Thread
61xx DOS card price
Hey guys,
I was browsing craigslist for mac stuff as usual when I'm bored and noticed a listing for a DOS card for $10.
They didn't really go into detail about the exact model, other than It includes the Windows 3.1 disks.
Just wondering if this is a good deal since I don't actually own any 61xx macs but would like to snag if its actually worth more.
I was browsing craigslist for mac stuff as usual when I'm bored and noticed a listing for a DOS card for $10.
They didn't really go into detail about the exact model, other than It includes the Windows 3.1 disks.
Just wondering if this is a good deal since I don't actually own any 61xx macs but would like to snag if its actually worth more.
For $10 I would pick it up myself. But I am not sure they are worth much. I have seen upwards of $40 and as low as $5. Like much of the vintage market, prices are all over and to get optimal you have to know the right buyer.
Yeah, I think i'll probably pick it up if its still for sale in the next few days. I've been wanting to get a 6100 for awhile now, so when I finally do the card will actually have a purpose.
They're not worth much because of their lowly specifications, a Cyrix 486 in most cases I believe?
Irony. I've got a 6100/66 with a dos card ( this one I think -> http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac/specs/powermac_6100_66.html),but the poor thing no longer has a working hard drive. Dratted SCSI drives, but then the computer is also 20 years old.
I have one of the DOS card 6100 models (there is printing on the 6100 case so you know). Its fun to mess around with and since it has built in sound you can play games. Like anything else collectable if a glut hit the market they would be worthless, but in a dry spell somebody will pay a few bucks for one (if it has the correct cable). The downside is you are kind of stuck with a limited OS you can use (same with the Apple PCI Pentium cards for the 75xx and 85xx series) plus you need the correct cable. 486 and Pentium 1 cards are limited in what you can do. I prefer Nubus cards from OrangePC since its cool running OS 7.x and Win 3 on the same machine.
i wonder if they will run OS/2 Warp? that would be kinda cool… i just got a whole box of these from Ted Hodges...
They can't run any operating system that isn't DOS based, or more specifically, requires its own drivers for disk drive access instead of relying on the Int 13h BIOS services. PC Setup 2.0 added native Windows 9x drivers, but without any dev. info, other OSes will never run on that card.
Thanks for that info buddy... you are the man!
I'd go as far as to say fairly worthless from a purely monetary point of view, as they really don't do anything overly cool, but definitely worth getting for $10 for intrinsic novelty value alone, however as Charles pointed out, it is an entirely worthless paperweight unless it has the correct breakout cable to go with it.