"Massive Vintage Computer Rescue Operation Unearths 2,200 Forgotten Gems"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Slashdot
Over 2,200 vintage computers from the 1980s, manufactured by NABU and featuring a groundbreaking pre-internet network, have been discovered in a barn in Massachusetts. These "new old stock" computers, which had sat unopened and unused for nearly four decades, were sold on eBay for $59.99 each. The machines gained attention from the retro computing community and were brought back to life by enthusiasts. The NABU computers, equipped with the Z80 processor, offered a platform suitable for device hackers. The flood of interest in these obscure computers caused the seller's eBay account to be temporarily suspended. The discovery has sparked a renaissance in these once-considered e-waste machines, allowing for hardware and software hacking that was not possible in previous years.