ml> ROTFL!! believe it or not, i have an original IBM PC here...
 ml> two floppies, no hard drive... no way to put a harddrive in
 ml> it, either... the ROMs (yes, there are more than one chip for
 ml> the BIOS) have code to boot to BASIC if there is no floppy
 ml> and IBM wants way way way too much for HD capable BIOS for
 ml> that box... anyway, i have a series of boot floppies that i
 ml> use in it to load network stuffs for the old 8bit network
 ml> card and i cruise the internet with it from time to time...
 ml> since it is tied into my home network, i don't have to futz
 ml> about with dialers and such... i just change the floppy and
 ml> load the text only browser and away we go O:)

I've got 5 of the "PC-2" systems (ie the motherboard that could
go to 256k(?)k and *could* accept an HD). If you are willing to pay for
shipping, I'll send you one. I'll even throw in an NE1000 ethernet card.

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