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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,misc.wanted,misc.forsale
Subject: Re: Wanted: Fair Pricing for an IBM PC-AT Compat.
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Date: 8 Jul 89 00:56:16 GMT
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shah@thekk.cs.cornell.edu (Amitabh Shah) writes:
>Hello,
>
>I would like to know what the following machine would be worth in the used
>computer market:
>
>A Hertz IBM PC-AT compatible (80286).
>10 MHz. processor.
>Monochrome monitor (no EGA etc.)
>AT style keyboard.
>30 MB Hard disk (don't know the manufacturer)

 MFM or RLL?  Full or half height?  It makes a big difference.

>5.25" floopy drive (for 1.44 MB disks)

 A 5.25" 1.44 Mb drive?  There is no such animal.  There are 360K and 1.2 Mb
 5.25" drives.  The 1.44 Mb drives are of the 3.5" variety.

>About a year and a half old, used extensively.
>MS DOS manuals.
 Software and manuals don't add to the value of a computer system since
 software is being constantly revised and upgraded.

If the system has a lot of mileage on it, then I probably wouldn't pay no more
than $500-$600 for it.  The only parts that I would be interested in if I were
a perspective buyer would be the floppy/hard drive controller (providing it's
a good Western Digital or Western Digital compatable), the hard drive, if it
is half height, and the floppy drive if it is of a reliable manufacturer such
as TEAC and it's a high density 1.2 Mb drive.  You can get new high speed 16+
MHz AT's for under $1,000 for the barebones system or even a 386SX if you're
willing to shop mail order through the Computer Shopper.  The problem with
computer systems is that they depreciate quickly.  The buyer will probably
make more money if s/he is willing to sell it in components than as a system.
 
 JCA

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