Sold IBM 5155 Portable

[soeter04]

Howdy all,


Lack of real estate and funds have finally driven me to the decision of brutally trimming down my collection of old computers and keep the focus on consoles and handhelds only. Over the coming weeks, i'll list most of my digital children here. These have all been part of my collection for the past 2 to 3 years, and have always been stored well (dry, warm, wrapped, neatly tied cables, etcetera). I've only been collecting working specimens, and have tested them before they went into storage. Before shipping, i will of course confirm that they still work. I'll test the AV out and keyboard, if buyer wants me to test any further, i'm open for suggestions. Lack software and peripherals for many systems though.


On to the main course, today's offer is an IBM 5155 portable computer. A giant of a long lost past, this 12kg monster was supposedly a thing you could take on the road. Can't imagine it though


Unit is working fine, and in pretty decent cosmetic shape, although it does have some marks and scratches. Power cord included.

More pics:
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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15717744/compsale/5155/SAM_2075.JPG


Asking 210 euro (was 225), plus postage. Payment via Paypal (gift) or bank transfer.


Weight estimate: between 10 and 20 kilos.

For postage rates, please see this thread:
https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?43472-Dutch-Postage-rates&highlight=dutch+postage+rates
Note that i will not use DHL to send goods. Had too many issues with them.

Finally, for sake of clarity, one can assume this item is listed elsewhere, or will be shortly.

 

[soeter04]

Price drop: 210 euro

 

[soeter04]

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[soeter04]

Bump, still available

 

[soeter04]

Another bump

 

[soeter04]

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[soeter04]

Bump time

 

[schpt]

Hi,

I would be interested if shipping to Hungary is possible. Do you have some photos about the machine/screen when it is switched on? Do you have a boot disk for it?

Thanks

 

[soeter04]

Hiya, i can ship to Hungary, no problem. Hefty shipping costs though: 41,65 tracked, signed and insured (max 500 euro).
I don't have any disks to go with it, but before moving it to my storage unit it booted just fine.
I'll bring it back home from storage in the weekend, and i'll test it again for you, how about that?

 

[schpt]

I expected relatively high shipping costs, so this is no problem. Thanks, that would be great if you could test it again (both drives & keyboard).

I asked about a boot disk because although I have several floppies at home, they are currently formatted as 1,2Mb, so I would have no way to start the machine except in the built-in BASIC mode

 

[schpt]

Did you manage to test the machine? Thanks.

 

[soeter04]

Apologies, couldnt arrange a car this weekend. Trying to arrange for tommorow or thursday, will let you know.

 

[schpt]

Payment sent.

 

[schpt]

This beauty arrived today, in excellent condition, thanks to the careful packaging. Thank you very much!