Re: For the Mac Retro Gamers

Posted on 2019-02-22, 00:34

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Yeah, you gotta watch those, if they go the logic board is usually a write-off. The Maxell (red and silver) ones especially are time bombs. First thing I do when I get a Mac is open it up and check the battery.

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Re: For the Mac Retro Gamers

Posted on 2019-02-22, 00:14

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by Rawrl

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Afraid I don't have much to contribute joystick-wise, but as far as the hardware: Personally, I'd shoot for a PCI Powermac of some description. The Nubus machines have limited upgrade and expansion options, and really weren't much faster compared to the 68k systems. I don't have any empirical data, …

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Re: Thanks Ebay...

Posted on 2019-02-21, 21:08

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by Rawrl

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See, I have a similar complaint, but for the opposite reason - there's no way to default to local in eBay searches. I have to set it to "North America" every time to filter out Chinese spam.

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Re: Marketplace alternatives in 2019?

Posted on 2019-02-14, 09:06

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I'll second the disdain for Amibay. They *still* don't have dedicated PC sections, and their users are largely based out of Europe, making the site useless for most people here, and doubly so for those of us in the Western Hemisphere. Have you considered Craigslist for local distribution? Sure, it's …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-16, 23:29

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by Rawrl

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Driving around yesterday, spotted a garage sale, saw these in the back, and picked them up immediately for $5 a pop. I have no real-world knowledge about tubes. I know how they work in theory but not in practice. So I will cut my teeth on these. Worst case scenario, the Crosley 656 (wood) has very …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-28, 09:53

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luckybob wrote: *Grumbles about how ANYTHING pci-e is still too new* 😉

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Re: Help with Shuttle XPC SV25 rebooting problem

Posted on 2018-03-06, 06:55

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by Rawrl

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Pretty much all Shuttle boxes up until the late, late Core 2 era suffer from bad capacitors. Given that, and the different behavior when it's warmed up, I'd suspect those first. Remember to check the ones in the PSU as well. Those slimline power supplies have awful ventilation. Also, keep in mind …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-10-01, 19:22

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by Rawrl

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You might put the T61p guts in a cheaper Thinkpad if they work. The T61p has the FirePro equivalent of the X1700 Mobility and that's not a card to be laughed at. It can run the Radeon drivers via device ID modding. I assume it trades blows with the Mobility 9800 Pro in my XPS but with a real 4:3 …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-10-01, 09:59

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by Rawrl

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Lot of 3 ThinkPads on ebay, the listing said they were for parts and 2 of them did not turn on. They all work, just needed some pieces like HD caddies, hard drives, power adapters and batteries. I had some leftoeuvre adapters anyways. IBM ThinkPad T43 15" XGA, 1.83GHz 2GB RAM in very good cosmetic …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-09-22, 09:15

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I sincerely hope you're good at recapping and sourcing flybacks. Fixed. I love CRTs, but they haven't been made for ~15 years now. Any that are still around are bound to be dodgy. My workbench CPD-G520 has been funny for a while now, I don't know what I'll do when it finally kicks the bucket. Also, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-09-03, 18:41

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4 cooling fans; Left to right a Zalman 370/A cooler which I am excited about A giant cooler for not sure what socket? A surprisingly heavy Coolermaster Socket A/370 cooler A naff lightweight socket A/370 cooler https://i.imgur.com/rZQq8CUh.jpg Zalman CFNS-9000 (I think the model number is that.). I …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-08-18, 07:32

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Looks like it could be an AT101, in which case yeah, it's a mech with some kind of Alps switch. Problem is, they also made rubber dome keyboards in that casing. You'll just have to wait until you get it.

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

Posted on 2017-08-18, 06:34

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by Rawrl

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Yeah, I had one as my main computer way back when, it went through several hardware iterations. The only major problem with them is most of them don't use a standard-sized ATX power supply, and have no way to mount one.

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Re: PC freezes in games

Posted on 2017-08-17, 20:08

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by Rawrl

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Just remember that older FSP units are likely to need a re-cap. Ditto for the (otherwise good) Antecs of the era. I'd also add PC Power & Cooling to the list, with the caveat that they, too had a string of bad caps around the early 2000s. Basically you need to get pretty familiar with a soldering …

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Re: Simmconn AWE64 Adapter

Posted on 2017-08-17, 07:48

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by Rawrl

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Something along this line for TWO PCBs for the revival (extra PCB to hold current SimmConns as well as the current design) http://i.imgur.com/sEw2bVVl.png Or this for an XL SimmConn http://i.imgur.com/UxEjtPTl.png Or this, just a big square and no "L" http://i.imgur.com/NL8u1pwl.png Anyways. Ideas. …

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Re: GA-5AX Revision 3.0

Posted on 2017-08-17, 07:06

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by Rawrl

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The problem is with all boards that use the Aladdin V Rev. G or H, not just yours. You can mitigate it by using a non-plus CPU (the K6-III should work, and still has integrated L2), or just go with an MVP3 board (which I've heard are more stable anyway). The K5 would work, but later DOS games might …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-08-17, 05:06

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by Rawrl

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Yep, these forum slapfights suuuure are retrocomputing.

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Re: Modern beige rigs & peripherals

Posted on 2017-08-17, 05:05

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by Rawrl

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I really dislike the Christmas cases that seem to unfortunately have made a break-through, I'd prefer to watch my starships go to warp 9 on my screen instead of from my desk :D I also don't like PSUs placed on the bottom and how external drive bays are disappearing (though I perfectly understand …

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Re: Post modern Retro FX-60 build Log

Posted on 2017-08-17, 04:58

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by Rawrl

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You might be hard-pressed to find one whose fans haven't died. Abit used some reeeeal shitty chipset fans around that time. (To be fair, so did everyone else.)

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Re: 1366x768 with height adjustment

Posted on 2017-08-17, 02:35

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by Rawrl

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Presumably for pillarboxed 1024x768 with 1:1 pixel mapping. OP, as others have mentioned 1366x768 monitors tend to be bottom of the barrel budget crap. Response times and image quality probably won't be too far off your 1800FP. If you're dead set on that resolution, your best bet is finding one that …

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