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

Posted on 2018-10-06, 16:01

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

A couple of this boards, it seems to be half audio and other half modem - conditions are excellent, boards seem just out of the original box - one of the two is still closed and sealed in plastic envelope. Have you ever seen this particular model before? Maybe OEM market or something, just looking …

---

Re: Old rack cabinet, finally

Posted on 2018-10-06, 15:29

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Taking advantage of a spare Raspberry 1B+, and of the Allied Telesyn rack swich chassis that unfortunately has been problematic (it did not switch the network packets correctly), I finally started a project I wanted to work on for a long time: a netmonitor "at first glance", where the Raspberry does …

---

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

Posted on 2018-10-06, 15:18

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Finally, I found time to go empty the warehouse of a friend of mine, a computer technician. I brought home several cards, but in the meantime I'm checking everything, I wanted to submit the most interesting and curious finding, but cover your eyes because this little girl has been victim of violence …

---

Re: Old rack cabinet, finally

Posted on 2018-09-13, 23:16

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Finally, systems migration into the rack cabinet is *terminated* - in the white case, I tried to put together a configuration with less power consumption as possible, with the available parts I had, for common home server tasks, like torrents box, backup, maybe some tasks related to the radio, etc. …

---

Re: Olivetti mod. M24 'NEW' (P133-based)

Posted on 2018-08-29, 18:58

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Since the original (8086-based) M24 was our first computer at home when I was a kid, anything "M24" piques my interest. :happy: For a real nostalgia trip, maybe someone should try retrofitting a modern motherboard with an Intel Core i7-8086K ("8086 anniversary edition") CPU in that M24 P133 case, …

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-22, 20:34

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

@Kadath, motherboard looks like a CHAINTECH 7NJL1-APOGEE / nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset Thanks friend, I've just seen the Chaintech logo on the fan holo - I've cleaned everything, but I'm not a socket 462 fan, maybe I'll sell or exchange everything for other stuff I like more - said that, the mobo …

---

Re: Old rack cabinet, finally

Posted on 2018-08-22, 20:23

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

https://s6.postimg.cc/acry3ryil/14f0a3d1-f668-4470-8529-d093f5aec2f4.jpg Work in progress... I'm crying, while I'm thinking I've not found a solution to make the cabinet - the *heavy* cabinet - easier to move. I love its shape, while it's getting components inside. The black rack case is really …

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-22, 20:16

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Another post from me with borderline retro stuff. Earlier I posted a picture in the "bought stuff" thread showing a Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 that had gotten beat up in shipping because of shoddy packaging (to put it mildly). A capacitor had gotten torn off and the heat pipe cooling was bent and skewed in …

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-21, 15:39

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

bjwil1991 wrote: Check the caps on the board before testing it to make sure they ain't bulged up, spewed, etc. More than one under che socket are bulged... as tha majority of the Athlon era 😜

---

Re: Old rack cabinet, finally

Posted on 2018-08-21, 14:51

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Other rack stuff rescued from the street!

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-21, 14:49

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Other rack-stuff, rescued from certain destruction: https://s6.postimg.cc/4b28crk25/70950b44-1c2b-4109-8eaa-d3ee3672a834.jpg https://s6.postimg.cc/u6lyw0bm5/f6bf1837-f507-4d90-b421-54160ff5ccf2.jpg Good looking rack case, ATX friendly - thanks God. Inside: https://s6.postimg.cc/5q3t1ivfx/1d2dae7b- …

---

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2018-08-21, 14:33

by

by Kadath

in Milliways

in Milliways

Playing Morrowind GOTY on chipped XBOX Classic , I'm already at 20lvl with my dunmer assassin . Caldera's richest scamp Creeper helps to gain big money for the valuable stuff. Never been in touch with Tribunal and Bloodmoon sections yet, but loving this title like the 1st time with my old PC, and …

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-05, 18:51

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

@Kadath: nice. These days I only do QRSS in 40m and 20m. Out of all the equipment in your picture, I have a Baofeng (an even older model than your canary box, rarely use it as local 2m/70cm traffic is more of less dead) and the same thermometer on top of the coaxial switch. :) 73 KC1BJW 73 to you, …

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-05, 08:38

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

SWL activity using old radio equipment can fit into the definition of retro activity? I did some order and set up my scanners next to the main and "recent" rig I use in my bunker (i7 860-based) - now I have everything at my fingertips and ear. The scanners and receivers I use are an oldie but goldie …

---

Re: Old rack cabinet, finally

Posted on 2018-08-05, 08:25

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks, and I totally agree: old rackmount stuff and cabinets are easier to find than they were years ago, and space-saving and comfort (most of the time) are priceless, using them.

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-04, 06:37

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Dear: luckybob, yawetaG, TheAbandonwareGuy... Things are just getting out of your hands, my dear...

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-03, 04:20

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

And..... No. I just have no space to keep another tower... Sorry. I had to make a choice, and I kept the other 486 tower case I just had in my bunker.

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-02, 15:27

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The top Creative Labs CD-ROM is for the Sound Blaster 16 that has the Panasonic/Creative Labs IDE port (not ATAPI), and the one below is for standard IDE (hence the 8-speed). The desktop looks pretty good (the parts). Also, I've never seen the speakers that mount on the inside of the case (the 5.25 …

---

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

Posted on 2018-08-02, 15:08

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks mate, I'll let you know for sure what I'll find inside. Here you are, what I've kept: https://s6.postimg.cc/j001xfjbx/Adattatore.jpg https://s6.postimg.cc/dol5cqkel/CDs.jpg https://s6.postimg.cc/56bp8ellp/CPU.jpg https://s6.postimg.cc/bk0sbn3cd/LCD.jpg https://s6.postimg.cc/skjokcqod/Mobo. …

---

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

Posted on 2018-07-29, 21:17

by

by Kadath

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So much sweat and backache but working on the old sturdy rack cabinet goes on 😀 Old rack cabinet, finally

---