Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!rodan.acs.syr.edu!amichiel From: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: how to upgrade an old IBM pc? Message-ID: <1991Jan19.035107.25711@rodan.acs.syr.edu> Date: 19 Jan 91 03:51:07 GMT References: <1991Jan17.212429.5106@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991Jan18.180548.1782@sj.ate.slb.com> Sender: amichiel@sunrise.acs.syr.edu Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Lines: 22 In article <1991Jan18.180548.1782@sj.ate.slb.com> poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ >In article <1991Jan17.212429.5106@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> berger@iboga (Mike Berger) >>murray@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Murray Karstadt) writes: >>> I would like to upgrade an old 2 drive IBM PC to a 386SX with two >>can get $ 250 for selling it, you'll probably come out ahead. >You are not likely to get more than $100 for that old thing. That's funny, have any of you guys tried BUYING these for your mystery number ? The used equipment dealers price for pc-jr's is greater than that. PC Week, monthly tracks the market price of popular used equipment available (they have however dropped tracking the jr I think). Recently I saw their national blurb, and this antique was over $500. (remember it says IBM on it). al -- Al. Michielsen, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University InterNet: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu amichiel@sunrise.acs.syr.edu Bitnet: AMICHIEL@SUNRISE