Picked up this IBM 5160 XT lot
Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 1:41 pm
The XT has always been very special to me, because it was the first PC and first anything with a hard drive that I ever had. I foolishly sold it in 1994, and have been looking for another for while now. Found a XT lot on Craigslist for $400 that was about an hour away from me, in NJ. I offered him $300, he took it, and I picked it up on Tuesday, June 8th 2021. In the listing was a "hard drive does not work," but it sometimes worked when I shook it. It's since been formatted, but is still shaky. It's a 20MB. I ordered a XT-IDE, which is a much better solution for the long term.
Overall, it was in great shape. Slightly dusty inside, and a few scuff marks that I got off, but that was it. It has several cards, but no Game Port. One card looks like it has a coaxial cable port (third one from the right).
In the lot, I got the following:
IBM 5160 XT
IBM 5153 CGA monitor
AOC International Spectrum Series VGA monitor (dated August 12, 1994)
Original manual
Belkin Power Authority II surge protector
Two Model M mechanical keyboards
Two mice, one being a trackball
Box of random disks
Anyway, here's some pics.
Edit: File attachments are not working. Working on a solution...
Overall, it was in great shape. Slightly dusty inside, and a few scuff marks that I got off, but that was it. It has several cards, but no Game Port. One card looks like it has a coaxial cable port (third one from the right).
In the lot, I got the following:
IBM 5160 XT
IBM 5153 CGA monitor
AOC International Spectrum Series VGA monitor (dated August 12, 1994)
Original manual
Belkin Power Authority II surge protector
Two Model M mechanical keyboards
Two mice, one being a trackball
Box of random disks
Anyway, here's some pics.
Edit: File attachments are not working. Working on a solution...