Re: YOUR favorate game era.

Posted on 2021-12-21, 20:02

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Early 90's PC. It was a time when games got "better". Graphics were improving year by year, so was audio and complexity of games. In a way, a transition from old 8- and 16-bit home computers and game consoles to serious gaming with ton of different genres and limitless possibilities.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-13, 07:39

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bjwil1991 wrote on 2021-07-12, 22:22: Forgive me for asking, however, how much was everything? Everything I bought? 110e. Everything for sale? Thousands?` Filename chip.jpg File size 91.12 KiB Views 554 views I forgot this was in the bag of cables and HDD's.

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Re: Went to a vintage PC shop that also served as a museum!

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:45

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A couple of CPU's too. Filename cpu.jpg File size 353.65 KiB Views 504 views

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Re: Went to a vintage PC shop that also served as a museum!

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:43

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Anders- wrote on 2021-07-12, 20:26: Awesome! Have to remember this next time I'm visiting. Want to poke around a lot at the stuff, thanks a bunch for all the photos 😀 The first computer in museum picture 4 worked as a "visitors book" where you could type your name and it would then print it on the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:39

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keropi wrote on 2021-07-12, 20:36: the combo card also has an older ESS chip that provides SB2.0 compatibility AFAIK so it's a nice find and not just an adlib Damn, I didn't even notice that. Thanks!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:31

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Couple empty cases and a bag of junk. There were these two interesting cards though... Filename trunk.jpg File size 161.92 KiB Views 485 views Filename cards.jpg File size 428.63 KiB Views 485 views CL-5904 combo VLB card with OPL2, what the hell is even that?! The other is a SB 2.0 clone.

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Re: Went to a vintage PC shop that also served as a museum!

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:22

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Filename storage6.jpg File size 104 KiB Views 543 views Also this rather interesting case with proprietary (pat.pend.) slot card for CPU. Filename powerflex.jpg File size 273.42 KiB Views 543 views Filename powerflex2.jpg File size 133.73 KiB Views 543 views

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Re: Went to a vintage PC shop that also served as a museum!

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:21

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Storage was filled with interesting stuff you could buy. [ Filename storage1.jpg File size 118.86 KiB Views 556 views Filename storage2.jpg File size 124.38 KiB Views 556 views Filename storage3.jpg File size 215.21 KiB Views 556 views Filename storage4.jpg File size 114.1 KiB Views 556 views …

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Re: Went to a vintage PC shop that also served as a museum!

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:19

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Filename museum7.jpg File size 267.98 KiB Views 558 views Interesting to see a prototype of a Nokia tablet that was never released. Filename museum8.jpg File size 258.08 KiB Views 558 views Filename museum9.jpg File size 304.05 KiB Views 558 views

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Went to a vintage PC shop that also served as a museum!

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:17

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The front room was dedicated to MikroMikko/ICL/Nokia stuff. https://www.facebook.com/MikkoMuseo/ Filename museum1.jpg File size 110.32 KiB Views 561 views Filename museum2.jpg File size 285.65 KiB Views 561 views Filename museum3.jpg File size 245.88 KiB Views 561 views Filename museum4.jpg File …

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Re: Any of these old monitors good? (Nokia 445ZA, SDIS ErgoView 210, NEC XP17)

Posted on 2021-05-25, 10:19

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Nokia is the way to go, they made good quality CRT's in the 90's

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Re: Flying Dutchmen, White Whales, the ghost HW that eludes you, lost & found.

Posted on 2021-05-24, 09:23

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I was positive I had a P60 miditower somewhere, but I guess I didn't? The closest info I could find was an old listing of a P75 that I sold 2-3 years a go. Not that it's the end of the world, but I have brand new Socket 4 board without a P60/66 to go with it and that kinda bothers me. Actually …

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Re: Clumsy computer related mistakes

Posted on 2021-05-20, 07:56

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I had this Toshiba T3100 with a plasma screen which had a few stripes across the screen. I thought of fixing it by checking the screen cable and applying some pressure on the screen bezel and that's when I cracked the screen. One time I hooked up a PC I got from recycling and made a visual …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2021-05-18, 11:06

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It's interesting to see what comes standard compared to my wife's 2013 BMW 520D M sport. I've got folding mirrors and drivers seat with memory. 2 things I'd thought be standard on a luxury brand like BMW? She's got heated seats. Something I thought would be standard on a brand that prides itself …

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Re: What is your experience with an IBM 5160 with Color monitor 5153 ?

Posted on 2021-05-18, 07:43

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My experience is that they are a nice collectors item, but for daily use I'd recommend one of the many clones of the mid to late 80's as their design is more "modern" and user friendliness is much higher.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-05-12, 14:22

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vad4r wrote on 2021-05-12, 05:24: Very nice! Are there more NOS parts in Finland? 😁 And please do show us more pictures from inside. Probably not, got these from recycling and from an estate. Nothing much to see inside, just your basic bunch of cards and wires. Filename mb.jpg File size 133.59 KiB …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-05-11, 20:12

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Made this i486 DX4/100. It was an interesting experience because I don't think I've ever build anything from this era by using mostly NOS parts. Biggest problem was the two VLB cards which obviously had a resource conflict when most of the time the machine refused to POST. I seem to have fixed it by …

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Re: ever buy job lots of CPUs etc?

Posted on 2021-05-06, 09:59

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I don't buy from eBay, but I do buy estates from time to time that usually have a few computers, chips and other accessories. A lot cheaper and easier as you can usually just pay for what you need and if it's "all or nothing" deal you can still get it rather cheap as the seller just wants to get rid …

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Re: Strangest thing found on harddrives

Posted on 2021-05-06, 09:48

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A company's bankruptcy statement, assorted business mails, accounting info, full OneDrive with active phone sync (family/business photos) etc. Very strange that someone would just give away a laptop with all this and not even wipe or remove the HDD.

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2021-04-24, 09:38

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Those are good points, however you keep bringing up high end cars such as BMW and Mercedes. Those cars do not interest me, I have no need of such opulence :P You'll find that many people do not care about stuff like that. Even if I won the lottery, I likely wouldn't splurge on something like that. …

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