Barbie PC

[Jim Brain]

Michael Lee wrote:
> Funny you mention the Barbie PC.  Back in the day, when the 
> manufacturer went bankrupt, a surplus dealer was selling dozens of 
> these for $30 a piece, no CPU or memory.  So, of course, on impulse, I 
> bought half a dozen.  They were the worst things you can imagine.  The 
> board was Mini-ITXish, no expansion slots, no PS/2, 2x USB, one memory 
> slot, one IDE, and supported only some early model Celeron CPUs.  NO 
> Network, might have had a software modem.  Since it only had 2x usb, a 
> mouse and keyboard would be it for connections to it.  A very basic 
> SVGA, barely good for anything.  The whole thing was puzzled together 
> into a small metal case covered in silver spray painted plastic 
> including the CD-ROM front, with a cute flower pattern.  Also, they 
> had a tendency to drain the BIOS battery and once dead, it would stay 
> that way for good.  Sadly they still sit on a workbench to this day.  
> Haven't gotten myself to get rid of them.  And to this day I can't 
> figure out any alternative uses for it or it's parts.  Having no 
> method of external peripherals and not having network seriously 
> limited any use of this machine.
>
> So are they collectable? :)
Bummer, that thing looks AWFUL!  Even my 4 year old "girlie firl" 
daughter wouldn;t find much appealing on that unit.

Jim