Re: A currently active large BBS system

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Jo22 wrote on Today, 05:34: I've read the wiki. Interesting oddity, though doesn't sound too great to me. a) runs on Linux/BSD (ewww) What do you expect for a modern BBS hosting 1000s of users. 😀 I'm sure it's far more stable and scalable than about anything else doing the same job.

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Re: A currently active large BBS system

Posted on Today, 14:13

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There are still more than 1000 BBS currently listed and operational, check the lists in this site: https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/ The catch is that almost all of them, mine included, exist as an exhibit and do not expect people to actually regularly log in to have discussions etc. So if PTT is …

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A currently active large BBS system

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I checked if this was mentioned elsewhere on Vogons but it was in passing and probably not noticed by many. Apparently, an old-style BBS is heavily used in Taiwan, still using telnet in some cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTT_Bulletin_Board_System I think this is fascinating and I have so many …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-09-26, 12:50

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peter_shaw wrote on 2023-09-25, 12:30: Really excited about this work in progress: I don't have this case, but the one I have also has a tiny little reset button that is impossible to push with my finger. It's annoying because sometimes I need to reset it.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-19, 13:05

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I had one of these mice long ago and wanted one again. This one appears to be totally unused and was reportedly found in the seller's grandfather's house. Not to point out the obvious, but isn't it amazing that some of this stuff is purchased/obtained and never used, even decades later? And isn't …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-19, 13:04

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I had one of these mice long ago and wanted one again. This one appears to be totally unused and was reportedly found in the seller's grandfather's house. Not to point out the obvious, but isn't it amazing that some of this stuff is purchased/obtained and never used, even decades later? And isn't …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-19, 11:47

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I had one of these mice long ago and wanted one again. This one appears to be totally unused and was reportedly found in the seller's grandfather's house. Not to point out the obvious, but isn't it amazing that some of this stuff is purchased/obtained and never used, even decades later? And isn't it …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-06, 14:00

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bought what was supposed to be an nos sony cd-rw. received this item that was made in hungary instead. it's a 2x2x6 cd-rw. can't find any info at all on google. the model says br549 which i thought was a joke since that was phone number from the tv show heehaw and apparently also a band. it does …

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Re: Gotek 1.4m vs 720k drives - hardware difference? just firmware?

Posted on 2023-09-01, 18:20

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Hi - I feel like this should be somewhere here, but I've been searching and can't find it so I apologize if I missed it elsewhere. I have the Epson Equity 1+. It appears on review that it will only support 720k drives, not 1.4Mb - and unfortunately the Gotek floppy emulators I have are the 1.4Mb …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-01, 17:15

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Jccwu wrote on 2023-09-01, 17:04: for some, this is a retro case, but I have a main PC built on Ryzen 7 in this Hey that's ok, my main computer has one of these cases I bought in 2007 that started out with an Athlon X2. https://www.provantage.com/win-development-z5 … b3~7INWN169.htm

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Re: Can Desqview run concurrent programs on 286?

Posted on 2023-09-01, 14:51

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AFAIK, the 286 doesn't have the support necessary to emulate EMS: it can't remap XMS memory to the first 1MB of memory. I think DesqView can only copy memory to and from XMS memory on a 286; it can't actually map XMS memory to the first 1MB. So, it can't actually multitask several programs …

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Re: Can Desqview run concurrent programs on 286?

Posted on 2023-09-01, 13:38

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This should be easily answered by doing some searching, right? Well I still don't understand this. They say a 286 will multitask with DV, but I've tried it and it doesn't run them concurrently. Perhaps by "multitask" it's referring to task switching? I've ran DV on a 386 and it clearly runs …

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Re: Can Desqview run concurrent programs on 286?

Posted on 2023-09-01, 12:03

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Hi there! I'll try to explain, according to my understanding, but I'm not very good at wording things, I'm afraid. 😅 But on a 286 it seems to pause the background session. Why, because the video isn't updating? If so, that's because virtualizing video is tricky. Writings that are made directly to …

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Can Desqview run concurrent programs on 286?

Posted on 2023-08-31, 22:03

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This should be easily answered by doing some searching, right? Well I still don't understand this. They say a 286 will multitask with DV, but I've tried it and it doesn't run them concurrently. Perhaps by "multitask" it's referring to task switching? I've ran DV on a 386 and it clearly runs multiple …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-31, 14:20

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https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/abc-computer-company-ltd-a3286-a3886-01-v3- Seller's pics. Will be a nice winter project. So this board could be a 286 or 386sx? If so, that's interesting. Not too surprising considering that's what the SX was supposed to do. But I've never actually seen a MB …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-28, 12:47

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lawyerpepper wrote on 2023-08-24, 20:19: IMG_1227.jpgNew Dell QuietKey PS/2 keyboard - as far as I can tell, it's never been plugged in to anything: I have one of these on the computer I built for my parents, and in retrospect, it's a pretty nice keyboard.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-20, 22:52

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Got another Socket 3 board (ECS UM486V) and an Intel DX4-100 overdrive chip. Probably going to use this for another multi-sound card experimental build. Given the generally unobstructed slots on this board, hoping I can cram 6 sound cards into it. I have a board that looks a lot like that, except …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-08-17, 22:43

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Nice. I have an affection for 286s. Count me in as well. That case looks brand spanking new inside. Is that a NOS PSU? So shiny... Never understood people who place the CDROM in the lowest drive bay though... :) That case was in an incredibly miserable condition when I bought it, and had a 386SX-20 …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-08-17, 14:06

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appiah4 wrote on 2023-08-17, 13:58: This is my newly finished 286 build. More of my computer builds are available on my website. […] Show full quote This is my newly finished 286 build. More of my computer builds are available on my website. Am286-16 01.jpg Am286-16 02.jpg Am286-16 03.jpg Nice. I …

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Re: JCS286/SCAT (82C235) Motherboard

Posted on 2023-07-31, 16:31

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So yeah the BIOS looks cool because it's in color, but I'll stick with the AMI because it does everything better. Other than the turbo switch/LED, what does the other BIOS do better? One major advantage of the color BIOS is that it allows more granular setting of EMS memory size. In particular, it …

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