Looking for an old IBM 8086 (puter)
 

I'm looking for an old IBM 8086 computer, preferably with most parts still
working, if anyone has any tips on where I can get my hands on one.
I know, why do I want an old piece of crap like that ?
It's mostly a sentimental thing, it was my first computer way back when.
(It was not new, but it was my first "real" computer)
But, I also want to use it to teach some kids how great they have it now,
with the progression of computers.
I still have all my old windows 3 and dos 5 software from back then.
That old box had a 40MB hard drive, 4 megs of ram and a 2 meg vid card,
along with a 5 1/4" floppy drive, hooked up to a monochrome monitor.
I remember how excited I was when I upgraded to a 286 with a color screen.

i don't have 086, but i can sell you a fully working Celeron 300, which have been siting my closet since umm 1998 =)
I build it as support station for my main PC back them, and never got to actually use =) So its still brand new =)

Well thanks for the offer, but it just wouldn't be the same. If that thing
is still in new condition, I could imagine how nice it looks for its age.

Sucks. My parents had a fully working old 8086 that they junked last year... after which they brought me a hard drive from it and asked if I could recover anything off of it.

Not that I have anything to give you now, but I thought I'd tell you of the horrible timing for this kind of thing.

They brought it to a place here that does computer recycling, so you might check out places that do that near you and see if they have any you can take off their hands.

There's a bunch of stuff on ebay. dunno what your budget is, but that or craigslist is where i'd start.

Ya, I have been keeping an eye on ebay and various used ad sites, money is
not a problem though.

I had thought about that before, but we don't have any place that does that
around here. Most just give their old boxes away or haul them to junkyard.
I'll keep searching though. Thanks