Re: Supermicro S2DGE
Posted on 2012-11-15, 06:15
I do actually ahve a set of "standard" intel brackets handy. but if he has a set, I will get them.
Re: Supermicro S2DGE
Posted on 2012-11-15, 06:05
thank you sir, I will most likely get that. Now I need to buy a pair of p2 xeons... GAH.
Re: Calling on all CPU's for the Ultimate 686 Benchmark Comparison
Posted on 2012-11-13, 16:20
Quick Update I have 1 CPU left to test for this comparison - waiting for a donated Athlon 500 MHz to arrive. 170 CPUs have been tested to date. Unfortunately, it does not seem like actual test results for a P60/66 or a NexGen will be available. I have had to simulate the data for the P60/66, which …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-11-10, 00:38
Would a 286-25 with a good video card run wolfenstein 3d smoothly? You're probably not going to see any videos of it running on a 286-20 or 25 because they are so hard to find. 133MHz to the rescue! :happyhappy: PC Diagnostic (POST) card picking up SB16 digital sound data from ISA bus? - YouTube In …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-11-09, 19:08
I was NOT expecting to win this auction. But I just couldn't let it go for $30. http://www.ebay.com/itm/150939560682 I mean seriously, how often are you going to find a NEW IN BOX 20mhz 286? Its crazy, because I have NO idea what to do with it. But $46 for a BRAND NEW 20mhz 286, with simms! shipped …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-11-08, 10:25
got a nice boxed sound card for the PILE of IBM PS/2 machines I now own: http://www.ebay.com/itm/140877901537 pretty good price if I do say so myself. Ironically, I wasn't even looking for it. The seller had a nice boxed copy of battlechess, and I ALWAYS check the sellers other items. Long story …
Re: 430TX chipset turbo button?
Posted on 2012-11-08, 09:16
I have a dual pentium pro that has a "turbo" option in the bios. labeled "deturbo". I wonder what they were smoking in engineering deparment. Why anyone would buy a $1000 chip and run it at 8mhz? BUT IT GETS BETTER! In the latest bios they changed the default setting to ON. Oh yea, that was fun to …
Re: 8.176GHZ
Posted on 2012-11-05, 00:46
but will it run crysis?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-10-31, 07:53
The cyrix CPUs have cyrix stickers? do you have a close up pic of those coolers? you shall receive! http://i.imgur.com/a7NGk.jpg Anyway, the three systems are checked out. The first is sold to a friend, Whole box. turns out it was a pentium 166. 512kb cache. soundblaster 16, with special cd drive. …
Re: L2 cache seems to be disappeared
Posted on 2012-10-30, 17:53
Now tried with just arrived 20ns cache chips (before that there were 15ns SRAM chips) and you know what? Cache works now! :happyhappy: Can't find 33MHz oscillator but hope the motherboard will start with new one. The old one had been checked with oscilloscope and there is no frequency. I would …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-10-29, 21:30
It's not a great pic; there are a few traces that have lifted right up so I'm pretty sure there'd be some soldering required, and that's where I draw the line. I've hung it on the wall of my outdoor toilet now, so people will be enjoying it for years to come! And RE the orchid cards - I will look …
Re: My retro PowerPC (Beige)
Posted on 2012-10-28, 19:55
A 9200 should work, in theory, but I've heard of a lot more problems with it than with the 7000. I've personally always been inclined to stick with the 7000, since I know them to be completely stable and widely compatible (they'll actually work in OS 7), and the fact of the matter is, these old …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-10-28, 01:34
RED LETTER DAY!!!! A while back someone posed 3 AT style cases on craigslist for free. I was too slow and didn't get them, I did however leave my name and number with the guy in case he ever got more. This was a good month ago. Well lo and behold I get a call in the morning and he has 3 more and 3 …
Re: My retro PowerPC (Beige)
Posted on 2012-10-26, 18:47
simbin wrote: Can I hook into either of these cards with just a VGA monitor? I don't have a Mac monitor. http://www.ebay.com/itm/370658209221 that one is a BIT overpriced. I got mine for $10 but mine doesn't have the resolution support that one does.
Re: My retro Power Macintosh G3 (Beige)
Posted on 2012-10-25, 22:50
If I squint, it looks like there is some sort of voodoo card in it! wow!
Re: My retro Power Macintosh G3 (Beige)
Posted on 2012-10-25, 19:54
try a flash maybe? i cant see anything.
Re: My retro Power Macintosh G3 (Beige)
Posted on 2012-10-25, 16:19
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-10-25, 15:37
yes, its actually an ati mach 64. it looks like it is NOT memory upgrade-able, meaning it most likely already has either 2 or 4 mb of memory. Most likely the 2. If that card works, I'll be fine. if not...
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-10-25, 15:04
Just won an auction on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271081622000 Truthfully, its an $80 gamble, and an exercise on why you should never bid on ebay items drunk. Mostly because the shipping price was so damn high. Anyway, there is ONE card, easily visible that would make it worthwhile, provided it …
Re: Is there any hope for this Radeon 9000 pro 128mb?
Posted on 2012-10-24, 23:49
toss it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/181005221257
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