Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-04-12, 14:25
Spent some time browsing various sites for retro gear that I am looking for and found something I needed to share. RAINBOWS!
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-04-10, 08:40
This! :D You. I like you. No, but seriously, great haul: love Mario 2 to death, although as a kid I only played the original Game Boy version (so no colour for me). And I have a soft spot for contemporary editions of 8-bit games - my personal favourite is Doomsday Lost Echoes. EDIT: sorry for the …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-04-09, 14:09
Logitech MouseMan Plus PS/2 mouse [...] I used to have one! Loved it to death, so sad I got rid of it when the era of optic mice came. There also was a blue model with force feedback, that was crazy. you should snag one I'd love to, but it's very hard to find. :depressed: And when it pops up, it's …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-04-09, 08:54
Logitech MouseMan Plus PS/2 mouse https://i.imgur.com/JTieU6Bm.jpg Has rubberized sides and a thumb button. https://i.imgur.com/jR7OAU6m.jpg I used to have one! Loved it to death, so sad I got rid of it when the era of optic mice came. There also was a blue model with force feedback, that was crazy …
Re: What games are recommended for a 386?
Posted on 2018-04-05, 13:28
Cyberdyne wrote: I know what a Weitek co pro is, but it is totally useless for all your games and allmost all your software. Only specialized software. Ah. Perhaps. I remember that particular 386DX referred to as "the one with the Weitek coprocessor", thought it might give a bit of the edge in …
Re: What games are recommended for a 386?
Posted on 2018-04-05, 13:16
Well Doom and Jazz Jackrabbit are not "playable", but if you are a masochist, then go for it. Depends on the machine and graphics card. I remember playing Doom just fine on 386DX/40MHz with Weitek coprocessor. At the same time, I have played Doom on 486DX33 recently and it lagged. So, your mileage …
Old battery revamp - Siemens-Nixdorf PCD-4ND
Posted on 2018-04-05, 11:44
Right, so I bought a Siemens-Nixdorf PCD-4ND, nice 486-based laptop. I have two batteries for it (one can go into the slot for floppy drive), both are pretty much dead. That said, I have noticed that Jozef Bogin junior has managed to replace the cells inside and get it running: http://boginjr.com/ …
Re: What hardware could run Duke Nukem 3D at 1600x1200 on dos?
Posted on 2018-04-05, 11:34
Very interesting! I remember running Blood and Duke Nukem 3D in 800x600 on my old 200MHz Pentium in 1998, no problem, but it seems I was just lucky.
Re: What games are recommended for a 386?
Posted on 2018-04-05, 11:27
Well Doom and Jazz Jackrabbit are not "playable", but if you are a masochist, then go for it. Depends on the machine and graphics card. I remember playing Doom just fine on 386DX/40MHz with Weitek coprocessor. At the same time, I have played Doom on 486DX33 recently and it lagged. So, your mileage …
Re: Toshiba T3200SX BIOS?
Posted on 2018-04-04, 07:36
Thank you for all the help OldCat, I am playing around with the system with the original hardware. I will try to get to a electronics store after the holidays. Not sure if my system is otherwise broken but it hangs after 10-20 minutes with no response from any component (not even keyboard). Do you …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-04-03, 07:57
This lot was different. A similar number of cards (30), but they came from someone who turned out to be a fellow retro-computing enthusiast. That's a good point, I often see bundles of interesting, high-end "untested" graphics cards sold on eBay with fans missing. Have a look at what else they're …
Re: Toshiba T5200 mods and upgrades
Posted on 2018-04-02, 15:12
The EPROMS arrived this Thursday, so today I programmed the patched version of the V5.30 Award on the EPROM. Together with the FDD cable as described here in this forum, the T5200 now runs like a charm :-) with GOTEK Floppy emulator and a CF-Card "HDD". Thank you a lot!! :-) Attached find some pics …
Re: Toshiba T5200 mods and upgrades
Posted on 2018-04-01, 07:23
If it's not too much trouble Ian.. I could do with some pointers on how and where to route 40 wire ribbon cable from inside the metal cage where the conner was to a pcmcia interface card inside the ISA cavity to the rear of the T5200.. A description would suffice.. pictures would be even more …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-03-31, 15:14
Siemens-Nixdorf double feature: I'll combine them & make one creature. [...] There are still a few kinks to iron out, but I gave one functioning Siemens-Nixdorf laptop. Hurray. I hope you got the one with the larger 10.2" screen working. Yep! Working DX4/100 with TFT screen. Still struggling with …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-03-31, 09:16
Siemens-Nixdorf double feature: SiemensNixdorf_double_feature.jpg I'll combine them & make one creature. In all seriousness, though, I now have two laptops, but one power brick, one Siemens-Nixdorf bag and one working LCD screen. One of them is DX4/75 and another DX4/100. Wanted to use DX4/75 one, …
Re: Toshiba T3200SX BIOS?
Posted on 2018-03-31, 09:01
Continuing in another post due to attachment limit. Below is my testing setup - the file is in quite big resolution, so click on it and zoom to check the details: Filename Conner_6.jpg File size 1.76 MiB Views 1375 views
Re: Toshiba T3200SX BIOS?
Posted on 2018-03-31, 08:55
Warning, this post contains graphic content. :lol: This is the original Conner hard drive that was in my T3200SX: Conner_1.jpg Notice the adapter from 40 to 44 pin IDE: Conner_2.jpg But the drive itself was a regular IDE drive from the era with 40 pin connection: Conner_3.jpg Why the adapter then? …
Re: Toshiba T3200SX BIOS?
Posted on 2018-03-31, 08:30
Sorry for a late response, last two days have been a bit hectic at casa de OldCat . If i go for the bios solution shouldn't I pick on of the patched versions from this post? ( https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=57998&hilit=toshiba#p643529 ) Yes, at this time these are probably the best bios …
Re: Weird monitor behaviour in Kontron IP Lite Color laptop - please advise
Posted on 2018-03-28, 08:24
I was fairly sure it is actually a TFT screen. Colors are vivid, it is bright and there is no ghosting.
Re: Toshiba T3200SX BIOS?
Posted on 2018-03-28, 08:13
Sorry to wake up this thread, [...] 2. What hardware would i need to get - to get rid of the Conner and switch to CF, maybe even use the internal ports from the onboard controller? EEPROM writer, empty bios chip, etc? Can the onboard ide support two CF cards on IDE on one Cable (master/slave)? I …
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