Barbie PC

Funny you mention the Barbie PC. Back in the day, when the manufacturer went bankrupt, a surplus dealer was selling dozens of these for $30 a piece, no CPU or memory. So, of course, on impulse, I bought half a dozen. They were the worst things you can imagine. The board was Mini-ITXish, no expansion slots, no PS/2, 2x USB, one memory slot, one IDE, and supported only some early model Celeron CPUs. NO Network, might have had a software modem. Since it only had 2x usb, a mouse and keyboard would be it for connections to it. A very basic SVGA, barely good for anything. The whole thing was puzzled together into a small metal case covered in silver spray painted plastic including the CD-ROM front, with a cute flower pattern. Also, they had a tendency to drain the BIOS battery and once dead, it would stay that way for good. Sadly they still sit on a workbench to this day. Haven't gotten myself to get rid of them. And to this day I can't figure out any alternative uses for it or it's parts. Having no method of external peripherals and not having network seriously limited any use of this machine. So are they collectable? :) Mike Chuck Guzis wrote: