Parts 4 Cheap

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"No Flash. No trash"
...exception: one man's trash *might* be "Yesterday's Power Toys"!

Modem  ||  Network  ||  Mobo
CPU & processor boards  ||  Main Memory
Sound & Sound/Modem combinations
Video and Video/Parallel combinations

Parts4Cheap was born of frustration.
Manufacturers offer little information about old (and even not-so-old) parts. When parts are discontinued, documentation for them is usually deleted from the company web-server, leaving hobbyists out in the cold.
Given the fever-pitch of the "upgrade ratrace", it is very easy to build a useable computer from discarded scraps... but there is always one piece missing. No use searching the vendors for it. Search for it here!
I am making every effort to collect and disseminate parts and the documentation needed to use them. Prices are negotiable and barter is always an option. Documentation is available for nearly all things listed here. "Total Hardware 1999" is a great source:-)
--Please see these pages regarding terminology. Clear communication is essential.--
Connections page 1
Connections page 2
Chip packages
CONTACT: Pete Randolph, jfr0827"at"pshift.com
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Note:
  MCA cards are tested by installing them and 
identifying them using Peter Wendt's QBMCA. 

     "no bus required" refers to cards that are connected
       on both sides by cables; some are internal cards
       while others are, or can be, external.
     "VLB" is a physical extension to ISA-x. All cards with
       a VESA Local Bus connector are identified as "VLB".
     "VME"/"MME" is a physical extension to MCA, however these 
       cards are not specifically identified in this listing.
       All Microchannel cards are identified as "MCA" regardless
       of sub-type. 
     At last count I found *six* MCA sub-types:
       16-bit, 32-bit, 16-bit + VME/MME, 32-bit + VME/MME,
       MCA memory, and... MCA processor cards?
     Even when the motherboard lacks a VME/MME connector,
       sometimes a VME (but not an MME) card will *still* work. 
       (the XGA-2 video adapter comes to mind)
     Have fun!