Richard Erlacher wrote:
I just picked up a PC at the local thrift store. It has a board that's a
half-height ISA card with the designation SCB5 Junior. It's got a mini-din at
the backpanel, though it's definitely not the keyed sort used by a mouse or
keyboard. I've got to admit, I'm puzzled.
The PC, BTW, was a 150 MHz Packard Bell "Platinum" with a 5 GB WD drive and a
56x CDROM, along with the "usual" sound and modem boards and the usual
built-ins. It had no keyboard or mouse, and therefore cost only $1.99. I've
already established that the drives work, and the machine, which has 48MB of
72-pin DRAM, also seems to run without a hitch. Unfortunately, the OS will
have to be reinstalled, since it was passworded.
I snagged a similar one last week, with a 1.6GB HDD and an 8x CDROM, but it
has a TV card that I'd like to make work if it's possible. Anybody have any
experience with this Packard Bell stuff?
Dick
Only thing I ever did with Packard Bells was fill the dumpster. I'd
keep from spending any money on it, and keep it around for the CD and HD
and other goodies inside. $1.99 is about all I'd pay for the computer;
the ancillary hardware is worth far more in another machine. What PB was
to computers, Yugo was to cars.
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO