The computer is a Compaq Deskpro 386, according to PC Gamer's account of the visit. The report said the fully loaded computer cost $10,000. Although it doesn't say when it was purchased ...

he decided to dig into that pile and get a really old computer up on the Internet. While the pile of PCs didn’t have anything as old as he was expecting, [Antoine] did find an old Compaq from 1992.

and the PC market began to explode. See AT. In 1986, Compaq ushered in the first Intel 386-based machine. A year later, IBM introduced the PS/2 with improved graphics, a new 3.5" floppy disk and ...