Re: Win98.SE "The Beast"
Posted on 2019-09-11, 11:03
...under the hood and the all important specs!
Win98.SE "The Beast"
Posted on 2019-09-11, 10:59
Ok guys, I've saved the best for last. I was going through my PCI graphics card box when i realized i had an AGP Radeon 9600 in the mix. So you see i had no choice really. I just had to do this build. This of course meant i also had to paint the case too.. Got a few small touch ups left to do, a fan …
Re: My first "retro" PC - overkill Win 98/XP build
Posted on 2019-09-10, 15:07
Awesome! That's the ticket right there. USB now 100% functional. Thank you so much! Got a minor problem with the ESS SOLO-1 sound card joystick gameport not working as yet, but i'll goof around with that later to see if a driver can fix it, or ill just swap it out for one of the other three i have …
Re: My first "retro" PC - overkill Win 98/XP build
Posted on 2019-09-10, 07:20
Very nice first retro overkill system you got there my friend! You know what they say around here right?, once bitten by the retro overkill build bug, you can never stop building them, ...ever!...don't worry though mate, it's not a bad virus to have. :happy: I've just put another one together with …
Re: The most RAM I have ever had in a computer
Posted on 2019-08-31, 03:01
...ah the memory's all flooding back now from 1995. Due to a world wide global RAM shortage, forced to wait a full month for another 4MB of RAM (@200bux) just so i could play Doom 2 on my $2300.00 486DX4-100 😒
Re: mini Prescott 533
Posted on 2019-08-02, 16:03
Oh, i forgot to take a pic of that pink spray can which was supplied by the dad of the daughter this PC build is for. It's a "Rust-oleum 2X ULTRA COVER" that bonds to plastic. Essentially the Rust-oleum version of the Krylon fusion brand. Just be sure to give each colour a good days dry time to …
Re: mini Prescott 533
Posted on 2019-07-30, 14:01
Why thank you kind sir! Im getting better at this painting thing. Like every other PC case, i found this one many years ago abandoned and completely stripped by the side of the road ready for weekly garbage collection. I sleep easy knowing i saved it from being crushed and ending up in landfill.
Re: mini Prescott 533
Posted on 2019-07-30, 04:35
Thanks guys! ..just an update with the final paint job. A big MB ID clue would have been in the bios and boot screen but i was too busy going off the large, easily readable "Prescott 533" stamp on the actual board! I spent hours looking at google motherboard images till my eyes went numb and i …
Re: mini Prescott 533
Posted on 2019-07-28, 17:03
Thank you kind sir!
Re: mini Prescott 533
Posted on 2019-07-27, 14:12
...not seeing the full paint job...
Re: mini Prescott 533
Posted on 2019-07-27, 14:06
Full rebuild and spray paint job...remember, this is for a five year old girl so...
mini Prescott 533
Posted on 2019-07-27, 13:27
Guys, you know i won't post here unless i am really really really stumpted! I've got this mini Prescott 533 AGP motherboard up and running with a fresh win 98SE OS install but with no on board sound working. As yet i am unable to find a pic close this mini 533 motherboard to ID the actual make, to …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-02-12, 10:00
Finished mounting a 1995 Mech Warrior 2 shop promo poster to some ply wood with bits n pieces stripped from a dead older style plasma TV. Its worked out ok i guess.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-01-05, 07:17
I was given three PS3's a Wii and a bunch of games a couple of weeks ago. Before that i built a semi adjustable console rack out of left overs and scrap i've hoarded for twenty years plus. Kinda counts as retro activity i suppose? 😒
Re: Robinson's Crate - my mini Voodoo 2 rig based on Transmeta Crusoe
Posted on 2018-03-12, 11:30
Nice work man! Now you're hooked and there is no turning back. What are you going to do next?
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2018-03-10, 14:54
Honest question all. A sneak peek at my most prized road side case find. What can we see here? This 1998 case weights in at roughly two tonnes, it takes least three blokes to lift it....ok, i do lie a little bit, it is very heavy for it's age and i have four more similar case's, but not like this …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2018-03-08, 02:06
This is actually not as uninteresting at it may first appear. Sis 620 chipset? Don't see too many of these around! I think that in total, I've probably not come across more then 2 Sis-based s370 motherboards. Both were identical and at least 1 of them had already developed a bulging cap. Iirc mine …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2018-03-03, 18:20
Was driving to my grumpy old dads joint up in the sticks when i spotted this one. I pulled over and parked up safely to retrieve it. The front panel and case were about fifteen meters apart from each other. You can see the scuff marks on the front panel. It was like some suspect low life bastage …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-02-22, 14:59
Gearing up for my last three retro builds right now. I only have three old Sound Blaster cards left. This of course is plan A, and plan A is subject to change at any time. The four remaining motherboards had the leaking batteries removed when i saved my first 486. https://imgur.com/a/AWdzM I'll be …
Re: Cleaning up old PC, particularly from dust
Posted on 2018-02-19, 19:42
oh my lord!!!...i am going to have to speak to the people who run this place and have you permanently banned for posting *links to those disgusting images.
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