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by mc_user 1 view

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I'm looking for recommendations on someone I can purchase a used PC from in the Chicago area. My preferred supplier of used equipment, Computer Renaissance, seems to have lost their franchises in the Chicago area.

I want to put together an oldersystem for my friend's children to run their games on. These are small children. Ages 2 thru 6 and most of their software will run on Win 3.1/95/98. CD and a sound card are requirements. I have a monitor, keyboard and MS Easyball for them already. Ialso have a budget of $200.

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by dbgirl

I'm not sure about the Chicago area exactly... but what I would do here is look into State & Local Government Surplus property. I'm not sure how all areas take care of surplus property, but around here, all the used office equipment goes up for sale to the public. It's generally fairly inexpensive, but you do need to check stuff out before you pay for it.

I'm not sure if that will help you, but it may be something to think about.

by mc_user

I'm open to purchasing it on-line, but I am not familiar with any of the vendors I found. Anyone have a favorite?

by mrafrohead

I'll tell you this. Since it's for kids;)

If you are interested, I have an old 133 or 166 Pentium Pro Compaq machine. I can't remember how much ram it has on it though...

It would come with NO software whatsoever, but if you are interested in paying for shipping, you can just have it. I will tell you, it's not the fastest thing in the world, but it works. You probably will find something faster at one of the things the other gentleman spoke about, but this is just an idea for ya.

If you're interested, send me a note.

mrafrohead
@yahoo.com

by jeremyxrck

The processor you speak of at the clock speed of 133/166 will not be a Pentium PRO. PROs clock is 166 or 200MHz. The PRO was also marketed to server configs, so by most luck, you have a pentiumI. I have an old PRO that runs fine with small games (non 3D)

~Jeremy

by rdschaefer

I would also recommend Computer Geeks. I have bought a LOT of stuff from them over the years and their customer service is great!

Ralph

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