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by: Ant - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 01:09 UTC

I had my own model 30 286 10 Mhz PC. It came with IBM-DOS v4 (it
sucked), Windows v3.0, 1 MB of RAM, IBM PS/2 IBM 8512(?) 12" VGA
monitor, 30 MB HDD, IBM PS/2 2-buttons mouse, and an IBM ProPrinter X24e
(loud dot matrix through a parallel cable). I got Windows 3.1 upgrade
(thanks Egghead) and Stacker software to make more free disk space,
etc.). Added a Creative Labs Sound Blaster (8-bit), an internal Zoom
2400 modem, and more memory up to 4 MB.

What about the rest of you? Thank you for reading and hopefully
answering. :)
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by: RickE - Tue, 5 Apr 2022 00:03 UTC

On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 9:09:54 PM UTC-4, Ant wrote:
> What about the rest of you? Thank you for reading and hopefully
> answering. :)

Oh, my... so many machines, and my memory is less than perfect -- let's see if I can remember the highlights. I'm only listing the machines I owned, not shared machines or work-related machines.

2 8530-021 (original Model 30s)
1 8530-E31 (Model 30 286)
1 8543 (L40SX)
1 8550-031
1 8556-055
2 8560-071 (Model 60 ESDI)
2 8570-A21
2 8580-A31
2 9590-DLG

All of them are gone now, most went away in my first purge around 1999, the last 9590 went in 2021. I've still got a fair number of Thinkpads and a couple of RS/6000s, but the bulk of the old computer collection is no more.

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by: gfretw...@aol.com - Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:48 UTC

On Mon, 4 Apr 2022 17:03:02 -0700 (PDT), RickE <ekblaw@vnet.ibm.com>
wrote:

>On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 9:09:54 PM UTC-4, Ant wrote:
>> What about the rest of you? Thank you for reading and hopefully
>> answering. :)
>
>Oh, my... so many machines, and my memory is less than perfect -- let's see if I can remember the highlights. I'm only listing the machines I owned, not shared machines or work-related machines.
>
>2 8530-021 (original Model 30s)
>1 8530-E31 (Model 30 286)
>1 8543 (L40SX)
>1 8550-031
>1 8556-055
>2 8560-071 (Model 60 ESDI)
>2 8570-A21
>2 8580-A31
>2 9590-DLG
>
>All of them are gone now, most went away in my first purge around 1999, the last 9590 went in 2021. I've still got a fair number of Thinkpads and a couple of RS/6000s, but the bulk of the old computer collection is no more.

I never owned a PS/2 desk top with a serial number. The only one I had
with a real case was a lab model 57 SLC that I got in a swap for some
disk drives and it was never serialized. The other 5 were in wooden
cases. I had an old M/30, a 30./286, a M/80, a 55SX and my red oak Mod
70 with the 5" bay. I did have a hand me down 8573 luggable I got when
the sales folks got Thinkpads. I also had a wooden PC/AT.

I could get parts but cases were closely controlled items. ;-)

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by: Ant - Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:50 UTC

RickE <ekblaw@vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 9:09:54 PM UTC-4, Ant wrote:
> > What about the rest of you? Thank you for reading and hopefully
> > answering. :)

> Oh, my... so many machines, and my memory is less than perfect -- let's see if I can remember the highlights. I'm only listing the machines I owned, not shared machines or work-related machines.

> 2 8530-021 (original Model 30s)
> 1 8530-E31 (Model 30 286)
> 1 8543 (L40SX)
> 1 8550-031
> 1 8556-055
> 2 8560-071 (Model 60 ESDI)
> 2 8570-A21
> 2 8580-A31
> 2 9590-DLG

> All of them are gone now, most went away in my first purge around
> 1999, the last 9590 went in 2021. I've still got a fair number of
> Thinkpads and a couple of RS/6000s, but the bulk of the old computer
> collection is no more.

Wow. my colony and I gave my model 30 286 10 Mhz PC to my uncle's family
years later before getting a custom built 486 DX2/66 PC in December
1993.
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by: Louis Ohland - Tue, 5 Apr 2022 17:48 UTC

My first working PS/2 in '95 [IIRC] was an 8595-0KF, SOD-K, XGA. Used it
as my portable system at times. Sucked walking up a flight of stairs
with it.

On 4/2/2022 20:09, Ant wrote:
> I had my own model 30 286 10 Mhz PC. It came with IBM-DOS v4 (it
> sucked), Windows v3.0, 1 MB of RAM, IBM PS/2 IBM 8512(?) 12" VGA
> monitor, 30 MB HDD, IBM PS/2 2-buttons mouse, and an IBM ProPrinter X24e
> (loud dot matrix through a parallel cable). I got Windows 3.1 upgrade
> (thanks Egghead) and Stacker software to make more free disk space,
> etc.). Added a Creative Labs Sound Blaster (8-bit), an internal Zoom
> 2400 modem, and more memory up to 4 MB.
>
> What about the rest of you? Thank you for reading and hopefully
> answering. :)

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by: JWR - Thu, 7 Apr 2022 18:10 UTC

On 03-04-2022 03:09, Ant wrote:
> I had my own model 30 286 10 Mhz PC. It came with IBM-DOS v4 (it
> sucked), Windows v3.0, 1 MB of RAM, IBM PS/2 IBM 8512(?) 12" VGA
> monitor, 30 MB HDD, IBM PS/2 2-buttons mouse, and an IBM ProPrinter X24e
> (loud dot matrix through a parallel cable). I got Windows 3.1 upgrade
> (thanks Egghead) and Stacker software to make more free disk space,
> etc.). Added a Creative Labs Sound Blaster (8-bit), an internal Zoom
> 2400 modem, and more memory up to 4 MB.
>
> What about the rest of you? Thank you for reading and hopefully
> answering. :)

The first PS/2 I owned I never used in earnest. But it was the start of my MADness.
I bought it at a computerfair back in '98 or '99 for 75 guilder (yep, Dutch), now around 55 US$.

It was big and heavy:

IBM PS/2 Model 95 XP 486 8595-V01 55-1L6W7

POS.EXE reported this:
----------------------------------- Machine -----------------------------------
Model/submodel: f8 16 (BIOS revision: 05)
Planar: ID ff9fh; disabled
Description: Model 95 486DX/33 (type 1B)
This configuration has not been tested
----------------------------------- Memory ------------------------------------
Connector A1: 8MB 70ns parity
Connector B1: 8MB 70ns parity
Connector A2: 8MB 70ns parity
Connector B2: 8MB 70ns parity
Connector A3: 8MB 70ns parity
Connector B3: 8MB 70ns parity
Connector A4: 8MB 70ns parity
Connector B4: 8MB 70ns parity
-------------------------------- Slot contents --------------------------------
Slot 1: ID: 8effh; IBM PS/2 SCSI Adapter with cache (32/16-bit); enabled
POS bytes: f1 fc a0 ff ff ff
Slot 2: ID: ffffh; empty
Slot 3: ID: ffffh; empty
Slot 4: ID: ffffh; empty
Slot 5: ID: 8fdbh; IBM XGA Display Adapter/A; enabled
POS bytes: 0d 6e fd c0 00 00
Slot 6: ID: ffffh; empty
Slot 7: ID: 627dh; 3Com 3C529-TP Network Adapter; enabled
POS bytes: 01 00 00 c3 ff ff
Slot 8: ID: ffffh; empty
-------------------------------- System board ---------------------------------

Diskette: disabled; port 3f0h; irq 6

What it didn't report were some added "paperweights" (to make it stand stable ;) ):
IBM 0661 400MB
IBM 0661 400MB
IBM DPES-309540 535MB
IBM WDS-3200 200MB
IBM Toshiba XM-4101 BME
IBM ITBU 80/120

Still have it....

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Admirer of the letter of IBM with blue Ishiki

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What IBM PS/2 did you own and use back then?	Ant
Re: What IBM PS/2 did you own and use back then?	RickE
Re: What IBM PS/2 did you own and use back then?	gfretwell
Re: What IBM PS/2 did you own and use back then?	Ant
Re: What IBM PS/2 did you own and use back then?	Louis Ohland
Re: What IBM PS/2 did you own and use back then?	JWR