My classic computers are a little more special than the others you see here on eBay. Mine come with new and refreshed versions of their old operating systems, and come loaded with lots of fun games and useful software.
I have been building PCs for the last 24 years and have built over 300 computers in my career. I used computers like these back when they were new and relevant and have intimate knowledge and experience of how they work.
This computer:
Is another 90's whitebox tower. It's a full tower with a full-size ATX motherboard from Syntax. It's a high-powered Windows 98 system with an AMD Athlon XP CPU.
The case does have some yellowing from age, but is in otherwise fantastic structural and cosmetic condition. The onboard sound has great DOS compatibility. With perfect working FM sound and MIDI music for DOS games.
The onboard IDE controller is spotty. So this computer uses an PCI HDD card to connect storage. Equipped with a large and fully scanned 80GB HDD.
Complete disassemble and deep clean of all parts. CPU block and heatsink resurfaced with new thermal paste.
Running Windows 98 SE with the Plus! 98 addition. Mainly cosmetic items from the plus package are installed such as desktop themes and screensavers. Plus also included several now-redundant programs such as mcafee antivirus which I have NOT installed. Includes Peanuts, Doonesbury, Cathy themes etc.
My Win98 PCs are also upgraded with the USB driver system from Windows Millennium, which allows them to access USB storage drives like a modern PC. So long as those drives are no larger than 136GB, and formatted in FAT32. Not sure how to do this? A simple text guide is included.
ATX LEGACY COLLECTION #377
'MARU'
Specifications: -Windows 98 SE Plus! -AMD Athlon XP Thoroughbred 2000+ 1.7Ghz CPU -512MB Dual-Channel DDR RAM -80GB Samsung HDD -Nvidia RIVA TNT2 M64 32MB AGP GPU -C-Media CMI9739A AC97 Audio -DVD-ROM Drive -10/100 LAN -Floppy Disk Drive -Multicard Reader
-A huge wealth of pre-installed games with no CDs required to play (see photos)
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NOTE: My computers are only guaranteed to work as they are. That means with the operating system and hardware that they came with. I make no guarantee, written or implied, that this PC will be compatible with any piece of hardware or software other than what is included at purchase unless otherwise stated.
Please do not blame my PC if a CD-ROM that has been on a shelf for 20+ years is not reading. CDs were not made to last for decades and they decay and become less readable over time. This goes double for floppy disks. Many if not all of the computer games from the 90's and 00's are freely available on the internet archive. Mounting CD images is a much better and more reliable way to install old games.
SIMS 2 NOTE: This game does not run well on any computer. I've had several of my powerful XP machines returned over the years because of poor performance in Sims 2. This is simply a poorly programmed game with bad optimization that will run with bad framerates on literally any computer. I'm sorry!
^^^INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS, YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME BEFORE PURCHASE, YOU NEED TO READ THE ABOVE TEXT.^^^
If you intend to use this PC to run an old industrial machine, software, or interface with expansion cards YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME BEFORE PURCHASE.
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-P.O. BOX, PUERTO RICO, ALASKA & HAWAII CUSTOMERS:
-My friends from Puerto Rico, if you do not see a shipping estimate, contact me and I will add a shipping option for you.
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Fedex Ground/Home Delivery and UPS do not deliver to PO boxes, you need to choose USPS Priority Mail for your shipping option if available. If you are buying a large item which is most of what I sell, I highly recommend not using a PO box. Use a normal residential or business address.
The same goes for the states of Puerto Rico, and Hawaii, Priority Mail is your option.
As of May 2023, Fedex & UPS have resumed ground shipments to Alaska.
There are some items that simply cannot be shipped via Priority Mail due to package size maximums.
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INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PURCHASING ELECTRONICS:
It is your responsibility to make sure the device can be used or will be safe to use with the electrical grid in your home country, please do not assume I have done this for you. If you are buying a desktop PC, most power supplies have a switch on the back for use on European and/or Asian power grids.