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IBM PS/2 Model 55SX

🕑 Added 2025-02-26 06:12:12 +0000 UTC

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John Osborne

Just my luck, the seach contiues I guess.

clabretro

You're lucky to have a hard drive! 😆

Joe Perry

My Model 60 is a full tower with a carrying handle. It's a beast!

Joe Perry

I've got to get my PS/2 Model 60 up and running. I've got an issue with the hard drive that I'm still trying to resolve. Maybe there is dial up and our future? A cross country PS/2 party?

Matthew Kriebel

EtherLink III MCA "3C529-TP". Chip is AT&T 8370-03. Judging by the extra contacts on the card, it's 32-bit though. 😭

John Osborne

@Matthew Kriebel Which model is it? (my PS/2 only has 16 bit slots :( ) How much do you want for it?

clabretro

I'll DM ya when my token ring attempt implodes :D

Matthew Kriebel

I have a 3com MCA Ethernet card I don't need.

John Kiniston

I’m excited to see you boot a machine over token ring.

Mac Folklore Radio

Boot ROMs? No, RIPL chips!

clabretro

nice!

nighthawk-atl

In middle school we had a class called “Business” that taught typing, taxes, and check writing/balancing. We had IBM PS/2 computers on a token ring network. I remember looking at the connections and seeing a BNC T-connector and cables on either end so that it was a logical ring for all the computers to be connected to. Then fast forward to high school, we got a donation of PS/2 PCs to use for typing and the yearbook team to design our yearbooks. This was all in the early 90’s as well.

John Osborne

That's a weird coincidence; over the weekend I won a bargin PS/2 Model 57SX and a Token Ring MCA card for it (I'd like ethernet but the prices are a bit high!)