For sale: Old computers, parts, and other stuff

• 1× 72-pin 32MB PC133 (I think) - HP D5297AX (Micron USA MT16LSDT464AG-662C1)
• 1× 72-pin 32MB PC133 (I think) - Hyundai 9806 HYM7V64400 BTFG-10
• 1× 30-pin - NEC 424400-60 chips
• 1× 30-pin 1MB 70ns - GoldStar GM71C4400BJ70 chips
• 2× 30-pin - GoldStar KM44C4100J-7 chips
• 2× 30-pin - Mitsubishi M5M41000BJ chips
• 2× 30-pin - NMBS AAAIM300J-07 chips
• 4× 30-pin 4MB - Hyundai HY5117400 chips
• 4× 30-pin 1MB - GoldStar KM44C1000CJ-7 chips
• 4× 30-pin - NMBS AAA4M204J-07 chips
• 4× 30-pin 1MB - I-O Data I10003A2-J7 chips
• 4× 30-pin 4MB - OKI M514800-7DJ chips
• 4× 30-pin 1MB 70ns - GoldStar GM71C1000BJ70 chips
• 4× 30-pin 1MB - TI TMS4C1024DJ chips

Model IBM-H3256-A3, 256MB capacity, 872 cylinders, 16 heads, 36 sectors, IDE/ATAPI interface.

Serial 521/41 line card for ISDN services

• 1× Compaq series PSB224 WinModem (16-bit ISA)
• 1× Hewlett-Packard MT5634ZPW WinModem (16-bit ISA)
• 1× ETAL 2400 baud modem (8-bit ISA - amazingly reliable)

• 1× Konix P02104 - 8-bit ISA board with two 15-pin joystick ports
• 1× Generic Winbond W86C450/WC86C451 8-bit multi-IO board - two serial, one parallel and one joystick

• 2× Creative Labs CT4170 - Soundblaster Vibra 16XV audio cards
• 1× Creative Labs CT2900 - Soundblaster Vibra 16S card with IDE controller

A somewhat troublesome pair, which should explain the sarcastic smilie face. These are jumper-less cards, and are not ISA PnP!

• 1× Tapware branded generic UMC UM9003F jumperless 10base2 card
• 1× Dick Smith Electronics UMC UM9003AF jumperless 10base2 card (needs DSE version of the jumperless driver set)

8-bit ISA board originally used for programmable ROMs and other wonderful things. I don't have any other accessories with this, sorry.

Both have option board connectors

• 1× Trident TVGA8900 board (16-bit ISA)
• 1× Trident TVGA8900C board (16-bit ISA)

Again both have option connectors

• 1× Trident TWN7343 (32-bit VESA Local-Bus)
• 1× Paradise PVGA1A (8-bit ISA, originally made by Western Digital in 1988, and is quite historic)

• 1× Trident TD9440VL
• 1× Generic QD6580W V2.0 multi-port controller card (two serial, one parallel, one joystick, one floppy and two IDE)
• 1× GoldStar Prime 2C VL MK II multi-port controller card (two serial, one paralle, one joystick, one floppy and one IDE)

• 1× Generic UN1072 controller board - two serial, one parallel, one joystick, one floppy and one IDE - Winbond W83757F based (16-bit ISA)
• 1× Generic PT-607G controller board - two serial, one parallel, one joystick, one floppy and one IDE - GoldStar Prime 2C based (16-bit ISA)
• 1x Generic IO board - two serial, one parallel and one joystick - Winbond W86C450, W86C451 and W86C456A based (8-bit ISA)

• 1× Creative Labs CT4170 - Soundblaster Vibra 16XV(16-bit ISA)
• 1× ESS AudioDrive E852 - with IDE port that can only be secondary IDE (16-bit ISA)

NE2000-like clones, and damned reliable! These function identically with the drivers, but are ever-so-slightly different.

• 1× UMC UM9001L based (16-bit ISA)
• 1× Winbond W89C901P based (16-bit ISA)

• Generic 10base5 (AUI)/10base2 (coax) network card - awkward to use, as it's based on the Intel/NSC DP83902V chipset (16-bit ISA)
• Western Digital WX3-R RLL HDD controller - supports two RLL drives, using the WD14C17-JT chipset (8-bit ISA)
• Scan Port card for something, not sure what - Plustek P96002 chipset (8-bit ISA)
• Generic Winbond W86855AF MDA video card - complete with the traditional parallel port (8-bit ISA)
• Hypertec Research HYPER-384 memory expansion card - Australian product from 1986, but needs some chips replaced (16-bit ISA)

Its PSU has failed, as was common with these units, but could be useful for interesting parts.

Also known as the melting modems or melty-modems because BigPond cable Internet was so fast (at 256kbps downstream - ha!). This is missing its badge as it's already been opened, but is still in working order. This is one of the original modems used on Telstra's BigPond cable Internet, using Motorola's proprietary system (CableComm rather than DOCSIS, which they later moved to). It can support an alternative upstream datapath through an asynchronous serial connection, and since Telstra never needed it they later changed these with the slimmer black melty-modems. Oddly, Optus started their service using DOCSIS, but use the same proprietary system from Motorola for their cable telephone services.

External power supply and original box (slightly damaged) is provided, just for an extra buzz. This is in complete working order, however you might have a hard time trying to actually use it! Could be useful for parts rather than going to land-fill.

This item has been sold.

Powered by 4×AA batteries, this little computer runs BASIC and needs to go to a really special home. I'd prefer to hand this over to someone for their computer collection or museum project. The X-07 comes in its original box, complete with handy protective case and manuals, which include detailed instructions not only on BASIC but pin-outs and internal configuration of the computer.

This thing was amazing in that it adhered to so many standards, but was sold with accessories such as wireless serial connectivity, colour printers, and so forth (none of which I have, by the way). Check out these specifications:

• 8-bit NSC 800 CMOS CPU, which is software compatible with the Z80 CPU
• 8085 and bus line compatible
• 80x4 character display (which can be used as a 120x32 pixel black and white display)
• 8KB RAM
• 20KB ROM (where the BASIC interpreter lies)
• 8KB memory socket via a 28pin DIP socket, which can be used for ROM, EPROM, RAM, etc.
• Co-processor for controlling the 8-bit CPU, keyboard, timer, LCD screen, and built in speaker
• 68 key keyboard (and includes a keyboard lock switch)
• 2KB RAM for the co-processor, which stores lots of user defined stuff and buffers.
• Centronics compliant serial port, RS-232C compliant serial port (up to 8000 baud), cassette interface (1200 baud)
• 4KB/8KB utility card (the one included is damaged and missing)
• Extension bus connector

This little powerhouse has operated reliably for me for more than a decade, and will continue to do so. Its battery has been replaced a few times (lead-acid batteries last for 3-5 years depending on the conditions), and this time around it hasn't had its battery replaced as I no longer need it. The battery has been removed to avoid any ill effects and to help save money if you need this posted to you.

It can handle an everyday modern computer, or any other electrical load (approximately 350 watts) on battery backup during an electrical failure for around 5 minutes, which gives the computer time to shut down. I don't have a serial cable, but one can be bought or built easily, and the software to help shut computers down is freely available on the Internet.

There is a slight discolouration to the plastic bezel on the front, but since these things are usually tucked away it shouldn't be a bother.

A replacement battery needs to be a 12 volt 7Ah sealed lead-acid battery with narrow terminals, such as the CSB Batteries GP-1270, or the Panasonic LCR127R2PU, I strongly recommend purchasing your battery from the Battery Doctor, as I've only ever had excellent service, good prices and very fast delivery. There you go Norm!

The output is a standard Australian/New Zealand socket, and the electrical input requires an IEC lead, as standard with all computer equipment. If you are not comfortable replacing the battery yourself (which involves opening the UPS, disconnecting some leads, unbolting a transformer, inserting the battery, and then correct assembly), then please do not buy this as I cannot help you.

Epson LX80 compatible dot matrix printer, and even comes with a ribbon (spares are still available online, of course). The top cover is slightly cracked and the stepper motor for the print head needs repair (it stalls and stops moving), but I've included a centronics cable for this one. Everything else is fine with it, though.

The dot-matrix printer that was copied by so many others, in full working condition. The printer is filthy though, as it was rescued from someone's garage and hasn't been cleaned since, but otherwise should work fine. Comes with a ribbon inside, and spares are naturally still available. Comes with IEC power cord and centronics cable.

This item has been sold.

This is a 1-watt 16-channel UHF CB radio, complete with original flexible antenna (attached via a TNC connector), belt clip, manual, remote microphone and charger (Australia/New Zealand plug). Supports duplex operation on channels 1-8, and simplex operation on channels 1-16. The unit is in excellent condition, and its battery is even in good condition; replacements (of a higher capacity than the original) are available via the Battery Doctor! This can only be used within Australia and New Zealand as other countries use different standards.

Fantastic little ISDN router in excellent condition, coming in its original box with power supply (Australia/New Zealand plug), manuals, diskettes, 10baseT cable and ISDN cable, providing one or two channel ISDN connectivity with PPP/Multilink-PPP with compression. It supports both 10baseT (twisted-pair) and 10base2 (coax) connections to the rest of the network.

Model CU1001041. This is a PRI ISDN access concentrator with DSP modem boards (current software allows V.120 ISDN connections and V.34/28.8kbps modem connections). It accepts a PRI ISDN connection for 32 modem lines. Obviously channels can be aggregated too.

There is minor damage to the rack mount kit (from mounting and transportation) and a mark on the front where the label was affixed. I am unfortunately missing the manuals and software, and the original box, but otherwise this unit is in excellent condition.

Network connectivity is achieved through PRI ISDN (RJ45), obviously, and a 10base2/10base5/10baseT ethernet connector. A serial console port is provided, and uses a Cisco-style RJ45 cable. Loop-back tests have passed successfully, and manuals can be found fairly readily on the Internet as the Remote Annex series was fairly infamous during the 1990s.

These were sold for around AUD$35,000 in 1996. This was originally the Xylogics Remote Annex 6300, and after Bay Networks was consumed it became the Nortel Networks Remote Annex 6300. Jason Heiss has some good information to get you started.

Manuals can be found at http://www25.nortelnetworks.com/library/tpubs/nav/remote/ra51.htm.

This is Casio's classic Cassiopeia E-10 PDA, running Windows CE 2.01 with 4MB of RAM. It requires two AAA batteries and an additional backup battery (CR2016 button cell). I strongly recommend rechargable batteries as standard alkaline batteries will last about 25 hours of run-time!

After 10 years, this PDA is in absolutely excellent condition despite having a busy life, and while it's black and white (with a backlight you can enable), and won't let you surf the Internet out of the box, it's still an excellent PDA. It comes with its original box, manuals, protective case, docking station (RS-232/serial, not USB - this was 1997 we're talking about here). It happily supports recording sound, and takes CompactFlash cards (types I and II) for memory expansion or additional hardware features (bluetooth or Wi-Fi, for example).

I even have the original CD, but since this runs on standard Microsoft Windows CE and their ActiveSync product, you're better off downloading the latest version from their website.

Apart from the standard cradle connector on the bottom (which apparently can also connect it to other devices, such as phones, with other cables I've never seen before), it has an standard IrDA v1.0 infrared port, and runs on a NEC VR4111 MIPS processor at 69 MHz (so there's lots of software you can download out there).

I never had the power supply for the cradle, but it's a 3-volt positive-tip connection required so a multi-voltage transformer with a slightly smaller than usual connector would do the job.

I'm a little sad to part with this, but I honestly don't use it anymore and I know someone could get a lot more use out of it.

Original model number DMG-01 from 1989!

Classic Game Boy, played to death but still works with the exception of a handful of pixels, shown as empty vertical lines through the LCD screen. It's very likely this could be repaired quite easily. Otherwise, this is fully working! This requires four AA batteries.

A few games are included with this:

• Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (1990 - Sunsoft - DMG-GRA)
• Batman (1989 - Sunsoft - DMG-BAA)
• F★1 RACE (1990 - Nintendo - DMG-F1A - Can use link cable up to four players)
• Power Racer (1991 - Tecmo - DMG-PQ-AUS - Can use link cable, but only two players I think)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 - Konami - DMG-NTJ)
• Bart Simpson's Escape From Camp Deadly (1991 - Acclaim - DMG-TS-AUD)
• Super Mario Land (1989 - Nintendo - DMG-ML-AUS)

This model was bought in Hong Kong in 1990, and I never had Tetris bundled as a result. There's some great late-1980's FM music hidden away in those games (especially evident in Batman), but unfortunately I can't find the other games right now. I might have some more later.

This item has been sold.

The classic Apple II with a TransWarp GS board inside it (model A2S6000W), and some extra memory board. This model is running ROM 01, which I'm told is important for compatibility reasons (better than ROM 00 and more compatible than ROM 03, but I'm not an Apple person).

Included is an Apple Desktop Bus Mouse (model G5431), an AppleColor RGB monitor (model A2M6014X, with RGB cable), two Apple 3.5 Drive disk drives (both model A9M0106). Included are two diskettes, one is an AppleWorks GS v1.1 System disk, and the other is its companion program disk. Both disks appear to work, but since they're in shabby condition I cannot guarantee it! The unit appears to have 2MB of RAM, but I'm not sure.

Sorry there's no keyboard or power cables. The plastic has discoloured slightly, and there are a few scuff marks here or there. The computer once lived at a school as a music computer (one panel is missing on the rear as they had wired sound output separately), did work as a scoring computer for school sporting events, and finally lived in a theatre, so it does have fixed asset number details written on in black marker-pen, but normally it's not noticable. The monitor is slightly out of focus (which is normal considering its age), but this can be very easily repaired by tuning the flyback transformer inside.

Note that after transportation you may need to reseat the TransWarp GS and memory boards. I'd like this to go to a good home!

Another classic Apple: The Apple IIe from 1986. This is the NTSC version (not sure of the specific model) and has had a rough life. It's lived in a school and then went to live in a preschool, so it's missing a few of its rubber feet and one of the rear expansion board slot covers.

This comes with its built in keyboard, an Apple Super Serial Card II board, an 80 column/64KB memory expansion card, an Apple 5.25 Drive Controller board, an Apple Unidisk drive (model A9M0104), an AppleColor Composite Monitor IIe (model A2M6021X), original composite RCA-RCA cable for the monitor, and a diskette with games for preschoolers (from 1982, which works after all these years, but don't be surprised if it has bad sectors).

The plastic has discoloured, and doesn't come with power cables. Because this was once a part of a school's computer lab, the computer has the number ten written on the front in silver marker pen. The keyboard appears to work fine though, and there are no operational problems with the machine.

Model number KS12R301S-AN. This bizarre monitor from 1982 supports several input types, and while it was specifically designed to be a computer monitor, it has actually been used with older video equipment as a dubbing monitor.

This is in working condition despite being scuffed, and officially supports three modes: IBM PC (8-pin DIN connector), Apple-II/NEC PC-8001 (EIRJ 8-pin connector), and Apple-III (8-pin DIN connector). This comes with a built in power cable (Australia/New Zealand plug), but I don't have any other video cables for this. I do, however, have a copy of the technical reference detailing the pin-outs, as kindly sent to me by Taxan in the UK in 1997, which I'll include with this monitor in paper form.

These items have been sold.

I have three of these monitors in excellent condition. These are analogue CRT 17" monitors that are perfectly flat (invisible tension-wire mesh design). They have excellent and extremely even colour reproduction, and are distortion free. These three were a part of a multi-head setup (attached to one computer), but I can separate them if you like, so they have been individually numbered. They have an anti-reflective/anti-static/anti-glare covering which works well and doesn't warp the colours.

If you've worked with a normal CRT monitor for years, these screens will look strange for the first week or so because the hue and luminance is extremely even, and they're 100% flat. Your brain will try to compensate when it no longer needs to!

I have to part with these because I cannot afford to ship them to Belgium! These come with their original boxes and power cables (Australia/New Zealand plugs), although I don't think I have the CDs anymore.

These were bought for AUD$370 each, brand new, in 2002, and did less than a year's work before being packed away, so they're still in fantastic condition. Unfortunately the warranty has since expired, sorry!

• Interface: Analogue (HD15)
• Dot pitch: 0.24mm
• Maximum resolution: 1280 × 1024 @ 60Hz, 1024 × 768 @ 85Hz
• Horizontal scan range: 30-70kHz
• Vertical scan range: 50-160kHz

This is a call routing device (to route calls between carriers using carrier selection codes) that's made by Teltronics Inc. of Sarasota, Florida, USA. According to Teltronics themselves, this is a piece of history they don't care to support anymore. It's in working order, comes and comes with Australia/New Zealand power supply. This is all I have left for this item!

This is a hand-held colour television using a bright TFT colour screen. It supports PAL analogue broadcasts (formats B, G, and H) and requires 4AA batteries. The unit does automatic channel tuning on VHF and UHF bands. Power pack isn't included but is pictured so I could show you the unit is operational.

Small fax machine that takes thermal paper and is economical to operate. Perfect fax machine for home or infrequent use. This fax machine can handle some advanced features such as handle distinctive ring and coping with answering machines. It has a built in handset. This is in perfect working condition, however the plastic has discoloured slightly on the rear.

As far as I know, this is missing its original box, a metal paper stand that clips in the rear, and its manuals. This doesn't come with telephone cables. I have a few extra rolls of thermal paper that I'll include with the machine!

Medium sized plain-paper fax/copier. Perfect for a home office! This is in excellent condition but will probably need a new ribbon eventually. As with the other fax machine (above), this supports things such as being answering machine friendly, and distinctive ring detection to determine which phone number was called (fax or telephone on one line, for example).

As far as I know, this is missing its original box, manuals and telephone cables.

This fits a half-height 5.25" bay and was working before it was replaced by a CD burner.

Fits a half-height 5.25" bay, allows for a standard 3.5"-sized IDE hard disk to be swapped in and out of a machine (but not hot-swapped). The IDE disk is mounted in the caddy and slots in and out of the bay. For safely, a keylock is used to make sure that the hard drive is in place before power can be applied, and power must be turned off before the hard drive is removed. This is in working order, albeit a bit scruffy, and uses standard tube keys that were everywhere on computers during the 1990s!

Appropriate screws that fit the caddy properly, and a key, are all included.

Fits a half-height 5.25" bay, but this does not use an IDE interface despite using the same 40-pin cable. This uses the proprietary Matsushita/Panasonic/Creative Labs data bus that was used in conjunction with cards such as the Sound Blaster Pro. The cables and the card are not included.

This is a colour SVGA CRT monitor (i.e. maximum resolution is 800 x 600 @ 60Hz). It's working fine, however the connector at the end of the cable is a little troublesome. Sometimes the green and blue signals disconnect, but this could be very easily repaired. The photo shows the effect of this problem using a hopefully familiar image. Otherwise, the monitor is in perfect focus, comes with its original swivel stand, is very clean and in good condition. A power cable and manual is not included, sorry.

This is an MDA monitor, not a CGA/EGA/VGA monitor! It connects to an MDA or Hercules graphics card via a DB-9 connector (opposite gender to a 9-pin serial port). I'm not sure if this is working, but it has been in the past. The plastic has discoloured badly. This once lived at Swinburne College of Technology, and was made in December, 1985.

VGA monitor, maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz. This monitor has a dot pitch of 0.28mm and is unfortunately has very discoloured plastic. It's had labels on the plastic, but I'm sure this can be cleaned off easily. This was manufactured in August, 1998. It's working perfectly, as can be seen in the photo. It comes complete with its original swivel base. Power cable is not included, sorry.

This is a greyscale VGA monitor (maximum resolution 640 x 480 @ 75 Hz) that is small enough to conveniently place next to a small server or for a point of sales (PoS) computer. It's in working order, however it's missing its swivel base. Power cable and VGA cable are both attached to the unit.

This is a colour SVGA monitor (maximum resolution is 800 x 600 @ 60Hz), in good condition except for a few minor scuff marks here and there. It comes with its original stand and is in working order, but unfortunately doesn't have its power cable.

This is a monochrome (white phosphor) MDA monitor which requires an MDA or Hercules graphics card. It's in excellent condition, except the power button has discoloured slightly, and comes in its original box complete with manual. Power and video cable are built into the monitor. I know this was working flawlessly, but I don't have an MDA source to feed it to test it now. The power plug is of Australian/New Zealand type.

This was once used with the Amstrad PPC 640 computer, below, but will naturally work with any MDA/Hercules card.

Model number PC-451-1541. This is a 486 machine, with 8MB of RAM, and comes with a floppy drive. The screen is black and white, and comes with a 320MB hard drive. It currently has Windows 95 installed and runs surprisingly well. This is included with a carrying case that fits the laptop perfectly.

The power supply is slightly damaged physically, but still in working condition. The battery doesn't hold a charge for very long at all (as you'd expect from a battery that's more than 15 years old), but the machine will operate fine on its power supply without the battery. The screws holding up the screen may need to be tightened as the screen is feeling a little loose. The laptop has two PCMCIA slots, and a built in track-ball mouse on the front.

This is a pretty good laptop, and was one of the few laptops of the time to have a decent keyboard with tactile feedback!

This is a Cyrix 5x85-100 GP based laptop, although the motherboard is oddly very generic and can support several different CPUs. I don't have the details for this, and the machine will not boot. I suspect the jumpers are configured incorrectly, or the CPU is cooked.

This comes with a floppy drive, battery, built-in sound card, and can take two PCMCIA cards. The screen and motherboard are known to be working, but I'm not sure about the CPU. The battery is definitely dead, but the power supply is in good condition. The machine is clean, however one of the plastic bezels covering the screen's left-hand mounting hardware is loose and probably would need glue to be repaired.

I'm not sure about the memory or hard drive, but I imagine the memory to be at least 8MB or 16MB. This machine requires some charge to be present in the battery before powering on, so it may not power on until the power supply has been connected for a few minutes with its present battery. This comes with its original fake-leather carrying case!

This was sold by Laser in Australia, but according to its FCC ID it was registered by Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd. in the USA.

This is the original Amstrad Portable PC (PPC), 640KB edition. This 20 year old system belongs in a computer museum and is both clean and in perfect working condition! This is essentially a portable version of the Amstrad PC1512/PC1640 (of which was my first PC, and I'm sad to say I sold in the early 1990s).

This comes with its original carrying case (well, it's a protective case - carrying is done by a built in handle), the original 240V power supply (Australia/New Zealand connector), a car cigarette socket power adaptor, and manual. Being portable, this machine can also be powered by batteries. It requires ten C-sized batteries!

The machine has an NEC V30 8MHz CPU (i8088 clone), 640KB of RAM, an MDA/CGA video card (selectable by DIP switches), a built in LCD screen (which can display both MDA and CGA), a built in modem (2400 baud), two built in 720KB 3.5" disk drives, a DB9 MDA/CGA connector (DIP switch selectable), a DB25 serial port, a DB25 parallel port, a DC connector for an Amstrad monitor, and the 8-bit ISA bus is available via expansion slots provided through a DB25 and DB37 connectors.

The colour of the rubber stoppers has yellowed slightly, and the protective case is a bit scuffed. I don't have all of the original disks for this, but it does come with the MS-DOS 3.30 disk, and Softklone's Mirror II v3.6.12 which was bundled with the system to communicate between a PPC512/PPC640 and a PC1512/PC1640!