a generic 486 system bid up to $105?

On 4/29/2010 2:20 PM, Joe Giliberti wrote: I find it odd that it's that high with the drive not working, but there are people for whom a 486 allows them to play their favorite games again with authentic experience preserved. The state of DOSBOX emulation is very very good, but sometimes you just can't get the ambiance back unless you use the real thing. I know it may seem odd to talk about a wintel box as having unique ambiance, but if it's what you grew up with, it does. I try to tell people why playing Wizardry on a real Apple with floppies is better than emulation -- for example, when the disk drive started seeking oddly when you entered a room, your heart raced because that indicated a larger or more uncommon party of monsters than usual. The clack of the keyboard, visible scanlines on the screen, the pace of the game, etc. are usually best with the real thing. If a 486 was that to some person, they may want it back. -- Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org) http://www.oldskool.org/ Help our electronic games project: http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ A child borne of the home computer wars: http://trixter.wordpress.com/