Recent content by 33black

Looking for the Packard Bell SVGA 5-knob monitor from 1993. Pretty sure it's the PB8549. Finally found my childhood Packard Bell 725DX and picked it up on the other side of the country. Now I'm trying to get the monitor I had. :)

Here's a link to the mouse in question: http://www.oldmouse.com/mouse/mousesystems/omnimouse.shtml As posted in another thread on here, after 5 years I found my childhood packard bell that someone was selling. I'm trying to put together the exact same system I had from when I ran a spitfire...

UPDATE: I finally found it! One came up for sale on eBay recently back in my hometown of Chicago. I couldn't afford the Buy It Now, so I just messaged the seller and explained the story behind it. He actually found me through my Reddit post and sent me a message to let me know he loved my story...

Hey guys, coming by here looking for a Packard Bell 725DX like I used to have when I was a kid. If you read my post in the WTB section, you'll understand why. A few years ago I got the retrocomputing kick, and started collecting and reconditioning for a bit, but then sold everything again...

Figured this may be a good place to start. I've randomly posted in forums over the past year or so. My dad passed away last year from cancer and that kinda got me on a kick of certain things from my childhood. He had bought me this Packard Bell when I started high school and it totally took over...