Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-22, 00:09
Dude. That's a bargain.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-21, 23:55
I have a clone of the Adlib Gold 1000 in my Wyse WY-2108 that has a Sony CD-ROM interface integrated. I need to find the MIDI/Joystick dongle so I can connect my joystick or gamepad to the system. Best $80 I spent on it and my Disney Sound Source will be installed on the 286 soon. Wait, $4.99/ea or …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-10-21, 23:41
Tested the newly acquired Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CDT and it turns on (surprised the main battery has a charge) and taking it apart to fix the power button is a chore. Going to fix the button and do more testing to make sure that everything is alright. The display works without issues and it'll get …
Re: Your Retrogaming laptop/portable machine megathread (recommendations, tips, minutae)
Posted on 2021-10-21, 02:32
Recently acquired a Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CDT. It'll get repairs and cleaning done before I start to use it. Could use a CD-ROM drive, external floppy enclosure, and a hard drive (got a drive to test).
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-19, 06:05
Nice. Got a Sidewinder myself and an Audigy 2ZS years ago. The Sidewinder pairs well with Flight Simulator 98.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-17, 23:06
On a computer spree: a Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CDT (has a missing battery cover and the power switch got shifted, but it'll be fun to fix it). Seller's photos: s-l1600.jpg s-l1600 (1).jpg s-l1600 (2).jpg s-l1600 (3).jpg Also, no HDD, but it has the bracket and screws for it, so it shouldn't be that …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-10-16, 18:51
Is it me or it went as far as the OPTI chip? You are in for a lot of work! And it's not even one of the worst I've seen. Thanks leaky batteries!! Your eyes aren't deceiving you. There is corrosion on the left side of the 495SX pins. I took the battery off last night and I'll be pulling the chips …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-10-16, 15:30
Unboxed the DataExpert OPTI-495SX rev 1.1 board (386DX-40 integrated). It needs a lot of TLC, patching, trace repairs, and a lot of other items to make it look clean and efficient. Here's a picture of the board: IMG_20211015_173057408~2.jpg I'd work on it tonight, but after work, I have to go to …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-10-16, 02:24
Unboxed the DataExpert OPTI-495SX rev 1.1 board (386DX-40 integrated). It needs a lot of TLC, patching, trace repairs, and a lot of other items to make it look clean and efficient. Here's a picture of the board: IMG_20211015_173057408~2.jpg I'd work on it tonight, but after work, I have to go to …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-15, 05:08
Never knew Maxtor made SATA drives back then. Finding NOS IDE drives at thrift stores is my favorite part. Got a 60GB Maxtor and an 80GB Western Digital NOS drives in my S370 PIII-S 1.4 build.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-10-15, 05:06
Yeah, I had a similar issue in the past with my Socket 7 (non-AGP) one time and I took the faulty RAM out and put in a spare I had. Thankfully, after replacing it, the system ran fine. My main Windows 10 desktop was the opposite: random BSoD/STOP codes and the 4GB stick I had installed was defective …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-10-15, 03:25
Ouch. Having faulty RAM isn't the best thing in the world. Learnt the hard way with my SIMM-30 RAM on my 3/486WB board that had faults (either didn't POST or would boot, but everything crashed). Good thing I had spare RAM lying around, but I know how it feels to have shotty RAM. If there was a way …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-10-15, 03:15
Tested another Toshiba floppy drive the other day and it, too, has issues. Didn't read at first due to a loose belt and the motor was stiff and it read up to 10 files and it gave the infamous general read error message. Unfortunately, that floppy drive is toast and I attempted to repair it to no …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-14, 06:08
Hooking up an RGBI computer or console to it?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-12, 23:19
Won this DataExpert OPTI-495SX v1.1 board with a 386DX soldered on. It needs a lot of TLC and some repairs, but it'll look nice. Seller's photos: Filename s-l1600.png File size 654.3 KiB Views 540 views Filename s-l1600 (1).png File size 1.11 MiB Views 540 views Filename s-l1600 (2).png File size …
Re: How about a MR-BIOS ROM file repository?
Posted on 2021-10-12, 09:20
Sadly, the current keyboard controller is soldered on and it doesn't hurt to add a socket to the board so the controller can get swapped easily. Thankfully, the board doesn't have any battery damage and the battery started to leak, but it wasn't that much (2 droplets on the grounding point, but it's …
Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)
Posted on 2021-10-12, 08:04
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2021-10-12, 08:03
Reminds me of when I attempted to run the game on a PCI/ISA only Socket 7 board with an MX4000 PCI GeForce4 card. Haven't played the game in ages and it's currently on my Apple Tualatin PIII-S 1.4 build with a Radeon 9700 Pro AIW + V2 1000.
Re: What retro hardware you killed today or in the past :(. Killing spree stories+serial killers are welcome.Rest in pie
Posted on 2021-10-12, 07:59
Well, the Toshiba floppy drive I bought from eBay is totally dead and the worse of it was the spring on the top had broke loose and so did the plastic clip that keeps the spring in place. I attempted to solder it back together with my iron and some plastic from a broken piece of something and that …
Re: How about a MR-BIOS ROM file repository?
Posted on 2021-10-12, 07:55
On my OPTi 495SX board, I cannot get MR BIOS to work at all. I can get it to set up just fine, but after the RAM count, it locks up. Not sure if it has anything to do with the EPROM speed or if it's something else. However, I did replace the RAM about a couple of months ago and left the MR BIOS on …
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