I’m all in for this hobby. For years now I’ve been messing around with emulation, but now I’m thinking about building the 486 computer I dreamed of when I was a little boy.

Is it me or people on eBay are overpricing their stuff?! Like… “Here’s literal garbage, haven’t tested it, no guarantees, that’ll be 300$. Oh and by the way you’re gonna get screwed again with shipping costs.” Sigh…

I feel like there’s no way to get into the hobby unless you either break the bank or you know someone who’s got spares to give away or sell.

  • @SpaceNoodle
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    1 year ago

    Some metro areas have businesses that sell technology from our past lives, like WeirdStuff in Sunnyvale (which, uh, closed five years ago … oops) or RE•PC in Seattle.

    Also this is one of my excuses to hoard things.

    • xmanmonk
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      11 year ago

      All Electronics in LA will ship, but they rarely have computer parts.