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

Posted on 2021-01-16, 19:00

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by bjwil1991

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MacGyvered the original Dallas DS12887 chip for my Pentium Pro 200 build since the original in the chip was flat as a pancake. The next items on my list: 1) repair the 5.25" floppy drive 2) install Windows 95C and all drivers 3) install another CD-ROM drive for a game or two

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-16, 01:22

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by bjwil1991

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Probably in case the card's inserted into an EISA slot, it'll down clock the GPU to prevent it from overclocking and burst into flames. But, that's just my guess. Won this cool looking video card: Intergraph Intense 3D VooDoo Screenshot_20210115-201151-061.png Seller's photos: Screenshot_20210115- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-15, 04:08

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by bjwil1991

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Bought some replacement RTC chips (well, 1 complete, the other as a repair board for an existing RTC) for my Pentium Pro 200 board and another board. Filename Screenshot_20210114-225451-949.png File size 432.61 KiB Views 466 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-15, 01:17

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by bjwil1991

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Bought another CR-563-B CD-ROM drive for my other build. Filename Screenshot_20210114-201409-222.png File size 139.79 KiB Views 516 views Seller's photos: Filename Screenshot_20210114-201604-942.png File size 499.05 KiB Views 516 views Filename Screenshot_20210114-201623-253.png File size 886.83 …

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

Posted on 2021-01-13, 09:12

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by bjwil1991

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They probably make QFP to PDIP converter adapters, but I've only heard of them for the EEPROM programming tool, but how cool would that be if a QFP to PDIP converter adapter can be utilized in older computers? I got my Pentium Pro 200 system built by swapping the Soyo 486 board with the Tyan S1662S …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-10, 03:32

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by bjwil1991

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Probably a round mailbox.

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Re: *START HERE* SoftMPU 1.91 - Software Intelligent MPU-401 Emulator

Posted on 2021-01-09, 10:23

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by bjwil1991

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General question. I got myself a Music Quest MIDIEngine 2Port/SE (Parallel port) yesterday and I'm wondering if it's possible to use SoftMPU with it or not really? If it's not possible, let me know.

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

Posted on 2021-01-08, 09:35

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by bjwil1991

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Fixed the NOS Citizen W1D floppy drive by oiling the motor shaft bearing for the gears and used a screwdriver to turn the gears clockwise and counterclockwise to free it up and also reseated the ribbon cable.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-07, 23:14

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by bjwil1991

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Another 1980's computer and monitor getting rescued. This pleases me. The PC XT looks to be in pretty good shape for its age as well.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-07, 22:07

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by bjwil1991

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Huh. That's interesting. I was thinking about doing that myself for a few boards I have.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-07, 10:43

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by bjwil1991

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Seems my assumption was wrong then. Never known a 386 to have a heatsink, let alone one so large :) They must've put a heatsink on there to prevent the CPU from cooking itself if left powered on for hours on end. I did find a heatsink fan combo for PGA-132 386 CPUs on eBay before, but it's been a …

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

Posted on 2021-01-07, 10:41

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by bjwil1991

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Swapped the floppy drive in my Austin laptop with a NOS drive and the heads aren't seeking. Gotta look at that and see what went wrong (possible the drive head motor had seized up, but I digress).

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-07, 06:29

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by bjwil1991

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The heatsink by the ISA slots houses a 386 PGA-132. The empty QFP can take either a 386 or 486 (usually occupied by a CPU in some cases).

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-07, 04:27

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by bjwil1991

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Yep.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-07, 03:22

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by bjwil1991

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Better photo (seller): Filename Screenshot_20210106-222033-975.png File size 1.97 MiB Views 487 views And it's a 486 socket with a 387 socket inside of it.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-07, 00:09

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by bjwil1991

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Won this board: Jetway 386/486 (unknown model). Filename Screenshot_20210106-130550-783.png File size 215.79 KiB Views 197 views

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

Posted on 2021-01-05, 10:26

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by bjwil1991

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Got the TNDLPT to work on my 386 DX-33 machine since dummy me forgot to put the TNDLPT TSR files on the hard drive and the HardMPU connected to my MT-32, FB-01, and DB50XG after connecting the MIDI Y splitter to the MIDI in for the MT-32, which is the main unit and the FB-01 along with the DB50XG …

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

Posted on 2021-01-05, 01:25

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by bjwil1991

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I've been messing around with my newly restored Supermicro P54VL-PCI board: https://i.imgur.com/CSD8Bq9.jpg Still doing some repairs on my board. I got a lot of corrosion off of the board, but there's a bit still that needs to be addressed, but it's getting close. I also have a capacitor that needs …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-02, 16:25

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by bjwil1991

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Bought a DFI K6BV3+/66 for a good price. Seller's photos: Filename 100_2574.JPG File size 91.38 KiB Views 213 views Filename 100_2575.JPG File size 62.71 KiB Views 213 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-02, 15:52

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Now that is an interesting sound card.

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