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

Posted on 2022-07-31, 18:57

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by Miphee

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Got a few PCs with these videocards and a boatload of 478&775 boards from community e-waste. I just couldn't leave them there. Nothing special, most of them had the usual Celeron 2.4 - Celeron D 336 inside with the generic Codegen 350 W PSU.

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Re: [Advice needed] I'm reaching my collection goal and currently considering stopping. What is your goal ?

Posted on 2022-07-19, 15:41

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by Miphee

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My goal is simple: I want to collect CPUs. All of them.

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Re: When PC became soulless for you?

Posted on 2022-07-10, 18:36

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As soon as I stopped gaming seriously. From that point I refused to spend money on new rigs every time some hotshot game came out. I got so disinterested that I got my current PC from e-waste. I'd rather spend my money on retro stuff than another office junk.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-06, 19:25

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cyclone3d wrote on 2022-06-06, 17:40: I am more of a builder, but I do grabbed boxes items when they show up for cheap-ish. One of those Gallatin I have is installed in a PIAGP setup. Same here. I grab whatever I can from recycling piles and pray that it's something exciting and not another C 336.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-05, 21:29

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For the most part, the EE CPUs are just slightly higher clocked than the model right below it as far as the Pentium 4 CPUs go. There isn't really any reason to hunt for them... There is one: to complete a collection and that's as good a reason as any. I know this site is divided between collectors …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-05, 15:56

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TrashPanda wrote on 2022-06-05, 11:47: eBay .. if you want to pay 600 USD for them. Crazy, but it still doesn't explain the absence of these models on the retro market, especially in s478 packages.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-05, 10:28

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were they crazy rare? no but they were not that common either and so they still fetch a nice price when they do show up on eBay and such. If I can't get my hands on one locally and can't even find one on international sites then I consider it rare. Not super386-level rare but the outcome is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-05, 09:58

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So in case of some EE CPUs - yeah, while I'm a bit surprised as they were not that rare - maybe lazy collectors are already willing to pay high sums on eBay... but other than that - regular CPUs will never have much value. How come the market isn't flooded with EE CPUs that are only 20 years old at …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-04, 16:32

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so I don't think they will ever become as desirable as 486 or even early Pentium CPUs... hence I was surprised OP mentioned it would be worth a lot of money if somebody noticed it's EE O_o That's exactly why I started collecting them in the first place. Cheap, readily available, easy to find in e- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-04, 06:07

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HanJammer wrote on 2022-06-03, 23:35: I'm pulling them from machines I'm scrapping at work all the time... 😮 Keep them all (EE editions) because they are insanely expensive as a collector's item.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-04, 06:02

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debs3759 wrote on 2022-06-03, 22:39: Nice find! Have you tested it yet? Yes, I tested it immediately with an Abit Fatality board. These e-waste 775s are usually a gamble because they are tossed around for a long time before I get to them but this was in good condition (no broken off caps). It works …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-03, 18:02

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Bought a few 775s for the collection from a junkyard salesman and there was a little surprise disguising itself as a regular Pentium D. I'm lucky Intel didn't stamp "Extreme" on every EE CPU or this would've been expensive. Beyond happy!

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

Posted on 2022-04-13, 09:52

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by Miphee

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As in driving around the streets and picking up stuff from the curb? But yeah, she's a keeper She was the one who told me that the local school organized an e-waste collection day so we went there and picked up everything computer related. We had to make 2 turns to get them all. They usually don't …

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

Posted on 2022-04-11, 16:16

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by Miphee

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Another spring, another municipal waste collection day. Wife was NOT happy but she helped me anyway. That's true love.

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Re: Fedex charges to ship lasers in CDROMS. Is this a scam?

Posted on 2021-12-09, 10:18

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The new cold war has begun! CD-ROM lasers are a hazard because the Russians could shoot down friendly satellites with them!

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Re: No space in your room to store old PC?

Posted on 2021-12-08, 07:22

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Time to say goodbye to a few of them! I made a promise to myself that I won't store hardware in the living area. Let's be honest, it's not nice when you have to navigate around "e-waste" in your living room or hallways. Stacking them up also makes them harder to reach when you need them. Use a wall- …

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Re: Any advice on selling retro computer stuff?

Posted on 2021-12-03, 18:12

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by Miphee

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I only sell on local auction sites and offer local pickup only. It's slower and less profitable but the buyer gets what he sees and we don't have to deal with shipping costs and possible damages. Warranty is not an issue because no sane person would offer warranty on 20-30 years old tech that came …

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Re: Anybody has info on this monitor: Reuters CMV123NE?

Posted on 2021-12-03, 14:19

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by Miphee

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Well, it's too far to test it myself so I'll pass. Thanks for the help.

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Re: Anybody has info on this monitor: Reuters CMV123NE?

Posted on 2021-12-02, 14:44

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by Miphee

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True although I have 2 multisync monitors that support every imaginable outputs but only display BW monochrome. Poor man's multisync.

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Re: Anybody has info on this monitor: Reuters CMV123NE?

Posted on 2021-12-02, 14:27

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The listing describes it as EGA, although it seems a bit odd that it's described as working Yeah, "working" means that the CRT fires up. So it's a multisync monitor with analog/digital RGB modes and possibly MDA, also A/V/chroma demodulator and coaxial RGB inputs? So it should know almost every …

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