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Axcel 46CD obtained
Just to stir up this group a little, I need to say that I got myself a
PB Axcel 46CD desktop system today. Customer housecleaning, along with other work I did there. Haven't touched it yet to see if it powers up or what is inside. Any interest in either the whole system or parts? Assuming that it actually works, of course. Will probably try to power it up early in the week... Ben Myers |
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Axcel 46CD obtained
Hi Ben
Details. CPU. Mem. Works. Pic. Any news about the other item we discussed a couple of months ago? ( Hint: ATX ) bob "Ben Myers" wrote in message ... Just to stir up this group a little, I need to say that I got myself a PB Axcel 46CD desktop system today. Customer housecleaning, along with other work I did there. Haven't touched it yet to see if it powers up or what is inside. Any interest in either the whole system or parts? Assuming that it actually works, of course. Will probably try to power it up early in the week... Ben Myers |
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Axcel 46CD obtained
On 7/11/2010 9:37 AM, Robert E. Watts wrote:
Hi Ben Details. CPU. Mem. Works. Pic. Any news about the other item we discussed a couple of months ago? ( Hint: ATX ) bob "Ben wrote in message ... Just to stir up this group a little, I need to say that I got myself a PB Axcel 46CD desktop system today. Customer housecleaning, along with other work I did there. Haven't touched it yet to see if it powers up or what is inside. Any interest in either the whole system or parts? Assuming that it actually works, of course. Will probably try to power it up early in the week... Ben Myers Powered it up yesterday and peeked inside. 66MHz 486-DX2, 20MB (!!!) of memory, full-length PB sound card, probably a proprietary CD-ROM drive, 420MB IDE disk drive, floppy drive. Case pretty clean, but I may have to work a bit to remove some discoloration. No dents or dings in the case. Motherboard identifies self as some sort of PB450, and complains that it needs a new CMOS battery. I still have low-profile AGP cards set aside. The last few weeks have been pretty intense, as I have a server project moving along, the usual din of broken and virus-laden laptops and desktops to work on, and my stock of most Dell and IBM laptops to sell off in parts... Ben |
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Axcel 46CD obtained
Hi Ben !
Forgot to ask, what case ? Tower or desktop ? They ALL complain about the battery. :-) And I was referring to the PB ATX thingy I recently found, and you mentioned that you might know of another one. Been wondering if that would ever be available. I need to find another to bring "up to date" with modern innards. :-) bob "Ben Myers" wrote in message - Powered it up yesterday and peeked inside. 66MHz 486-DX2, 20MB (!!!) of memory, full-length PB sound card, probably a proprietary CD-ROM drive, 420MB IDE disk drive, floppy drive. Case pretty clean, but I may have to work a bit to remove some discoloration. No dents or dings in the case. Motherboard identifies self as some sort of PB450, and complains that it needs a new CMOS battery. I still have low-profile AGP cards set aside. The last few weeks have been pretty intense, as I have a server project moving along, the usual din of broken and virus-laden laptops and desktops to work on, and my stock of most Dell and IBM laptops to sell off in parts... Ben |
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Axcel 46CD obtained
On 7/11/2010 1:33 PM, Robert E. Watts wrote:
Hi Ben ! Forgot to ask, what case ? Tower or desktop ? They ALL complain about the battery. :-) And I was referring to the PB ATX thingy I recently found, and you mentioned that you might know of another one. Been wondering if that would ever be available. I need to find another to bring "up to date" with modern innards. :-) bob "Ben wrote in message - Powered it up yesterday and peeked inside. 66MHz 486-DX2, 20MB (!!!) of memory, full-length PB sound card, probably a proprietary CD-ROM drive, 420MB IDE disk drive, floppy drive. Case pretty clean, but I may have to work a bit to remove some discoloration. No dents or dings in the case. Motherboard identifies self as some sort of PB450, and complains that it needs a new CMOS battery. I still have low-profile AGP cards set aside. The last few weeks have been pretty intense, as I have a server project moving along, the usual din of broken and virus-laden laptops and desktops to work on, and my stock of most Dell and IBM laptops to sell off in parts... Ben The Axcel 46CD is a desktop case. The PB ATX system is currently in use at a somewhat destitute public library, and they come up with money now and again for me to do minimal work to keep computers running. I will prod them to take it out of service, replaced by anything more modern... Ben |
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Axcel 46CD obtained
Hi Ben !
"Ben Myers" wrote in message ... The PB ATX system is currently in use at a somewhat destitute public library, and they come up with money now and again for me to do minimal work to keep computers running. I will prod them to take it out of service, replaced by anything more modern... Ben I wonder if it would help if I sent over a PIII machine to replace the PB ? Maybe something even better. :-) bob |
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Axcel 46CD obtained
On 7/18/2010 3:39 PM, Robert E. Watts wrote:
Hi Ben ! "Ben wrote in message ... The PB ATX system is currently in use at a somewhat destitute public library, and they come up with money now and again for me to do minimal work to keep computers running. I will prod them to take it out of service, replaced by anything more modern... Ben I wonder if it would help if I sent over a PIII machine to replace the PB ? Maybe something even better. :-) bob The library in question remains as destitute as ever. They have not paid the very modest bill I sent for parts and labor and time spent training their part-time in-house computer person. I have a low-end P4 system I would donate in return for the PB ATX system, but I'll be darned if I will spend another minute doing anything for them until they pay up. In the meantime, I have not taken photos of the PB 486 desktop system. I have some other computer photo work to do soon, so maybe I'll line it up for a photo when the sun shines on it just so... Ben |
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Last Call: Axcel 46CD
On 7/11/2010 1:28 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 7/11/2010 9:37 AM, Robert E. Watts wrote: Hi Ben Details. CPU. Mem. Works. Pic. Any news about the other item we discussed a couple of months ago? ( Hint: ATX ) bob "Ben wrote in message ... Just to stir up this group a little, I need to say that I got myself a PB Axcel 46CD desktop system today. Customer housecleaning, along with other work I did there. Haven't touched it yet to see if it powers up or what is inside. Any interest in either the whole system or parts? Assuming that it actually works, of course. Will probably try to power it up early in the week... Ben Myers Powered it up yesterday and peeked inside. 66MHz 486-DX2, 20MB (!!!) of memory, full-length PB sound card, probably a proprietary CD-ROM drive, 420MB IDE disk drive, floppy drive. Case pretty clean, but I may have to work a bit to remove some discoloration. No dents or dings in the case. Motherboard identifies self as some sort of PB450, and complains that it needs a new CMOS battery. I still have low-profile AGP cards set aside. The last few weeks have been pretty intense, as I have a server project moving along, the usual din of broken and virus-laden laptops and desktops to work on, and my stock of most Dell and IBM laptops to sell off in parts... Ben This wonderful and perfectly working Axcel 46CD has been sitting here for over a month with no takers. Price is highly negotiable + exact cost of shipping to you. If nobody wants it by next Wednesday, Aug 25, it gets torn down for scrap. I need the space here. Photos available on request... Ben Myers |
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Last Call: Axcel 46CD
On 7/11/2010 1:28 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 7/11/2010 9:37 AM, Robert E. Watts wrote: Hi Ben Details. CPU. Mem. Works. Pic. Any news about the other item we discussed a couple of months ago? ( Hint: ATX ) bob "Ben wrote in message ... Just to stir up this group a little, I need to say that I got myself a PB Axcel 46CD desktop system today. Customer housecleaning, along with other work I did there. Haven't touched it yet to see if it powers up or what is inside. Any interest in either the whole system or parts? Assuming that it actually works, of course. Will probably try to power it up early in the week... Ben Myers Powered it up yesterday and peeked inside. 66MHz 486-DX2, 20MB (!!!) of memory, full-length PB sound card, probably a proprietary CD-ROM drive, 420MB IDE disk drive, floppy drive. Case pretty clean, but I may have to work a bit to remove some discoloration. No dents or dings in the case. Motherboard identifies self as some sort of PB450, and complains that it needs a new CMOS battery. I still have low-profile AGP cards set aside. The last few weeks have been pretty intense, as I have a server project moving along, the usual din of broken and virus-laden laptops and desktops to work on, and my stock of most Dell and IBM laptops to sell off in parts... Ben This wonderful and perfectly working Axcel 46CD has been sitting here for over a month with no takers. Price is highly negotiable + exact cost of shipping to you. If nobody wants it by next Wednesday, Aug 25, it gets torn down for scrap. I need the space here. Photos available on request... Ben Myers |
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Last Call: Axcel 46CD
Hi Ben !
"Ben Myers" wrote in message ... This wonderful and perfectly working Axcel 46CD has been sitting here for over a month with no takers. Price is highly negotiable + exact cost of shipping to you. If nobody wants it by next Wednesday, Aug 25, it gets torn down for scrap. I need the space here. Hate to see it go to the scrapyard Ben. Sure you can't find a hole for it somewhere ? I would pick it up if it was at a yard sale for $5 or $10, but with a collection of about 30 PB's, and various other items, I have to draw the line somewhere. Shipping is always the big issue with collecting. It adds up after a while, and I tend to look at the "bottom line" when it comes to collecting the "usual", as opposed to the "unusual". ( If that was a Corner Computer, I would have jumped on it the instant your message hit the ng. :-) Find a spot for it Ben. It will certainly be a "collectors item" in about 200 years. 8=} Keep us posted when stuff comes along Ben, I appreciate it ! bob |
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