For Sale ICL Fujitsu i486 DX2 66Mhz

[FinalFight]

Wondering if anyone here is interested in retro pcs?

I bought this from a guy who worked for ICL Bitd (I got 2 one was a win 3.1 that's currently on hold for a guy travelling over from Norway on the 25th) these models are really rare now and I would like it to go to a good home.
He passed me a brand new fujitsu mouse and keyboard to go with it.
Windows 95
I486 DX2 66
12mb Ram
This needs to be collection only from L21
Priced for quick sale
£100

 

[ChrisH]

Ah, the memories - used to have loads of these when I worked as a tech in a school in the 90s.
Fun fact, if someone sets a BIOS password there is no way to remove it without swapping the boards, and the boards were a non standard layout ...If I ever find the kid who did that on 4 of our machines in the science department, even though it was 30 odd years ago, then vengeance will be mine

 

[Arv]

Ah, the memories - used to have loads of these when I worked as a tech in a school in the 90s.
Fun fact, if someone sets a BIOS password there is no way to remove it without swapping the boards, and the boards were a non standard layout ...If I ever find the kid who did that on 4 of our machines in the science department, even though it was 30 odd years ago, then vengeance will be mine

You could have just used the clear CMOS jumper that would have done the trick.

 

[ChrisH]

Normally yes, - But not on these specifically (or certain Thinkpads)

 

[Arv]

Ah one of those. If i remember correctly for those sort you had to short the pins on a chip as you powered it on. It's been a while.

 

[FinalFight]

Was it Dallas chip or am I thinking of something else?

 

[ChrisH]

Ah one of those. If i remember correctly for those sort you had to short the pins on a chip as you powered it on. It's been a while.

That does work on the Thinkpads - I revived an very cheap ebay X260 many years back shorting pins on the EEPROM - but it's a fairly sketchy process as the machine is powered up and there are lots of other components you could hit very close by, certainly possible on that generation though

With these (and this is a 29 year old memory!) Fujitsu said it was game over, and if I recall it was new mainboard and I remember fitting them as they're a weird shape
That said there may be an unofficial way, but the internet wasn't what it is today back in 95/96!