1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. COMP.SYS.IBM.PS2.HARDWARE

  • Buying a IBM PS/2 Model 9595-AHA - SN:55-1A9Z6

    From Carsten Lyng@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 26 11:20:45 2023
    There is one here in DK who has got one for sale, and should I go for it or....not ??...
    My concern is that it is difficult to get spareparts for it, and they are also pretty expensive.
    The price for the machine is.: 375,- $

    The model has got this configuration.:

    80486-DX50
    32mb ram
    SCSI controller with cache ram
    XGA-2 Card
    3Com MCA TP netwotk card
    MCA 2x COM port Cards
    SCSI2CF adapter
    Plextor CD/RW SCSI drev

    The front plate is loose because the keyloack does not work ( can it be fixed ?)


    Regards
    Carsten

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Pertti Helander@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 26 14:48:40 2023
    keskiviikko 26. huhtikuuta 2023 klo 21.20.46 UTC+3 Carsten Lyng kirjoitti:
    There is one here in DK who has got one for sale, and should I go for it or....not ??...
    My concern is that it is difficult to get spareparts for it, and they are also pretty expensive.
    The price for the machine is.: 375,- $

    The model has got this configuration.:

    80486-DX50
    32mb ram
    SCSI controller with cache ram
    XGA-2 Card
    3Com MCA TP netwotk card
    MCA 2x COM port Cards
    SCSI2CF adapter
    Plextor CD/RW SCSI drev

    The front plate is loose because the keyloack does not work ( can it be fixed ?)


    Regards
    Carsten
    I thing it needs only a FDD and SCSI HDD drive to work. What the display tells when starting?
    If evetrything else is OK and you have those missing drives to it the price is resonable.
    If the keylock key is missing you kan have one.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Carsten Lyng on Wed Apr 26 21:25:58 2023
    Something loose in Denmark for 375 (Euro or $) sounds like a short term fling...

    It is very uncommon to have keys for a PS/2.

    In all my years of fondling Model 95s, I have never had a loose bezel
    because of a keylock, working or not. Can't remember locking a PS/2,
    except for a (very) few times when I had a key.

    The 95 front bezel has two "hooks" at the top which fit into two
    matching holes in the metal of the 95 case. The bottom edge latches snap
    onto the metal at the bottom of the case. The keylock tab rotates into a
    hole in the metal drive retainer and prevents one from pulling the
    bottom edge of the plastic front bezel away from the bottom of the case.

    The keylock has nothing to do with tightening the front bezel to the case.

    Front plate? You mean the outer plastic fram bezel that surrounds the
    drive bay bezels, or do you mean the flat metal drive retainer that
    holds the drives in place?

    https://www.ardent-tool.com/85_95/Case_Open.html

    Carsten Lyng wrote:
    The front plate is loose because the keyloack does not work ( can it be fixed ?)

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Louis Ohland on Wed Apr 26 21:36:00 2023
    Repressed memories. The front bezel can be loose if one of the top hooks
    is cracked or broken. Not impossumble for one of the bottom latches to
    be hurting as well.

    Bummer about a crack is that the part is under stress when used so
    trying to fix it with an adhesive is pretty "iffy".

    The collective requires data.

    Louis Ohland wrote:
    The front plate is loose

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 26 21:53:08 2023
    80486-DX50
    I <ass_u_me>... an "H" complex?
    https://www.ardent-tool.com/complex/T2.html

    Some caveats.
    One is complex BIOS upgrade for >1GB IML support (BIN on the Tool)
    There is a component linked to support for DX4-100 (U23)
    The DMA controller might be involved with Turbochip success.

    32mb ram
    8x 4MB?

    SCSI controller with cache ram
    Which version? One, two, or three oscillator? The controller needs the
    44/45 SCSI BIOS for >1GB IML (BINs for burning 44/45 on the Tool)


    XGA-2 Card
    Win9x 64K support, plus Win3.1x 64K w/DMQS.

    3Com MCA TP netwotk card
    Decent card, well behaved, well supported.

    MCA 2x COM port Cards
    Slot fillers, unless you use async a lot.

    SCSI2CF adapter
    Lorenzo got one to boot off a Corvette. You might wandt to rustle up a
    SCSI HD for booting, and hang the SCSI2SD off a different SCSI
    controller, then use it to "gasp" transfer files.

    Plextor CD/RW SCSI drev

    I have one, good unit. CDRW media is less common, SCSI2SD is a better
    solution for quick file transfers. Nothing like having piles of CDs with
    only a few files on each...

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 26 21:56:14 2023
    What flavor of OS will you be looking at installing on this 95?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Carsten Lyng@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 27 00:58:31 2023
    torsdag den 27. april 2023 kl. 04.55.36 UTC+2 skrev Louis Ohland:
    What flavor of OS will you be looking at installing on this 95?

    Hi Louis and Pertti,

    Thanks for all the info on the machine, I can see that there are some things I have to checkout
    before "maybe" making a purchase :-)

    I will get some more details about he machine from the seller
    I have only got this picrure off the machine... you can see it here.: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dBXmlRLZ_GIJYHU9oYTAwM-BDjwcsVcz?usp=sharing

    The seller writes.: It is very heavy, and is not going to be shipped - you have to make a local picup :-)
    The machine was working, when it was put in storage some years ago - it can be tested upon purchase.
    but you have to carry it up to my flat first :-))

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Carsten Lyng on Thu Apr 27 06:39:19 2023
    Floppy bezel and floppy drive most likely incorrect, 56/70 vibes?
    Single 5.25 bay no bezel, but those fit in a small USPS package.
    Frame bezel on front looks tight, it's not pushed out like it would be
    if it was damaged.

    Internal cables?

    Can we get some more Danish tool p0rn to look at? Feelthy-feely invasive pictures that leave nothing to the imagination?

    Outside looks clean. Czech the battery holder for corrosion.

    What is good: SCSI2SD what version? That is worth 50 or so by itself.

    Where you will need to come up with parts:
    2.88MB 3.5 inch floppy (non-star) these have the dust shield
    3.5" floppy bezel
    Interior cables? SCSI, drive power?
    HD sleds?

    IBM spent a lot of time on airflow, for adapters, drives, and memory.
    Missing bezels allow ingress of air in wegs IBM did not intend. Won't
    ruin the 95, but it will be a consideration if/when you add upgrade CPUs
    to a complex, or stuff all the slots, or find a Type 5 (RS/6000) card
    that you wandt to try.

    I'd suggest getting a slight adjustment to the price. It doesn't look to
    be a clapped out, abused system, there are good parts in it, but the
    floppy thing needs to be fixed later, and that will cost 10-15 US, no
    idea of the floppy installed, add another 15 or so, I'm just looking at shipping. By the time you add the usual (and correct) equipment, I'd
    guess 325.

    The OP might have stuff in a pile (it happens). Root around for the shiny...

    I got slot fillers, drive power cables, a few floppy cables, bezels, but shipping over the pond will be (guessing) 20 or so US, maybe more.
    Really helps when the US Mail pays to ship cheap Red Chinese crap to the
    US, but loots US citizens trying to mail stuff to friendly nations...

    Carsten Lyng wrote:
    torsdag den 27. april 2023 kl. 04.55.36 UTC+2 skrev Louis Ohland:
    What flavor of OS will you be looking at installing on this 95?

    Hi Louis and Pertti,

    Thanks for all the info on the machine, I can see that there are some things I have to checkout
    before "maybe" making a purchase :-)

    I will get some more details about he machine from the seller
    I have only got this picrure off the machine... you can see it here.: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dBXmlRLZ_GIJYHU9oYTAwM-BDjwcsVcz?usp=sharing

    The seller writes.: It is very heavy, and is not going to be shipped - you have to make a local picup :-)
    The machine was working, when it was put in storage some years ago - it can be tested upon purchase.
    but you have to carry it up to my flat first :-))


    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Louis Ohland on Thu Apr 27 06:56:58 2023
    If you are looking at a WindBlows, I'd suggest W98SE. IMHO, about the
    most "modern" OS that has better flexibility when trying to juggle
    resources. NT just does what it does, and you have to lump it.

    Does the OP have any Madge or Olicom switches? A Deskstream with the FE interface would be smashing.

    Louis Ohland wrote:
    What flavor of OS will you be looking at installing on this 95?


    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)