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    old 486 computer components

    Here is a few components from an old 486. This is my first one, could not get over the weight of this board. That finger card on the right has silver looking fingers, but is loaded with gold pins. What grade are these? The board contained a nice intel 486sx chip. Actually, I've got another one from an IBM PS1 the 486 chip is soldered to the board. What to do with that?


    Here is a 5 1/4" drive we all remember. Notice the gold fingers on this one. I was surprised to see that. I'll save it, when I get about 3-5 I will make a lot and sell it on e-bay.


    Here is some funny looking ram from the 486. I put a more common one at the top to show the difference. This computer had 4 silver sticks and 4 gold sticks.



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    Those boards may well have been worth far much more than scrap ; )
    Last edited by Bear; 01-25-2013 at 09:48 AM.

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    Thats ok I've still got'em!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperDave View Post
    Thats ok I've still got'em!
    I 2nd what Bear said.....
    Try to test it to see it everything works.

    What size are the memory modules? Some of those are worth$$ also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by twmart View Post
    I 2nd what Bear said.....
    Try to test it to see it everything works.

    What size are the memory modules? Some of those are worth$$ also.
    Hard to tell, looks like 1meg and 2meg? would make 16 meg total? Really I don't know
    Anybody have experience or knowledge with these?
    Last edited by SuperDave; 01-25-2013 at 10:31 AM.

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    Great score there Dave! I've got two or three of those 486 SX's too and I'm holding on to them till I get enough for a pound.

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    That old they might be 128meg. each.
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    You may be able to go here and find out the memory size.

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    So the old smaller memory sticks may be worth more than scrap, Ive got about 25# of old memory.
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