Unboxing a new old Windows 98 PC

almoststew1990 · 8 Dec 2018 at 18:22

@Ninco! I hope the Thinkcentre works out a bit better - if not, I'd just cobble together any old S775 system from eBay and stick XP on that, which I did for my main XP system a few years back.

The white cabinets are old IKEA desk legs. They had a removable shelf halfway up but they're also a perfect fit f or a desktop PC

IKEA don't do them anymore, I think the closest you can get is a "table leg" cabinet thing with a door on that that you could just leave aside, although they're more expensive than my shelf things were.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/desks/table-tops-legs/alex-storage-unit-white-art-60192826/

Ninco! · 8 Dec 2018 at 19:24

almoststew1990 said:
@Ninco! I hope the Thinkcentre works out a bit better - if not, I'd just cobble together any old S775 system from eBay and stick XP on that, which I did for my main XP system a few years back.

The white cabinets are old IKEA desk legs. They had a removable shelf halfway up but they're also a perfect fit f or a desktop PC IKEA don't do them anymore, I think the closest you can get is a "table leg" cabinet thing with a door on that that you could just leave aside, although they're more expensive than my shelf things were.

Thanks Stew. I will pick up one of those cabinets as it will fit the bill.
I will post my M81 escapades in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully it will work (bloody well hope so as I have picked up a graphics/sound card) and last longer than the Dell, which I got working sweet only to pack up. :mad:

Firestar_3x · 8 Dec 2018 at 22:52

I have four shuttles they are excellent for Retro Gaming, got 2 P4 and 2 Athlon based units plus the manufacturer still offers all the drivers for download!

Duke · 9 Dec 2018 at 10:58

Wow I remember the Shuttle PCs. Really expensive back in the day until other makes cloned them.

sanaxe1 · 11 Dec 2018 at 10:47

I remember going into Tiny and also Time stores when i was younger and it seemed like every week the Mhz had gone up on there systems. 1ghz , 1.1ghz 1.2ghz etc

Beankp60 · 15 Dec 2018 at 14:57

Great find!
I remember my first pc, me and my grandad built it. a pentium 90 cpu (he was running a 133mhz i think at the time) with a 3.2 gig hard drive which cost £120, this was massive at the time as we had planned for a 2.66 gig i think but they were out of stock, so he split the difference with me. good times.

Jasoncmor · 29 Dec 2018 at 23:08

Wow! What a great find!!

KraniX · 31 Dec 2018 at 11:39

I worked in a Tiny showroom in the late 90s, seeing those pics brought back a lot of memories... so thank you for that!

almoststew1990 · 2 Jan 2019 at 10:58

KraniX said:
I worked in a Tiny showroom in the late 90s, seeing those pics brought back a lot of memories... so thank you for that!

I'm not sure if that is sarcastic or not!

arrkaye · 6 Jan 2019 at 20:12

That's so frickin cool. Totally useless mind you, but so frickin cool. To find one unopened too is very unusual. Have you figured out what you're going to do with it?

mdaw · 23 Jan 2019 at 13:27

This is almost identical to my first ever pc. I think mine only had a 333mhz processor though. Had it for years until upgrading to a amd 3 ghz Barton series.

almoststew1990 · 23 Jan 2019 at 19:05

I've actually got this up and running again this week. I've put in a CF card to at least remove one of the many loud noises it makes and preserve its original, bloated OEM installation.

I'm going to try out some older graphics cards (8mb "Rage Xpert 98" which is a Rage Pro Turbo AGPx2, comparing it to my newly aquired ELSA Gloria Synergy 4/8mb) and use it as a home for my mystery ISA soundcard too.

koooowweeee · 5 Feb 2019 at 21:08

My first pc was a tiny, P1 133mhz (might of been 166)

Get a big fan and overclock it

LewisRaz · 5 Feb 2019 at 21:15

nice to hear you got it running again.
I think all the noises are part of the experience!

Retro6 · 8 Feb 2019 at 00:05

Excellent find, its amazing what can turn up on ebay. Collection only auctions are pretty good if there in your area because nobody else bids or very few and you get them for cheap. I've been doing the same as you seeing what gems I can find on ebay.

To find a boxed new vintage PC is pretty good going.

almoststew1990 · 8 Feb 2019 at 13:55

Well the motherboard cpu and ram just sold on ebay so that's the end of the tiny pc! I've kept the case and drives. I just didn't need another slot 1 setup, especially one that is slower, louder than what I've already got, and doesn't like CF cards!

I'm not a "collector" who will put it in a cupboard and store it. Hopefully someone else enjoys it this way.

LewisRaz · 10 Feb 2019 at 11:26

Makes sense but seems a shame to have split it up

almoststew1990 · 10 Feb 2019 at 12:39

LewisRaz said:
Makes sense but seems a shame to have split it up

I know what you mean, but considering there was literally zero interest in it as a new in box PC, I'm happy to split it up. I also got nearly doubled what I paid for it and I have half of it left!

james.miller · 10 Feb 2019 at 12:48

I have one of these in storage, though mines a celeron and not a P2

Edinho · 11 Mar 2020 at 02:27

What an amazing find. I bet you still got excited opening it up!