Re: Wacom touch sensitivity on Thinkpad X201 tablet

Posted on 2015-10-26, 02:29

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You might find assistance with this issue over on the Thinkpads forums e.g. http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=43 … ressure#p699808 That thread relates to an X200, but maybe it gives leads on the X201's behaviour. Hope it helps!

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Re: eBay's Global Shipping Programme - Opinions?

Posted on 2015-10-22, 10:49

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From an Australian perspective, I reckon the GSP prices things about right - it's what I'd expect to pay to have something sent over by post. Often, USPS or other parcel delivery prices quoted by sellers directly far exceed the GSP price. The worst thing about GSP I find is that it's virtually …

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Re: Flying saucer game from the 1980's

Posted on 2015-10-14, 13:24

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Hmmm how about Rescue on Fractalus!?

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Re: Flying saucer game from the 1980's

Posted on 2015-10-14, 09:29

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Choplifter? Mainly Apple II but there were ports ...

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Re: Reasons to punch eBay sellers in the face

Posted on 2015-09-30, 08:10

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And back to topic ... reasons to punch eBay sellers in the face! Try selling an absolutely MINT Gigabyte UD2 H55 1156 motherboard which was air cleaned the day of shipping with a compressor, CPU guard installed and all the original packing + accessories (unopened) for an amazing BIN price, only to …

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Re: What wedge shaped computers like the C64c and Amiga 500 are out there?

Posted on 2015-09-30, 07:47

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From scratch! It's either going to be wood (think Atari 2600) or clear acrylic glass, painted white. Still not sure what I'm going for. Modern mainboard is not retro enough. I have a µATX Slot 1 board here with integrated Rage Pro graphics and Yamaha sound, that should be compatible enough with DOS …

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Re: 486 Thinkpad with genuine Sound Blaster Pro 2

Posted on 2015-09-29, 12:27

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Nice purchase! I'm a big fan of the old Thinkpads :) Depending on which password has been set, you might be able to get rid of it by putting a jumper on a connector on the system board, and booting the machine - refer to http://wiki.mbirth.de/know-how/hacking/bios-password/ibm-thinkpad.html#x-2619- …

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Re: What wedge shaped computers like the C64c and Amiga 500 are out there?

Posted on 2015-09-29, 02:50

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BBC Micro, the Spectrum range and Laser Apple II clones spring to mind first. Here in Australia, Dick Smith branded VZ200 & VZ300 Z80A machines.

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Re: Recommend SATA card (Windows XP)

Posted on 2015-09-27, 04:59

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I used a Highpoint RocketRaid 1740, has 4 internal SATA ports, XP drivers and reasonable performance in RAID0 with WD 1TB Blacks. Also tested this card with a JBOD setup OK. Another machine was based on a RAID0 setup under XP on an Asus A7N8X-Deluxe, which uses a Silicon Image 3112 chipset. As RAID0 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-24, 08:29

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Anonymous Coward wrote: Nice XT and AT. Just be aware that the keyboard in your XT photo only works with AT systems (AT model F) Thanks for the heads up - am a PC/XT newb 😀 I didn't realise the incompatibility, luckily have a clone XT keyboard here to use instead. Also need to track down a 240V …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-24, 07:18

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Bought some stuff recently... http://i62.tinypic.com/e65b1e.jpg 5160 XT with 5153 monitor, DOS 2.10 http://i59.tinypic.com/atpx94.jpg AT with keyboard and DOS 3.3. Also visible is 486/100 in a case I have been looking for. Also scored the full tower version of the same case, a Vectra XU6/150 PPro, …

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Re: What Piece of PC Hardware Have You Owned Longest

Posted on 2015-09-24, 01:53

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Roughly the same age - Thinkpad 360Cs and Mediavision Pro Audio Spectrum Pro 3D - worked hard to buy the Pro 3D at my first job (gardener), and an ex-gf gave me the TP360 😁

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Re: Duplicate Hardware in Your Collection

Posted on 2015-09-24, 01:49

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My collection has tons of duplicates, including a box of SB & PAS16 cards, Voodoo 1s and 2s, socket 7 motherboards, etc. It's more that I find great caches of retro stuff that needs to be moved on, and the duplicates get subsumed into my stash. It's my ultimate aim to really whittle things down to …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-09-19, 12:43

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alexanrs wrote: Today I transfered my K6-2 to a shiny new ATX case. I am going to order a few IO shileds for Baby-AT motherboards as I found them for US$ 1.50. Yow, that's a great price, plus I can't seem to find them anywhere online - any tips? 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-27, 07:59

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Got this yesterday, IBM 365XD. Pentium, 40MB ram, 750MB hdd, CD-ROM(!) and running Win95 OSR2. http://i60.tinypic.com/aww508.jpg Nice! Looks great, I love old Thinkpads, should post up my stash one day. Got any plans for it? Just another question though - is it sticky anywhere? Virtually all of …

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Re: Old fart topic: What was your hardware specs in 1992?

Posted on 2015-08-27, 01:34

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By 1992 I'd had my first PC for a year. My father agreed to buy it for me and I took months poring over magazines and the newspaper deciding on the specs, so I remember this one pretty well. Ended up with the following in Sept '91: * 386SX-20 - pretty sure this was an AMD-based board, not Intel. …

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Re: Upgrading a windows 95 desktop

Posted on 2015-08-24, 01:56

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Nice little machine! According to markings, the motherboard is made by Mitac, model PL5600G. Jumper settings etc. - http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/archive/Compaq/Presario/Presario%2072xx/7222/7222sbjumpers.html Other links - http://www.ctechinfo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=102 Max RAM is 128MB, which …

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Re: Other hobbies?

Posted on 2015-08-21, 00:00

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Right you are, it won't stop the majority of it, but it'll stop the big stuff which is what causes me the most grief I think. Our city streets are lined with European Plane trees, which look nice I must admit, but which literally shower the streets with irritating seeds and debris during spring. …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-08-20, 08:42

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Yelled at a crappy power supply for about 5 minutes because it refuses to power more than a single drive at a time. . . Pour some water on it. Perferrably while it's on. Guranteed some 'fireworks' ... although possibly real fire, as the old ones don't have the protections new ones do. Just reminds …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2015-08-15, 03:13

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This may be borderline... But $500 for an SB1.0?! Offered something more reasonable. Counter-offer by the seller : 400$ Still, it's pretty cool with the box and everything. But 400$ for a SB1.0 is a bit too much. That's a nope from me. "Like new condition with original box! Also includes original …

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