Found my first "desirable CPU"

This is not a CPU, it is a PC or a computer tower. The 486 is the CPU. Also double posting questions about it is not going to get you extra help. Good find...

simple answer is that "Ulysses" was probably the computer reseller that built the machine. Back then there were companies ALL over the place that built and sold machines....they just bought the parts and built it. In fact, I build my own machines still (and they are FAR FAR better than ANYTHING you will buy off the shelf).

Anyways, nothing special other than it is a 486 machine (looks like the SX version which is earlier and less powerful than the DX version that had a math coprocessor). I know, probably Greek. Suffice to say IF IF it works, it can be more than scrap value to a collector...same with the cards that are in there. If it is DEAD, then sure, worth several $$$ for the CPU alone. you also have some OLD finger cards, SIMMS (ram) and some other goodies.

I build my own systems, too. Back then, a lot of the machines came from small shops, though. Gateway 2000 and Compaq (Among others) made systems, but the majority came from the off-brands (What you have).

The 486 may be worth more than scrap, but that's not really a rare computer, per se. It is definitely a valuable and cool find, though!

actually a Pentium Pro is going to have the most gold in it. They were the 1st chips to really "jump" in processing power and they needed all that gold for the conductivity. They will say PENTIUM PRO on them and be mostly gold plated all around. Chips are usually easily identified because the company is nice enough to screenprint the name of that chip on the front LOL. Otherwise, it is identifiable since all chips will typically have some numbers printed on front or back. Ram is similar if you learn a bit how to read the numbers (it will tell you DDR version, speed and chip size).

386/486 have ALOT of gold certinaly. The K5's are similar. There are even 186 and 286 chips and the really old MOTO pre-186 chips. Pentium Pros were the 1st REAL server/business class chip for the most part. they were a HUGE jump in processing power for the time.

Maybe add a frame and mate under it. She may hate it less. Good luck, Mike