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Re: Connecting old machines to the internet: dispelling the superstition

Posted on 2023-11-04, 17:11

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

But over time, you will realize that the danger is exaggerated, and the source of these myths is most likely the sales departments of new products (Completely leaky products, it is worth noting). I call it the Security Treadmill - once they get you on the upgrade cycle, you fear stepping off. …

Re: Man builds his own 80s VHS store in the cellar

Posted on 2023-11-02, 21:42

in Milliways

in Milliways

I've seen similar projects in the past and wished I could do a tenth of that. Sadly my basement is much too small so I had to pass up on the ex Blockbuster display shelves I saw on eBay once. Consequently I can't go fully nuts indulging my nostalgia. Compared to 500 DVDs and Blu-rays, this is …

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

Posted on 2023-10-16, 18:28

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

When they do want to sell they ask like $30 for a thing that was used as an ashtray for 10 years before it was finally promoted to mouse nest duty in the basement. Just a little insight into how people's mind works. Oh, I know. I know. I trimmed a paragraph from my reply stating the same: an Apple …

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

Posted on 2023-10-15, 19:43

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This IBM was going to trash in a store near my house, i think was used to do accounting stuff until recent, because the floppy have lotus 123 spreadsheets with date july 2023 JFC! I've spent over £400 (and rising) putting a 5150 together piecemeal yet somehow someone is tossing a full system into …

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

Posted on 2023-09-07, 20:05

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Nexxen wrote on 2023-09-07, 17:53: It had puppy eyes "take me home"... didn't it? 🤣 Is it in working condition? No idea, I haven't tested it yet - looks clean inside, though. I was expecting something more recent than Core2, but I'm not one to turn down a freebie.

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

Posted on 2023-09-05, 15:13

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Was waiting for my colleague to bring the van round when I spotted this Optiplex 380 amongst the detritus of a flat being cleared out.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-05, 15:02

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

How much did you end up spending on these Banshee cards? It seems like all 3dfx stuff is up in price lately. I'm glad I got my pair of Voodoo 2's back when people thought they were junk. I hope I'm not feeding into the bubble by stating the prices: 75GBP for the unbranded one and 82GBP for the …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-04, 19:04

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Dammit. It happened again. I thought I would be outbid on this Voodoo Banshee so I placed a bid on a second one that popped up. Won both of them. This is the TNT2 Ultra situation all over again.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-03, 21:32

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Repo Man11 wrote on 2023-09-03, 19:29: But the real score was this pizza box case That's a hell of a deep dish if that qualifies as a pizza box.

Re: Any Dell Dimension users out there?

Posted on 2023-08-18, 16:34

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Errius wrote on 2023-08-18, 16:12: Is there a list of all these machines somewhere? There are so many models, it's confusing. Wikipedia has a list.

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

Posted on 2023-08-12, 21:27

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

First time dealing with VLB. I had read it takes a lot of force to seat the cards but I was not truly prepared to experience it. Very Likely to Break!

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-07, 15:59

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So earlier in the year I got lumbered with a 5150 case when I thought I was getting a 5160. Naturally this then unleashed a new (and expensive) restoration project. All the motherboard listings on this side of the pond were well above three figures, leading me to look stateside. Got an offer for …

Re: Powering Speakers from PC PSU - like my old IBM Aptiva did?

Posted on 2023-08-05, 19:06

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

tbh that sounds like it might be a broken unit. They can't have designed it that way, right? ...right? It's a pretty basic looking board probably designed around the fact the manufacturer came into possession of a bin of 10,000 linear regulators of unknown quality. Hasn't effected me much since my …

Re: Powering Speakers from PC PSU - like my old IBM Aptiva did?

Posted on 2023-08-03, 19:47

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I also liked the idea of powering the speakers from the PSU rather than take up another wall socket. I came across the following and grabbed a bunch off eBay a while back.

Re: Collection rationale

Posted on 2023-07-31, 20:10

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Nostalgia seems to run in 20-year cycles. It really kicks in once people hit their 30s; that when things from their own youth become sought after. It's fascinating to me to see how things like even PS2 games selling for hundreds of dollars. Meanwhile, nobody seems to want old Atari 2600 stuff. …

Re: WinGPT, AI chat bot for Windows 3.1

Posted on 2023-07-28, 14:53

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Wow TLS 1.2 and 1.3 on Windows 3.1x.... 😮 There is a possibility of a functional browser without a proxy. And it will be the most secure. Today no hackers, malware and viruses know about 16bit Windows enviroment. 🤣 Forget 2FA. Bank online with Windows 3.1 and only take money out of cash machines …

Re: Decent PCI video card for K6-2 platforms

Posted on 2023-07-09, 18:59

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

altarofmelektaus wrote on 2023-07-09, 18:21: No AGP anywhere on the board despite front sticker boasting AGP 2x graphics. The onboard graphics are linked to the northbridge by a 2x AGP bus. It's just that the AGP bus isn't externalised to an AGP slot - it's buried in the PCB.

Re: Capacity of standard CD-R

Posted on 2023-07-08, 13:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The old scene standard for DVD rips to be burned to CD-R was 700MB. https://slate.com/culture/2008/11/the-secrets … vie-pirate.html Finally, the files are a predictable size: right around 700 megabytes, the amount of data that fits on a single CD-R.

Re: PCIE Graphics Card

Posted on 2023-07-05, 15:04

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

2mg wrote on 2023-07-05, 13:12: OTOH I can't seem to find any PCX GPU on eBayou, am I missing something here? They're not common and tend to be misidentified. There's one Leadtek PCX 5750 currently listed by an IT business in Germany, which is the only one I've seen for ages.

Re: AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born

Posted on 2023-06-28, 22:10

in Milliways

in Milliways

Oh, I forgot to cite Dead Internet Theory. If it isn't already true, it soon will be.

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