radventure
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Hi Australian IBM collectors. Do you have a working, cased, basic configuration 5150 or 60 you'd like to exchange for a ticket into the exciting world of the BBC Micro model B? 
I will limit scope to Australian delivery given the cost of shipping these things.
I have
BBC Micro Model B, Issue 4 (AU)
- Good, working condition. Has only been used for Games and Demo playback. Since purchasing, it has always been handled with ESD safety in mind, and used on a UPS
- Casings good (Top is very good), engravings on underside of lower case. Mismatch in the colouring between top and bottom. Not sure if that's a retrobrite fixable thing
- PSU had recapping by previous owner in 2020
- BooBip 32K sideways RAM / ROM fitted
- MMFS ROM
- Turbo MMC drive loaded with software
- Digital joystick breakout (2 ports)
- RGB output works with RGBtoHDMI (not included)
- Packed box is 500mm x 500mm x 130mm, just under 5kg
I'm looking for
- IBM 5150/60 case with working PSU + working(booting) matching model mainboard+8088 (not concerned about serial numbers matching or revisions), it can be "scruffy (honest "scruffy" - I've seen some VERY loose use of this qualifier), a good daily driver is the goal.
- correct, mounted speaker
- no floppy drives or floppy controllers needed, nor am I worried if there's no black blanking plates for the drive bays (though it would be nice)
- no hard drives or hard drive controllers needed, as previously mentioned nor am I worried if there's no black blanking plates for the drive bays (though again, it would be nice)
- base RAM is fine
- CGA ISA card, or EGA (original IBM equipment would be nice)
Basically I'm hoping for something reliable and honest that I can build up on. I realise the value in the expansion cards and would prefer to forgo those (excluding base minimum for booting with display) for a better base PC and to improve chances of a trade.
I'm supposed to be streamlining my retro affliction, so I'm picking a few things to aim for and moving other things along. I have fond memories of passively participating in the early PC world and there is apparently a good amount of these machines, parts and upgrades around, along with the astounding amount of info - so I figured it might be worth a shot to trade before I look to eBay.
I thought I'd post this here and see what interest I get, will throw to eBay if nothing comes of it by end of this, or maybe following weekend. I will update the thread to reflect the outcome.
Happy to discuss in the open thread, I realise there might need to be some arrangements around shipping, please DM for that. I don't know a lot about the IBM machines, so hopefully the expertise here can help correct anything I've confused in this post.
I will limit scope to Australian delivery given the cost of shipping these things.I have
BBC Micro Model B, Issue 4 (AU)
- Good, working condition. Has only been used for Games and Demo playback. Since purchasing, it has always been handled with ESD safety in mind, and used on a UPS
- Casings good (Top is very good), engravings on underside of lower case. Mismatch in the colouring between top and bottom. Not sure if that's a retrobrite fixable thing
- PSU had recapping by previous owner in 2020
- BooBip 32K sideways RAM / ROM fitted
- MMFS ROM
- Turbo MMC drive loaded with software
- Digital joystick breakout (2 ports)
- RGB output works with RGBtoHDMI (not included)
- Packed box is 500mm x 500mm x 130mm, just under 5kg
I'm looking for
- IBM 5150/60 case with working PSU + working(booting) matching model mainboard+8088 (not concerned about serial numbers matching or revisions), it can be "scruffy (honest "scruffy" - I've seen some VERY loose use of this qualifier), a good daily driver is the goal.
- correct, mounted speaker
- no floppy drives or floppy controllers needed, nor am I worried if there's no black blanking plates for the drive bays (though it would be nice)
- no hard drives or hard drive controllers needed, as previously mentioned nor am I worried if there's no black blanking plates for the drive bays (though again, it would be nice)
- base RAM is fine
- CGA ISA card, or EGA (original IBM equipment would be nice)
Basically I'm hoping for something reliable and honest that I can build up on. I realise the value in the expansion cards and would prefer to forgo those (excluding base minimum for booting with display) for a better base PC and to improve chances of a trade.
I'm supposed to be streamlining my retro affliction, so I'm picking a few things to aim for and moving other things along. I have fond memories of passively participating in the early PC world and there is apparently a good amount of these machines, parts and upgrades around, along with the astounding amount of info - so I figured it might be worth a shot to trade before I look to eBay.
I thought I'd post this here and see what interest I get, will throw to eBay if nothing comes of it by end of this, or maybe following weekend. I will update the thread to reflect the outcome.
Happy to discuss in the open thread, I realise there might need to be some arrangements around shipping, please DM for that. I don't know a lot about the IBM machines, so hopefully the expertise here can help correct anything I've confused in this post.
