Re: Toshiba T5200 mods and upgrades

Posted on 2018-03-14, 11:19

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by OldCat

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My japanese T5200 now has a new floppy, a flash IDE disk and since today... a 486 SXL-40 Processor. And some other numbers... Booting to DOS took 20 seconds with the original one. With new disk 11 seconds, plus new cpu it takes 9 seconds. Starting Windows 3.11 from DOS prompt took originally 46 …

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Siemens-Nixdorf screen issue

Posted on 2018-03-14, 11:14

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by OldCat

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I have an option to buy Siemens-Nixdorf laptop for a reasonable price... but the screen is broken, displaying the same thing twice, as you can see below. What do you think might be the reason and how difficult it could be to repair?

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

Posted on 2018-03-09, 12:52

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by OldCat

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Makin' movies :) ...Done - here it is: Who knew - mode 5 on composite CGA actually IS somewhat useful... if your CGA has the 'new-style' composite output, anyway. :) Wow, that is super-cool! How do you do it? I remember seeing this clip of Donnie Darko playing on Toshiba T1200 and being mesmerised …

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Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-03-08, 13:53

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by OldCat

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@Vipersan Nice mod and nice results. First of all, some thermal paste will go a long way (and it's generally cheap, so I think I'd go for it. Secondly, you can perhaps salvage heatsink from some dead 386/486/early pentium era, such as this one: http://freakedenough.at/infoseiten/upload/files/img_ …

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Re: Toshiba T3200SX BIOS?

Posted on 2018-03-08, 13:47

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by OldCat

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IanB hey? I swear, if he can get this thing to boot off a HDD, I would be most pleased :) this thing was the first 'laptop' I ever owned, back when I was 14 many years ago. Got it for $15 at a market. Apparently it cost $16,000 when it came out in 1992. Crazy... I'll try and get a dump of the BIOS …

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

Posted on 2018-02-19, 10:11

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by OldCat

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Worked on Toshiba Libretto 50CDT in order to exchange hard drive to CF card. Succeeded... but not without casualties. It seems that the plastic case is really very brittle, so when I tried to close it, the little plastic hinges just broke off. I am very angry with my clumsy self, honestly, did not …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-16, 13:18

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by OldCat

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Just snagged Toshiba Libretto 50CDT. So happy - have been searching for one in decent state AND in decent price. It's making its way through snowy Poland right now, so seller's photo atm, will update with real one when it arrives. My Toshiba Libretto 50CDT has finally arrived and it is in perfect …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-16, 10:14

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by OldCat

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appiah4 wrote: Amiga was the future. What we are living todey is a lie. 😢 So sad. Let me comfort you with a synthwave song with relevant chorus: Kalax - Take Me Back (feat. World Wild): Copy code to clipboard 1 Take me back to 1984 2 I cannot stand the future anymore https://kalax.bandcamp.com/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-16, 08:59

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by OldCat

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I've always wondered what Amiga was all about. But being in the US means everything is 10x more expensive than it already is and I just don't see the appeal at that prices they tend to be. Other than what the other have already written above, there was one important factor that kinda sorta explains …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-14, 19:40

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by OldCat

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Thank you kindly for your explanations. I still am relatively fresh around here, so I was not aware of the history of this place (so to speak).

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-14, 18:27

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by OldCat

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Somebody in the United States should bid on this AGP GeForce 6200 . You could win it for $5 with free shipping. Note: Neither I nor anyone I've ever associated with is selling this card. 6200agp.jpg We are really NOT supposed to be posting eBay sales on here anymore. The eBay deals thread was …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-14, 12:05

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by OldCat

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Thanks! I do not intend to use it as a real mobile platform (as in "it travels with me everywhere I go"), more like "I don't have to keep the cable connected all the time". I haven't really thought about using it as a very small retro PC, like you do, but it's a nice idea. Perhaps if I managed to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-14, 09:57

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by OldCat

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Just snagged Toshiba Libretto 50CDT. So happy - have been searching for one in decent state AND in decent price. It's making its way through snowy Poland right now, so seller's photo atm, will update with real one when it arrives. Any recommendations as to how restore battery (and if it's worth it) …

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

Posted on 2018-02-13, 09:46

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by OldCat

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I actually have one like that! CGA/EGA in colour and monochrome amber/green if need be. That's cool! I've never seen a monitor with all those modes (color/mono) in one. That must have been very expensive in its day. Where do you set the mode? Button on the back or side? I actually haven't seen one …

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

Posted on 2018-02-12, 21:18

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by OldCat

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That's kind of cool in amber. Makes it look like a Dune world. Everything looks really cool in amber - but I am not objective, my first PC was AT with Hercules graphics card and monochrome amber monitor. It's imprinting, I guess - I now have a soft spot for old amber games. Yeah, the friends I had …

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

Posted on 2018-02-12, 15:04

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by OldCat

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Some Loom (EGA version) on my newly restored Toshiba T3200SX. Although it has VGA card, the amber plasma screen displays only 16 shaded of orange, so EGA games look best on it. Also, EGA Loom is far superior to its later VGA update - there are comparison screenshots on the internet, should anyone …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-12, 14:20

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by OldCat

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oeuvre wrote: I also got a Libretto 50CDT, got OS X running on it too! I think I am missing a joke here... 😕 Could you explain?

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

Posted on 2018-02-12, 09:14

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by OldCat

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Some Loom (EGA version) on my newly restored Toshiba T3200SX. Although it has VGA card, the amber plasma screen displays only 16 shaded of orange, so EGA games look best on it. Also, EGA Loom is far superior to its later VGA update - there are comparison screenshots on the internet, should anyone …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-12, 09:10

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by OldCat

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Just snagged Toshiba Libretto 50CDT. So happy - have been searching for one in decent state AND in decent price. It's making its way through snowy Poland right now, so seller's photo atm, will update with real one when it arrives. Any recommendations as to how restore battery (and if it's worth it) …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-10, 05:25

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by OldCat

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if I covered shipping and added a symbolic sum to that. So typically scandinavian.... :-D Usually it is two bottle's of redwine or 3 bottles of cola or something here in DK. Great haul by the way. :-P Haha, it was actually discussed in terms of money for enough beer to make it worth the trouble :D …

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