Re: PicoGUS: ISA sound card emulator with Raspberry Pi Pico (Gravis Ultrasound, AdLib, MPU-401, Tandy, CMS)

Posted on 2024-05-05, 07:36

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Kekkula wrote on 2024-04-16, 18:21: Ok thanks for the reply. Here in Europe cards are hard to come by 😉 I think I have a few pcb's left (1.1/1.2, no 2.0) after I build a few cards for some friends. Contact me if you want me to build you one.

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Re: How hard is it to find retro/vintage computer hardware where you live?

Posted on 2024-04-13, 09:05

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by HomeLate

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Quite hard nowadays. You can still find vintage pc's on second hand websites (our version of Craigslist) but these people also know eBay and ask eBay prices for their hardware. I have a friend who has a friend who works in recycling. He calls sometimes if he found interesting hardware. I have to pay …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-16, 12:26

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Grabbed the very first Pentium, the 60Mhz SX835. The first computer my parents bought me in 1994 was a Pentium 66 with an AWE32. Brings back a lot of memories. I also remember going to LAN parties and the DX4 100 guys used to laugh at my Pentium saying it was rubbish and had a bug, “you should have …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-16, 12:22

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The working ones are likely worth a bit, the rest if they cant be repaired to working order will be worth a bit just as parts, I would keep the best of the working ones for myself and sell the other two and spare parts. There are a good number of people out there looking for replacement parts and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-16, 10:33

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I saved a bunch PS/2 computers from the scrap pile: - two Model 30 286, one with a working hard drive - PS/2 Model 57 486SLC3 - PS/2 Model 70 386 - PS/2 Model 58 486SLC2 - External 5.25" floppy drive which fits the Model 57 - 2 Model M keyboard which are in a rough shape (need cleaning) I've yet to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-16, 08:32

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I saved a bunch PS/2 computers from the scrap pile: - two Model 30 286, one with a working hard drive - PS/2 Model 57 486SLC3 - PS/2 Model 70 386 - PS/2 Model 58 486SLC2 - External 5.25" floppy drive which fits the Model 57 - 2 Model M keyboard which are in a rough shape (need cleaning) I've yet to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-01-13, 21:36

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wirerogue wrote on 2024-01-13, 21:33: dual piii 1ghz and rdram. nice. i'm looking at some other photos online and holy crap, is that subwoofer for a system speaker? 😉 Yes, the speaker is big in these and the quality is actually pretty good 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-01-13, 09:41

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Another Compaq AP550 with dual 1Ghz PIII processors and an HP Kayak XAs. Filename 20240113_103827.jpg File size 293.74 KiB Views 1078 views Filename 20240113_103726.jpg File size 596.88 KiB Views 1078 views I now have two AP550's :-]

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

Posted on 2024-01-10, 08:09

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Working on an Olivetti M24. I don't have a compatible monitor but an IBM MDA works fine without disabling the onboard GO318 graphics. I removed the Varta which did its job on the mainboard. Corrosion is minimal, but the speaker is gone. The powerled is missing but that will be replaced too. So far …

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Re: please take it upon yourself to list your oldest computers

Posted on 2023-12-15, 14:00

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kant explain wrote on 2023-12-15, 13:26: Doesn't the Display Writer have an 8088? It had a 8086 and ran proprietary software (Display Write). I do believe you could run DOS or CP/M from floppy.

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Re: please take it upon yourself to list your oldest computers

Posted on 2023-12-15, 09:48

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My oldest is an IBM Display Writer from 1980, complete with display, dual floppy drives, keyboard and (massive) printer. Second, more usable, Sinclair ZX81 and TI-99/4A... both released in 1981. PC-'compatible' is an IBM 5150. It still works but it's hardly used.

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Re: Help repairing Gainward Voodoo 2

Posted on 2023-11-13, 09:03

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I recently repaired a Voodoo 2 which was rma'd 25 years ago. A friend found PC related stuff from a computershop that went bankrupt several years ago. The Voodoo 2 was recognised in Windows but every 3DFx compatible game would crash. I checked every resistor and resistor array on the card but all of …

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Re: Voodoo 2 compatibility and trustworthiness

Posted on 2023-10-02, 08:28

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I recently bought one, not on eBay but from another auction site. It was rma'd and stored in a box for over 20 years. I think I bought it for $80 for parts and repairs. It was detected in Windows 98 but I had driver issues and once the driver was working, I got a garbled image. I examined the card …

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Re: Compaq Professional Workstation AP550 - Which gpu

Posted on 2023-10-01, 12:00

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I recently acquired a Compaq Professional Workstation AP550 pretty cheap and in good condition. I was told it was used in a music studio and it came with a Terratec DMX6 Fire. It has a dual PIII-733 and 1Gb RDRAM. Since it's a dual cpu setup, I installed Windows XP. Which would be a suitable, …

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Compaq Professional Workstation AP550 - Which gpu

Posted on 2023-10-01, 09:07

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I recently acquired a Compaq Professional Workstation AP550 pretty cheap and in good condition. I was told it was used in a music studio and it came with a Terratec DMX6 Fire. It has a dual PIII-733 and 1Gb RDRAM. Since it's a dual cpu setup, I installed Windows XP. Which would be a suitable, period …

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Re: How has your interest in vintage computing changed over time?

Posted on 2023-04-03, 13:23

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I stopped collecting PC-compatibles a while ago. I have a build for each generation, from a Tandy 1000SL up to a P4, including spare parts, mainboards... Only a 386, 486, P1-230MMX and PIII-600 are connected to a display/keyboard/mouse through a KVM. I still buy exotic parts from time to time, if …

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Re: How has your interest in vintage computing changed over time?

Posted on 2023-04-03, 08:37

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I stopped collecting PC-compatibles a while ago. I have a build for each generation, from a Tandy 1000SL up to a P4, including spare parts, mainboards... Only a 386, 486, P1-230MMX and PIII-600 are connected to a display/keyboard/mouse through a KVM. I still buy exotic parts from time to time, if …

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Re: What era of computers do you draw the line at collecting and/or using?

Posted on 2022-10-27, 09:33

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From anything 6510/Z80/680xx up to P4, no less, no further. I have a few C64's, Z80 based (Sinclair, MSX), Amiga's and Atari's. I have mostly have a PC-build for each generation. Tandy's for 8086 and clones from 286 until a Shuttle based P4 which I use often for SCSI devices. All other parts and …

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Re: How did you get started on retro computing?

Posted on 2022-07-08, 11:02

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It wasn't "retro" when I started. :P This... I found my old ZX Spectrum which I got from my dad 40 years ago on my dad's attic. This made me start collecting and restoring/fixing retro hardware. I now have a small collection of hardware I couldn't afford back in the day. Not only x86-compatible …

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

Posted on 2021-03-08, 10:29

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Added an Adaptec SCSI controller and Seagate 68Gb SCSI disk in my PIII-500 build. Plan is to install the OS on that drive. Not sure what OS yet. Either Windows 98SE or Windows 2000. I'm now troubleshooting a C64 with probably a bad PLA. Waiting for parts to arrive to continue troubleshooting.

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