My latest project is this Dell 486 I bought without RAM/CPU for cheap and then fixed it up. After replacing the PS fan, adding a DX2/66 CPU and 40mb RAM, it's up and running with Windows 3.11. Both the 5.25" and 3.5" drives work. Added a CF card for the hard drive, along with a Soundblaster 16, …

My first ever computer was a Mac IIsi with 5mb RAM and 40MB HD. I later added another 40MB external drive, upgraded the internal to 200MB, got a Zip100 drive, upgraded RAM to 17mb. Bunch more since then but I don't really care for modern Macs.

oeuvre wrote: It must be some sort of vogons requirement to have that Gravis gamepad Yep. Filename gravis.jpg File size 144.34 KiB Views 2298 views

I'm trying to get my Mac SE/30 running long enough to make a video about Apple UNIX. Previously recapped the board but an important video chip had corroded legs and is too small to work on for a novice like me. After like the 5th soldering attempt it seems to stay running... Filename auxse30.jpg …

oeuvre wrote: Those are a lotta ol' Macs Unfortunately I'm at about half the size my collection used to be. Maybe even a bit less. I also either sold or scrapped most of my old PCs as I had 286s, 386s, 486s which disappeared at some point. So little room for my stuff.

I've got bins full of parts and whatnot in storage, but this is where I do most of my retro computing work. Filename compcorner.jpg File size 91.88 KiB Views 1949 views

Have a strange issue with this 486 board I've been trying to get working. AMI bios codes say 8 short beeps equals a video card problem which makes sense as I'm getting no video output. Problem is I've tried about 10 different PCI/ISA cards from various vendors, and all but 1 actually halt the system …