Re: Peacock Challenger 711 notebook can't access to BIOS

Posted on Yesterday, 03:59

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"Now there's a name I haven't heard in years." *Draws on a dog-end* Sorry, nothing to add right now, but Peacock started an itch in my brain, like I had something to do with one before... I'll sleep on it and see if anything pops out of the long term brain hole.

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Re: Do those exist at all: Serial-to-USB / Parallel-to-USB / SCSI-to-USB / PCMCIA (Type I or II) to USB adapters ?

Posted on 2021-10-15, 19:13

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It says it might later be developed for storage in the middle somewhere, so I guess the potential is there, just not the whole solution.

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Re: Do those exist at all: Serial-to-USB / Parallel-to-USB / SCSI-to-USB / PCMCIA (Type I or II) to USB adapters ?

Posted on 2021-10-15, 18:54

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Halfway there... https://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/basteln … /lpt2usb.en.htm Edit: though another way is to get a PCMCIA LAN adapter, then plug the USB drive into a USB capable router that mounts it as an SMB 1 share or FTP.

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

Posted on 2021-10-15, 18:20

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oh look, a 486 with an MFM hard drive in it running Windows 95 And if you're wondering, yes, the case's HDD LED is connected to the MFM controller in a display of redundancy. IMG_20211015_120047.jpg Heh, I seem to remember doing that in the mid-late 90s, think it was very much "for the lulz" though …

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

Posted on 2021-10-15, 13:56

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That's a really circular argument, 3rd party repairs are bad because they can't know what they are doing, because they shouldn't be allowed to know what they're doing, because they're bad at what they're doing. Also smells more like communism on the part of the corporates, everything you pay for, we …

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Re: Who here has heard of this drive? :)

Posted on 2021-10-14, 23:48

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Matth79 wrote on 2021-10-14, 18:59: and also kicked myself for not buying a case with a drive I fancied, a rare dual 5 1/4 - 3 1/2 in a single HH form factor I left one of those behind in a long distance move, also an ~inch high 5.25 drive, is that third height of a full 5.25 or a quarter height? …

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Re: Who here has heard of this drive? :)

Posted on 2021-10-14, 18:03

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I remember seeing them, I remember the price remaining eyewatering... I believe it was cheaper to get removable HDD cases and swap HDDs in and out. Maybe today, but back then wasn't. Specially for mobile usage, as this one was targeted to, and yes, even with the prices for this sort of things. …

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Re: Who here has heard of this drive? :)

Posted on 2021-10-14, 12:43

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I remember seeing them, I remember the price remaining eyewatering... I believe it was cheaper to get removable HDD cases and swap HDDs in and out.

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

Posted on 2021-10-14, 03:34

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Well maybe, unless you're finding PCIe MFM controllers somewhere.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-14, 02:41

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4) Take the CRT out real careful and put a Betta fish tank in there 🤣

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2021-10-13, 23:28

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Dog wrote on 2021-10-13, 19:54: Not hardware, but still wanted to share. Found it in recycling and its still sealed. Well now you've got minion number 56768 in trouble.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-13, 17:11

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Everything appears to work, and all for five bucks! Unbelievable...... I'd never expect a for-profit or even a philanthropist thrift store would have such a low price; only moving sales, selling deceased relative's belongings, or hand-me-down from close friends could I expect such a bargain. Yeah I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-13, 03:36

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Found one thing I've been looking for for quite a while: 16340769031480.jpg ISA VGA + I/O card. Performance obviously not the goal here. I have a 486SLC system in tiny flat case with only two ISA slots either side of the shortest excuse for a riser I've ever seen. Currently there's VGA in the one …

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Re: Mix and Match - big pile of parts, how would YOU build these machines?

Posted on 2021-10-12, 12:42

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Might be needing the Mach 64 in the 233MMX if that PowerVR is an addon card.

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Re: Anybody use the unofficial Win 98 SP3 pack?

Posted on 2021-10-10, 20:39

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circa 2008 I mangled a perfectly good 98se install with it, so I won't give it another chance.

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Re: Prices on AMD FX8xxx and lower series (socket AM3+) - what is going on here ?

Posted on 2021-10-10, 18:30

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It's the last gasp upgrade of obsolete platform thing. 5x86 and dx5s held price through the late 90s for that, then fast K6-2s, 3s and pluses took over, then barton XPs, then fast Phenom IIs for AM2+ now FX for AM3+, AM4 is at an end, stock up on zens when they go selloff cheap and sell a couple of …

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Re: ACTION REWIND: a clone of the original IBM PC Action Replay card

Posted on 2021-10-10, 18:13

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Serial stuff can take or make +/- 25 Volts though, so it won't be the serial equipment getting damaged I think. Something powered from the port though like a serial mouse, I wouldn't think anything would happen. Not sure if "just" a cable might be damaging though because it might short DTR to DSR or …

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Re: How do i remove this f*cking heatsink?

Posted on 2021-10-10, 16:52

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I have three tools I use depending on the clip. When it's a loop like that I have a quality flat blade that fits them snuggly. When they are a hook that a flat blade easily skips out of, I use a hex drive socket, but you'll need to find one that isn't too fat between interior and exterior. A piece …

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Re: Windows 11 has been released

Posted on 2021-10-10, 15:57

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For only about the year before 7 shipped, Vista was alright.... at least it made more sense to be running Vista on a modern to the time machine than XP which was by now bloated beyond recognition and competence of the underpinnings.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-10, 15:16

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Just bought a spares or repair Compaq Contura 4/25c. In the hope I can use it for parts and bring back my 4/25 from the dead. A couple of nights ago I plugged it in and the DC power board tried to melt itself in to infinity. Stank the living room out for the rest of the evening. Your 4/25 smoked? …

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