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   Message 41,684 of 42,985   
   Louis Ohland to Carsten Lyng   
   Re: Running Man Re: Buying a IBM PS/2 Mo   
   27 Apr 23 06:39:19   
   
   From: ohland@charter.net   
      
   Floppy bezel and floppy drive most likely incorrect, 56/70 vibes?   
   Single 5.25 bay no bezel, but those fit in a small USPS package.   
   Frame bezel on front looks tight, it's not pushed out like it would be   
   if it was damaged.   
      
   Internal cables?   
      
   Can we get some more Danish tool p0rn to look at? Feelthy-feely invasive   
   pictures that leave nothing to the imagination?   
      
   Outside looks clean. Czech the battery holder for corrosion.   
      
   What is good: SCSI2SD what version? That is worth 50 or so by itself.   
      
   Where you will need to come up with parts:   
   2.88MB 3.5 inch floppy (non-star) these have the dust shield   
   3.5" floppy bezel   
   Interior cables? SCSI, drive power?   
   HD sleds?   
      
   IBM spent a lot of time on airflow, for adapters, drives, and memory.   
   Missing bezels allow ingress of air in wegs IBM did not intend. Won't   
   ruin the 95, but it will be a consideration if/when you add upgrade CPUs   
   to a complex, or stuff all the slots, or find a Type 5 (RS/6000) card   
   that you wandt to try.   
      
   I'd suggest getting a slight adjustment to the price. It doesn't look to   
   be a clapped out, abused system, there are good parts in it, but the   
   floppy thing needs to be fixed later, and that will cost 10-15 US, no   
   idea of the floppy installed, add another 15 or so, I'm just looking at   
   shipping. By the time you add the usual (and correct) equipment, I'd   
   guess 325.   
      
   The OP might have stuff in a pile (it happens). Root around for the shiny...   
      
   I got slot fillers, drive power cables, a few floppy cables, bezels, but   
   shipping over the pond will be (guessing) 20 or so US, maybe more.   
   Really helps when the US Mail pays to ship cheap Red Chinese crap to the   
   US, but loots US citizens trying to mail stuff to friendly nations...   
      
   Carsten Lyng wrote:   
   > torsdag den 27. april 2023 kl. 04.55.36 UTC+2 skrev Louis Ohland:   
   >> What flavor of OS will you be looking at installing on this 95?   
   >   
   > Hi Louis and Pertti,   
   >   
   > Thanks for all the info on the machine, I can see that there are some things   
   I have to checkout   
   > before "maybe" making a purchase :-)   
   >   
   > I will get some more details about he machine from the seller   
   > I have only got this picrure off the machine... you can see it here.:    
   https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dBXmlRLZ_GIJYHU9oYTAwM-B   
   jwcsVcz?usp=sharing   
   >   
   > The seller writes.: It is very heavy, and is not going to be shipped - you   
   have to make a local picup :-)   
   > The machine was working, when it was put in storage some years ago - it can   
   be tested upon purchase.   
   > but you have to carry it up to my flat first :-))   
   >   
      
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