite rare over here. However, I'm almost certain that the costs of shipping to Europe + import taxes wouldn't make for a great deal, after all. So I just hope it finds a caring new owner :D Whatever you do with those computers, don't throw them in the trash, ey?
Ship it to me. It's just about 300 potatoes in shipping :P
Quote from: utz on July 11, 2016, 10:44:50 PM
Hmm, that's one neat-looking TRS-80! Those are quite rare over here. However, I'm almost certain that the costs of shipping to Europe + import taxes wouldn't make for a great deal, after all. So I just hope it finds a caring new owner :D Whatever you do with those computers, don't throw them in the trash, ey?
I agree. While I would never hold hard feelings if someone did that, I wish that back in the days we knew better about our games and computers. I remember parents throwing away NES cartridges when their kids got a SNES and the NES was collecting dust. Also back then we threw away game/console boxes and manuals when they ended up being in bad condition. No wonder why the remaining copies are so valuable nowadays.
And I wish in Canada and USA the Commodore 64 and Amiga had caught on like in Europe. I guess we were too busy with our Atari 2600 and NES back then...
Well, I'm not the type to throw away anything computer related :) except I did throw away a broken Celeron motherboard so I do have my limits.
And yeah you're right, shipping to Europe isn't very practical for something over 13 ounces. $60 for a 7 pound item to the Netherlands for example.
Quote from: Caleb Hansberry on July 12, 2016, 06:53:20 AM
Well, I'm not the type to throw away anything computer related :) except I did throw away a broken Celeron motherboard so I do have my limits.
And yeah you're right, shipping to Europe isn't very practical for something over 13 ounces. $60 for a 7 pound item to the Netherlands for example.
Could you please weight the items and post the results in kilograms? :)
Oh ! I remember this computer, it was rather expensive !! (my familly could not afford it)
There's a z80 microprocessor inside oops 9_9
No no, this is a TRS-80 Color Computer Model 1, aka Coco 1. It has a 6809 CPU. A little odd, but quite powerful chip. It also has a very nice 6-bit DAC sound generator. Made a sound routine for it a while ago: https://soundcloud.com/irrlicht-project/pcmplay-test1-dragontandy-coco
Close, but that's not quite accurate either: The TRS-80 Model 1 is a different computer entirely from the TRS-80 Color Computer 1.
I wonder if those can run games similar to what we saw on the C64 or ZX Spectrum or if they are much more lower end like that computer on which gameblabla made a two-color Flappy Bird clone once?
It's reasonably similar to a C64, though it is less powerful and has less software - that makes it nearly identical to the C Plus/4 or C16. While its more powerful than the 1977 Model 1, the Model 1 did indeed have a z80 CPU, which helped make more software available for it that the odd 6809.
TRS-80 nomenclature was so weird. They made a TRS-80 Model 1, Model 2, Model 3, and Model 4... but the model 2 wasn't related to the others in the list according to Wikipedia. With the CoCo they made three, and they were backwards compatible - the CoCo 3 is the most capable.
I cannot find time yet to pull these out and get them running, so here's a pic of where they're stored, you can see the Mac on the left and the PC-XT monitor on the right, the PCjr one is on the bottom.
(http://i.imgur.com/odIzxxj.jpg)
Here's the PC-XT:
(http://i.imgur.com/ayR87gT.jpg)
Cool! ;D
The TRS-80 Model 2 is in fact a SHARP PC-1500 with RadioShark's brand.
BTW, are the computers all gone?
The TRS-80 I sold on ebay for $50+shipping. Still have the IBM PCjr though. I finally got around to setting it up and taking a couple pics! Again, if you're willing to pay the cost of shipping I'll sell it to you for $10.
(http://i.imgur.com/snI2gbd.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/2Uqwx2B.jpg)
Looks nice! I wonder if those computers could run the Oregon Trail and King Quest?
Quote from: KaraRyougi on July 16, 2016, 11:08:55 PM
The TRS-80 Model 2 is in fact a SHARP PC-1500 with RadioShark's brand.
Nope, that'd be the TRS-80 Pocket Computer 2, yet another totally unrelated machine. Yes, Radioshack's naming schemes are indeed utterly confusing.
Aww, I'm a sucker for vintage stuff but the shipping isn't gonna make it very good of a deal... (I live in NL <_<)
ur right about that aeTIos <_< would be liek omg wtf so espensive I'm sure
If anyone wants to buy the PCjr that'd be awesome because I'm only allowed, quite reasonably, to store computers either in the computer area, or in my own personal space, we don't have any free storage. Since it's a 1400 sq. ft. house with two bedrooms and nine people, the four older kids all in one bedroom, and the computer area is filled with three modern computers and can only hold one vintage computer at a time max, the only place I can store them is on my bed. So I'll have to sleep with a few (rather large) computers til I get everything sorted out and sold!
I also have a IBM PC Convertible, but it'd cost somewhat more and while it works fine, the drives need cleaned, they generate a lot of errors. But if anyone here wants it I'd totally give a discount.
Four kids in one bedroom? O.O And I thought I didn't have enough space by being two in the same bedroom back then. Also 9 people is a lot lol. Hopefully you can sell those computers to someone nearby.
I have no idea what 1400sq ft is in m² but apparently that's quite small?
3 inches is approximately 90 cm. Assuming it's a single floor home in square form, that definitively seems quite small and most recent buildings have fewer and fewer storage areas.
I'd really like to find a home for this PCjr. I have all the computers in the only space I can keep them, in my bed, and it was most uncomfortable sleeping on the floor last night. If anyone happens to be in the area you could pick it up, I might even part with the XT since it's extremely heavy, although it's quite a versatile machine it's not practical with my sleeping arrangement... It's practical for us to meet to transfer the computer if anyone is anywhere from Denver to Pueblo to Limon. and
@Scipi if you would like it shipped to florida just let me know, I'd like to get it outta here if you'd like it... :s
/me wonders if
@netham45 likes vintage computers, since he lives in Colorado? I think Cooliojazz lives there too.
EDIT: Yard sale sub-forum discussion split to https://codewalr.us/index.php?topic=1492.0
@Caleb Hansberry I'm definitely interested in the IBM PC XT. I used to have one. The PC Jr looks pretty cool as well. Are they both in working condition? I'm actually on vacation till this Monday. I'd like to chat with you about them when I get back.
I have sold the IBM PCjr to Scipi now!
I would be fine with selling the XT now, but to be frank I was kind of scared when shipping the PCjr monitor, I'd rather not ship the XT monitor for fear of it breaking. Of course it's very expensive too, and the main unit is very heavy, the keyboard is amazingly heavy too. If we could meet that'd be good for the computer.
I'm late but I wonder if there would be a way to secure the shipping package to prevent any breaking? It would probably require a much bigger box and lots of foamy stuff, though (and increase shipping cost due to requiring you to ship a pillow or two and a few blankets or something. I'm not even sure if foamy stuff would be enough to protect the item anyway. Anyway I'M glad you managed to sell some of the unwanted vintage computers.
Well, the monitor I shipped didn't break so it's possible. It's just, they don't care if they drop packages, and if they drop it far enough it'll break, but it might not be dropped, and if it isn't it should be fine. Cost is another factor, $90 or more to ship the monitor...
Yeah sadly it depends of the employee I think. Some people don't handle packages with care. :/