Door stops or entertainment?
Hey, check out 'Tandy 1000 TX' on eBay. I got one from a local source for $80. It came with MS DOS 3.3 640K memory and a 20Mb Hard drive and a 16 color monitor and is 100% 1988 technology. If you are questioning the units of measure... they are correct. The capacities of PC 16 years ago were about 1000 times smaller than todays PCs. I thought it would be fun to set the Tandy up on the formal dinning room table and see how savy my teenage boys could handle a DOS prompt. With some basic coaching and great interest, all my my kids spent hours playing games while my $xxxx new technology computers sat collecting dust.
The point here is that the old games and computers still have life in them. Your kids may have the latest $59 games and super graphics cards and giga capacity and speed computers, but the 'old' PCs that keep us entertained 20 years ago can still be 'cool' retro fun for the family. Family Feud, Packman, Battle Chess, Railroad Tycoon, Hangman and other 'original' versions still have the magic in them, they just look nicer today. If you get a chance to get one of these mid 80s PCs that are in mint condition... buy it. Set it up. Envite your neighbors over for a night of retro fun.
PS: setting a lava lamp next to the PC is a nice touch. But the extra mod for you geeks is to get some 'flower' pattern bathroom tub non slip stickers and add them to the sides of the case and the monitor.
