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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

I don't think brand new DDR memory purchased on Amazon is actually brand new. I had bought 2 sticks, expecting a matched pair, and when they arrived they were not. Plus, one turned out to be failing. My guess is that the seller just "tests" some used memory and slaps on a new label for resale. I …

Re: MS-DOS 5 on an IBM PC

I've tried booting from a MS-DOS 5 setup disk (an original 360K one) on a IBM PC Portable in the past. If I remember correctly it didn't boot, but it did boot from a IBM DOS 3.2 startup disk. I wonder whether the BIOS revisions have anything to do with that? Are there IBM BIOS versions of the IBM …

MS-DOS 5 on an IBM PC

I've tried booting from a MS-DOS 5 setup disk (an original 360K one) on a IBM PC Portable in the past. If I remember correctly it didn't boot, but it did boot from a IBM DOS 3.2 startup disk. I wonder whether the BIOS revisions have anything to do with that? Are there IBM BIOS versions of the IBM PC …

Re: make the case for owning a vintage computer

Here's one, an Atari 1040st. Go - The 1040ST has a distinctive look, it was used by many music composers, it is one of the first affordable personal computers with a GUI and color screen, it's the first computer for home market with 1MB of RAM, large library of classic games available etc. Does an …

Re: Anyone want to bet if this sells :)

It will sell, if not as a whole computer, then in parts. The CGA card is possibly worth half of the asking price *if it works*. The HDD controller with cables is an easy $25. The (expanded?) memory board is probably worth >$50 to the right person (not for the hoarders over here). So we are already …

Re: Vogons users, how do you deal with anxiety?

I can't look inside the OP's head, but personally I like to be distracted. That can be anything like going for a walk outside and talking with real people. Here on vogons we don't have anxiety, instead we have obsessive-compulsive desire to collect old hardware. Un fortunately, it's terminal and …

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