Olivetti PCS 33 - questions

Posted on 2023-02-05, 07:52

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Heya! I recently got myself Olivetti PCS 33. It's in good condition, only the hard drive is on its last legs. First question: I replaced the hard drive with a CF adapter and installed MS-DOS 6.22 from disks without problems. Only oddity I found after, that in boot up it shows "Disk 2 not recognized" …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-08, 07:33

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got myself Olivetti PCS 33 (386SX) in good condition. I'll transfer the files from the harddrive before it dies and then reinstall dos and add a soundcard. I could go with SB16 (CT2800) from '95 or ESS1868 AudioDrive from '97. For a 386 the SB16 does seem a better fit but ESFM is also really good …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-07, 18:06

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got myself Olivetti PCS 33 (386SX) in good condition. I'll transfer the files from the harddrive before it dies and then reinstall dos and add a soundcard. I could go with SB16 (CT2800) from '95 or ESS1868 AudioDrive from '97.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-11-04, 07:03

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Anyone else familiar with these Ambra computers? This one is in its original configuration with 486SX 25MHz, 4MB RAM and 210MB Harddrive. I Added Sound Blaster 16 and 3COM networking card since the onboard controller does not seem to like CF adapters paired with a hard drive.

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Re: My Big Red Switch 486

Posted on 2021-08-18, 07:33

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Theres a site that lists a lot of different turbo LEDs. Mine wasn't on there unfortunately. http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/led_speed_display/led_speed_display.htm The main thing to know is they are a just a dumb pannel that doesn't actually read the clock speed from the motherboard. They are just …

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Re: My Big Red Switch 486

Posted on 2021-08-18, 07:06

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Warlord wrote on 2021-08-16, 17:39: I made my own turbo panel with some more switches just becasue I love the feeling of flipping the switches. Interesting, are there any tutorials on this?

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-04-05, 18:41

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Here’s my space in one corner of the loft. EDFBCE94-7F2C-4A92-B1FB-248A076F5B7A.jpeg 669A766A-6E70-414B-876D-B233CB4A3EC1.jpeg 6A4989EA-A436-45B2-8D58-E4845E3952C4.jpeg Here we have: Amiga 4000 060 Amiga 1200 060 Atari Falcon CT60e 060 BBC Master Acorn A3020 24Mhz Acorn Atom BBC Micro Model B Acorn …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-04-05, 18:39

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amazing collection! nice to see your son enjoys it as well

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-03-26, 09:54

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OldSkoolKiwi wrote on 2021-03-25, 20:12: My garage command centre.. Dos 6.22 , p2l97 slot1 333mmx, tnt2 64, aztech mmpro16 Win98 se, 8ipe1000 pro2, p4 2.0, 9600xt, sb l […] Show full quote My garage command centre.. Dos 6.22 , p2l97 slot1 333mmx, tnt2 64, aztech mmpro16 Win98 se, 8ipe1000 pro2, p4 …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-03-05, 07:20

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Not so much my computing "area" as such, just my systems. I recently moved house and I've opted for a different set up than I had previously. Before I had a KVM set up. This resulted in a massive amount of cables. Power cables for all systems, KVM cables, audio cables, etc. Quite messy. So, after I …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-02-04, 19:40

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This is my updated retro corner - It is not in its final stage, there will be two more PCs stuffed there and a KVM, as well as (FINALLY) a network connection for each one, and also I need to clean up the shelves a little. https://i.imgur.com/Db2phyjl.jpg This space used to be a light shaft that …

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Re: My Big Red Switch 486

Posted on 2021-01-14, 08:20

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what a beast! good job.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-12-01, 08:34

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the speakers that came along with my IBM Aptiva are the same found in this IBM Aptiva 2144-M51. Unfortunately there are no brand or model markings in these. Here's more pics I found online http://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=k352345667

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-12-01, 05:55

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Found some matching speakers, but still not the original unmarked ones I used to have... Are the cutouts on the bottom of those speakers seriously there to accommodate the width of the keyboard? Amazing! I've got complete Aptiva system as well but with G50 monitor and non-IBM branded speakers that …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-10-16, 04:58

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Specs: PC Chips M321 motherboard (all ISA slots) AMD 386DX-40 CPU 16mb 30-pin RAM Tseng ET4000AX 1mb video card Aztech Sound Blaster Pro 2 clone (real OPL) MS-DOS 6.22/Windows For Workgroups 3.11 3COM Etherlink ISA Network Card XT-CF lite with 2gb CF card in back expansion bracket amazing, well …

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Re: Fujitsu ICL Indiana

Posted on 2020-09-04, 15:12

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These were sold under the MikroMikko brand in Finland. Great looking machines

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2020-08-29, 08:58

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As you can see, I've completely given up on the concept of organization by now. I just have too much stuff. The other corner of the basement, not pictured, has even more stuff. I think I have a hoarding problem. It's amazing how much stuff can pile up over 20+ years. https://i.imgur.com/DaLZgH5.jpg …

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2020-08-19, 14:35

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Sealed for 21e incl. shipping

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-08-17, 04:46

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About the LED display - yes there is a place for the LED display, it's not installed. I only have a LED display that can go up to 199 MHz and this PC is 233MHz, somehow I don't like setting an arbitrary number :-). Maybe I could use the jumpers to set the LED value to the word "HI" (I think I saw …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-08-16, 19:06

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Looking good, Killian! Now get some more room for that Roland SC-88VL under the monitor so it doesn't have be under the lamp 😉 Does your case have a spot for LED speed display? Seems like it could have just enough space on the left side.

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