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Back in the day, late 90's I did a stint in what was essentially a computer recycling store and the shop had dozens of XT and 286 type machines. In the oversized workshop area were stacks of more computers, old motherboards and ISA cards etc. They sat there forever and nobody ever came in to buy any in the few months I was there however the owner said sometimes he'd get a philanthropist type that would buy a pallet load and send them to schools in the Pacific Islands.
I can't help but wonder what all that gear would be worth now to the retro scene if it were still lying around somewhere but I suspect the lot would have been dumped when the shop closed.
There's not a single 286 PC on trademe right now.
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