Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on Today, 00:51
Commodore 1080 monitor: and a swivel stand to match:
Re: Why is Amiga so popular with retro community ?
Posted on 2021-04-13, 23:50
Yea with certain accelerators or expansion cards it can be easy.. Well the modern ones. Keeping the machine original makes it exponentially more difficult.
Re: Why is Amiga so popular with retro community ?
Posted on 2021-04-13, 18:51
Another option would be the Deneb Zorro USB or the X-surf with USB add-on. However those are stupid expensive and don't work all that great. I'm going to put a Pistorm in my A2000 next, so file transfers or disk images can be done via the Raspberry Pi a little easier using WinSCP or Putty.
Re: Why is Amiga so popular with retro community ?
Posted on 2021-04-13, 16:09
An FPGA isn't original hardware and interfaces, although it does clone the core functionality pretty well. That's kind of like building a Fiero/Miata/Civic to have the same speed/acceleration/handling as a Lamborghini Countach and then saying it is the same. FPGA's are still a good option though.. …
Re: Your saddest retro computer pictures, a feel bad topic
Posted on 2021-04-10, 16:58
I saw an Etsy link a few years ago for someone selling 'gold fingers' necklaces of some kind, and I saw the ISA fingers of a Gravis Ultrasound. I mean, even a broken card sells for 10-20x more than they were selling the necklace for.
Re: How do you store your old parts?
Posted on 2021-04-10, 16:45
For CPU's, I use clamshell CPU holders with ESD safe foam on the pins inside. For RAM, I use the bulk DIMM holders which I think hold 50 memory sticks each. For motherboards, I use motherboard size shipping boxes, and have them in anti-static bags in there. For PCI/AGP/VLB/ISA cards, I have them in …
Re: Small Footprint Keyboard
Posted on 2021-04-08, 23:44
One of my favorites is the Siig Minitouch. It comes in AT and PS/2. However, the numpad is accessed with the function key. It has white Alps clone switches or blue Alps clone switches (both clicky) depending on the model. It definitely saves space, and is roughly the same as most 60-65% mechanical …
Re: First computer-related job?
Posted on 2021-04-08, 19:42
In high school junior and senior year (2002-2004) and then after for a few years, I was the lead technician at the TV studio there. I negotiated $25/hr.. lol. I maintained all sorts of stuff -- Amiga 4000 Video Toaster, 20 workstations, 3 non-linear editors, a Globalstreams Trinity, mixers, video …
Re: Fabricating a New Turbo Display
Posted on 2021-04-07, 01:10
Those have been out of production for the better part of 2 decades as far as I know. An alternative would be to use an alphanumeric style segmented display.
Re: List of open-source PC hardware projects
Posted on 2021-04-06, 13:24
https://twitter.com/Toble_Miner/status/1341029666254180352 Isn't retro per se... But this may interest people who would want a bit more reliable and faster storage than using standard SDcards. I've also read these are more resistant to write wearing, but don't know... eMMC on board driven nettops …
Re: Floppy to USB converter
Posted on 2021-04-05, 23:42
You can get pre-made USB-A to USB header cable.
Re: Making an AMD "goldfinger" clone ?
Posted on 2021-04-05, 22:03
Yea that would be great if you could share them. The Northwind needs a small fix on what we thought was supposed to be a ground pin. 😜
Re: Making an AMD "goldfinger" clone ?
Posted on 2021-04-05, 19:57
Nice. Thanks for sharing the mini design. That's a super awesome budget model that should be easy for most people to assemble.
Re: Floppy to USB converter
Posted on 2021-04-04, 00:53
They are about $10 on Ebay. They usually come with USB type A connectors soldered to the converter board, but I just soldered up a motherboard header cable on mine.
Re: [8-Bit Guy] What Happened to America's Electronics Stores?
Posted on 2021-04-02, 23:47
I just noticed Amazon US has been filled to the brim with no-name generic Chinese products, and by "to the brim" I mean more than usual. Is it the same for .EU and .AU? On top of that, they circumvent the product placement algorithms by farming with teams of people generating fake reviews and …
Re: Why is Amiga so popular with retro community ?
Posted on 2021-03-30, 15:53
I was around when Commodore's and the later Amiga's first came out. Amiga's were great at first but when PC's got to the 286 era the Amiga's were becoming obsolete in as far as usability and upgradability. Think mostly it is the old farts like me (or rich younger who had a parent) that had one that …
Commodore 1084S Monitor Door Lower Hinge Repair with Roomba Part!
Posted on 2021-03-27, 01:57
So the other day I was cleaning out my Roomba 500 series vaccum and I took out the front caster wheel. It has this little axle through the wheel made of sturdy metal, and I thought it looked to be the right diameter to fit through the Commodore 1084S monitor door lower hinges. (mine broke off the …
Re: Fabricating a New Turbo Display
Posted on 2021-03-26, 18:52
Here's some code for the February 23, 2021 post. I didn't test it because I haven't received any boards or parts yet... but feel free to critique/correct things or use it as a base to get started. #define TLEDin 0 // Turbo LED from motherboard #define LATCH 1 // To pin 12 of 74HC595 #define TLEDout …
Re: Generic ATX cases
Posted on 2021-03-26, 13:14
Head to the landfill in the electronics drop off point. At mine, every single trip I go, they have random beige/black ATX and AT cases laying all over the place. It is usually best to go before 4pm, as a lot of scrappers usually come after they get off of work and pick up computers. Also check the …
Re: Post photos of your Mega-Luminum computers.
Posted on 2021-03-25, 12:48
The heatsink is a Noctua NH-C14S. 😀
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