should've posted this here!

[auminer]

Got a box of some real nice goodies today. I would like to bounce some pics off of you guys & see if there's any interest in these before I take the screwdriver to them. I'd much rather they find a home where they'll be loved, but I have neither space nor interest in hanging on to them myself. Feebay is not an option. I'd light them on fire before I'll deal with those $&#^@%#$#ers again.


Nice score.




keyboard. Note connector. I popped a key just to show the inside, then put it back. Keyboard is in really good shape.


mouse. Note damaged cord. Appears to be easy repair, though.


Monitor & assorted comm cables


CA386 tower and an ancient printer


Commodore 1541 disk drive and Commodore 64 keyboard/computer. No cords or other parts, though there is a disk in the 1541 drive.

[etack]

That printer has value on ebay.

They are still used in places that print forms.

Eric

[FLimits]

Aaaaargh!!! I just typed a big long response, and when pressed the button to post it, it disappeared. Must be because thread got moved while I was writing.
OK, I don't have time to type all that again right now. I'd better go drown my frustration with some cake, then come back later.

[Sirscrapalot]

I shift all blame to Auminer...I only suggested reposting it if you didn't see it. \
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Sirscrapalot - Throwing Auminer under the bus.

[FLimits]

OK, feeling a little better now with my sugar buzz. Ima try this again -- don't anybody move the thread while I'm typing!

The Commodore stuff is very popular. However, there's also a lot of working Commodore gear still out there, which keeps prices for these items from getting too crazy. If your C-64 and the external drive both work, clean up nicely, and have power cords, I would estimate you could get about $50 for them.

The 386 box, monitor, and keyboard are really in great shape. If you have power cords, you should hook them up and test whether they work.I don't know who made that mini-tower, but my guess is that it's Taiwanese, since this is from a period when there were a lot of Taiwanese manufacturers producing inexpensive PCs. Also, the monitor was made by a Taiwanese company. It's hard to say much more about this system without more info. If you can take pictures of any labels showing the manufacturer name and model no. (usually on the back of the machine), I should be able to tell you more. If you'd pop open the CPU tower to look at what's inside (processor type, amount of RAM, etc.), that would help a lot.

The keyboard is a Monterey K-208 with the PC/AT-style 5-pin DIN connector. It's a rubber dome (non-clicky) keyboard that has "sliders" (that cross-shaped thing you see in the middle where you pulled off the keycap) kind of like a mechanical keyboard. When you press the key, the slider pushes down on a collapsible rubber dome instead of springs. This type of keyboard isn't trendy like the "clicky" models, but there seem to be a lot of people who like the way this model feels. It's hard to estimate a price because I can't find any recent sales of this model, but I would guess it should be around $20-$25.

If you test the printer and it works fine, you might be able to get about $40-50 for it.

I can try to help find you some buyers as soon as I have a little more info on that 386 system. Not sure I'll be able to find someone for the printer. For some reason, nobody seems to collect those.

[auminer]

Got a tentative buyer for the 386 & keyboard. I sold him an IBM 5150 awhile back, and I'm glad to see another vintage computer going to a happy, loving home. Not sure if he wants the monitor or not.

I might know a guy who could use the printer... my mechanic still prints with one. I have to see him about reselling a pretty clean muffler for an E46 M3. They list for 1200 bucks new, I can see someone settling for lightly used!

[FLimits]

It's a good-looking monitor. What's the model no. on that one?
If you can plug it in and it works, someone will buy it for sure.
Let me know if you need a buyer!