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    So I bought an abandoned Storage unit in Paradise, CA - Tons of vinage computer stuff was inside.

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    • scottalanmillerS
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      http://i.imgur.com/7D53GsJ.jpg

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      • scottalanmillerS
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        http://i.imgur.com/w0acopD.jpg

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          Just the highlights here.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            Amazing find.

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            • JaredBuschJ
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              Dude, a TI-99 and a TRS-80.... My childhood...

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              • jrcJ
                jrc @JaredBusch
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                @JaredBusch

                I've never actually used either TBH. I came up on IBM and IBM clones.

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                • dafyreD
                  dafyre @JaredBusch
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                  @JaredBusch said in So I bought an abandoned Storage unit in Paradise, CA - Tons of vinage computer stuff was inside.:

                  Dude, a TI-99 and a TRS-80.... My childhood...

                  TI-99 and Vic-20 for me.

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                  • RojoLocoR
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                    Someone should build a badass gaming rig inside one of those ancient cases.

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                    • MattSpellerM
                      MattSpeller @jrc
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                      @jrc said in So I bought an abandoned Storage unit in Paradise, CA - Tons of vinage computer stuff was inside.:

                      @JaredBusch

                      I've never actually used either TBH. I came up on IBM and IBM clones.

                      Ditto, 486DX2!

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch
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                        I had the TRS-80, my friend had the TI-99. Another friend has the C-64

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                        • jrcJ
                          jrc @MattSpeller
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                          @MattSpeller

                          5160 for me, but I did step through all the others (286, 386, 486 etc)

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                          • jrcJ
                            jrc @RojoLoco
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                            @RojoLoco

                            Yeah, the idea of a AMD Ryzen rig with a GeForce GTX1080 built into one of those roundish terminals is interesting.

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                            • RojoLocoR
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                              @jrc said in So I bought an abandoned Storage unit in Paradise, CA - Tons of vinage computer stuff was inside.:

                              @RojoLoco

                              Yeah, the idea of a AMD Ryzen rig with a GeForce GTX1080 built into one of those roundish terminals is interesting.

                              As long as it remains filthy beige on the outside.

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                              • PSX_DefectorP
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                                Shit, an old ass Honeywell mini. That's something you don't see every day.

                                If you were closer, I would take that one off your hands for $10. Shipping on that monster would cost a fortune, not worth it to come back to Texas. With the number of dumb terminals, there might be some other mini/mainframe stuff in there. But that's very niche and not worth a lot.

                                Most of the other stuff is cleanable and sellable. The TI-99/4a, TRS-80 and VIC20 are easy money. The PS/2 stuff, not so much.

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                                • jrcJ
                                  jrc @PSX_Defector
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                                  @PSX_Defector said in So I bought an abandoned Storage unit in Paradise, CA - Tons of vinage computer stuff was inside.:

                                  The PS/2 stuff, not so much.

                                  Actually I have pretty much sold all 3 of them. Surprisingly they are very popular machines.

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                                  • travisdh1T
                                    travisdh1 @PSX_Defector
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                                    @PSX_Defector said in So I bought an abandoned Storage unit in Paradise, CA - Tons of vinage computer stuff was inside.:

                                    Shit, an old ass Honeywell mini. That's something you don't see every day.

                                    If you were closer, I would take that one off your hands for $10. Shipping on that monster would cost a fortune, not worth it to come back to Texas. With the number of dumb terminals, there might be some other mini/mainframe stuff in there. But that's very niche and not worth a lot.

                                    Most of the other stuff is cleanable and sellable. The TI-99/4a, TRS-80 and VIC20 are easy money. The PS/2 stuff, not so much.

                                    That PS/2 was the first computers in the computer lab in school. Ah, the memories of good old DOS, Netware Server, and that coax 10BASE2.

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                                      Harry Lui
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                                      I wonder how much $$$$ the guy paid for storage...

                                      $60 a month x 12 x 20 =$14400

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                                      • jt1001001J
                                        jt1001001
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                                        Was that the ti 99 and the xt expansion unit? That was my first "PC"

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                                        • ObsolesceO
                                          Obsolesce
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                                          Wow awesome find!

                                          Brings back many memories!

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            I wish that I had room for like half of that stuff!

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