Re: The millenial troll PC - A Socket 423 Rambus build

Posted on 2020-03-05, 14:49

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Typing this reply on a Dell Dimension 8200 (Socket 478 with RDRAM). Installed a better video card in it yesterday. I actually really like these Rambus P4 systems. In fact, this Dimension 8200 is now my main Windows XP desktop system. This 8200 runs better than my Socket 423 Dimension 8100 does. The …

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Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages

Posted on 2020-03-01, 13:40

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I think the third machine should be an original Pentium with Windows 95. 😀

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-02-28, 17:59

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Love those dell cases, probably my favorite of all time. I have a ddr p4 version. I also have the horizontal p3 model. Both run win2k. They are nice! Very solid too. Dell is probably my favorite brand for early 2000s computers. They are just so awesome and reliable. What model is your P4? An 8300?

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-02-28, 17:46

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Here’s another one I pulled from the trash. CCAF8A42-7277-4D1B-8744-A4FD7A3B5813.jpeg A Dell Dimension 8200, the exact Pentium 4 system I had been looking for. It’s a socket 478 and uses RDRAM. It currently has a 1.8GHz Willamette and actually runs very well, but I will be swapping it out for a 3. …

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Re: Intro, my 1997 computer

Posted on 2020-02-28, 17:30

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Great machine! If you want to stay true to 1997, I’d install Windows 95. 😀

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Re: What is your oldest working Brand name computer ? - ( Challenge ).

Posted on 2020-02-28, 13:19

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The LTE Lite/25 is a passive matrix display. The first two members of the Lite series were the Lite/20 and Lite/25 (both grayscale passive matrix without trackball), then the Lite/25E (grayscale active matrix with built-in trackball) and Lite/25C (color active matrix with built-in trackball) were …

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Re: What are builds you want to make someday?

Posted on 2020-02-27, 05:18

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I use ball mice on a regular basis and they are fine IMO. Hell, I’d be okay using one on a brand-new PC. Sure, they do require some cleaning now and then, but that doesn’t bother me.

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Re: Tulatin Celeron on a ASUS P2B for Windows 98

Posted on 2020-02-26, 07:58

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Pretty cool! Didn't know they made Tualatin Celerons in 1.4GHz. Really cool. How does it benchmark against a true Pentium III?

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-02-22, 03:50

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Wow, I’m surprised to hear that, as I have never came across one that didn’t work. They have been extremely reliable in my experience.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-02-21, 15:19

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Got this one working today. 4E0FA9E3-BD6D-483B-A56A-D296B98B5942.jpeg 13174B18-CCB3-4CB6-8B87-D51DA51560D4.jpeg 77F1661F-C07B-4300-85AC-7006BF1CBF32.jpeg It’s a Compaq Presario 1090ES from 1997. The original series of Presario notebooks were light grey, rather than black like the later ones. These …

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Re: What is your oldest OEM computer ? - ( Challenge ).

Posted on 2020-02-21, 15:04

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My oldest would be my original “tan case” Osborne 1. Still works like the day it was built. It was made in very early 1982.

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Re: Windows 2000 20th Anniversary Client/server build

Posted on 2020-02-19, 05:46

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Very cool! Really dig that Vaio. I had a Pentium III Vaio notebook (very similar to yours) that appeared to have been struck by lighting through the modem port, and didn't work needless to say, so I threw it out. Didn't realize Windows 2000 turned 20 today! Hard to believe that XP will be turning 20 …

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Re: Benchmark software for Win9x, 2000/XP systems?

Posted on 2020-02-11, 20:55

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agent_x007 wrote on 2020-02-11, 20:31: SiSoft Sandra 2001 (CPU + Multimedia + memory/cache) PCMark 02 (it's free) 3DMark 99/2000/01/03* (*newest for Win98 is v3.5.x) C […] Show full quote SiSoft Sandra 2001 (CPU + Multimedia + memory/cache) PCMark 02 (it's free) 3DMark 99/2000/01/03* (*newest for …

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Benchmark software for Win9x, 2000/XP systems?

Posted on 2020-02-11, 05:19

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I'm looking for something decent to benchmark my Win9x, 2000 and XP era computers. What would be some good ones to use? I just want something super simple. Kind of like Checkit, but for newer, Windows systems. Just some simple CPU, graphics and hard drive benchmarks is all I want so I can see what …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-02-07, 21:45

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Found this in the trash a little over a month ago and finally got around to testing it a few days ago. IMG_5470.jpg It's a Compaq Evo D500 desktop, made right before the HP disaster that ruined Compaq. So it's one of the very last true Compaqs. Naturally, it works absolutely fine, as the Evo was …

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Re: Compaq SLT 286

Posted on 2020-02-03, 16:15

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Is the SLT plagued by bad capacitors like the LTE? Should I remove the old capacitors immediately and clean the board to prevent any kind of leakage disaster? Thanks for your help. No, it is not! Compaq was very generous, and used all tantalum capacitors on the motherboard. And the axial caps in …

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Re: Epson ActionNote 500C

Posted on 2020-01-24, 16:01

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What do we have here? IMG_5431.jpg Hell froze over. I actually found a 4MB memory expansion for an ActionNote!! Been after one for ages. This gives 8MB total: IMG_5432.jpg IMG_5438.jpg I'm actually shocked that Kingston made memory upgrades for these. I have installed the memory expansion into my …

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Re: Epson ActionNote 500C

Posted on 2020-01-24, 15:51

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I got the 4SLC/33 a few days ago, and also found another 500C for cheap (which I bought mostly for the case, since it still had the original case with it). Here's a pic of the 4SLC/33: IMG_5425.jpg That black and white display sure is nice! The hard drive really was bad, so the Areal A260 went in, …

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Re: Epson ActionNote 500C

Posted on 2020-01-18, 10:22

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Here is a pic of the original display panel: Filename IMG_5400.jpg File size 573.07 KiB Views 248 views It actually looks better in that picture than in real life. Very severe shadowing. New caps will clear this up.

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Epson ActionNote 500C

Posted on 2020-01-18, 10:20

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The very first Windows 3.1 computer I ever owned was an Epson ActionNote 500C. I found it at a thrift store almost 10-years-ago. I was mesmerized by how old and primitive of a laptop it was, and really liked it a lot. I was quite young at the time, so when the screen eventually failed on it, I had …

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