Re: Show off your 286/386s!
Posted on 2009-06-14, 18:33
All of my computers use IBM clicky key keyboards. I picked up six model M units years ago when they were still considered worthless.
Re: Show off your 286/386s!
Posted on 2009-06-14, 14:21
Both of my systems are using a "dingus" that plugs into the original 286/386 CPU socket. I'm not cheating with SBC CPU cards. The 386 motherboard I use is technically more like a 486 board (it has both 386 and 486 CPU sockets), but that's really the best you can do if you want to use a 386 CPU with …
Re: Show off your 286/386s!
Posted on 2009-06-14, 02:56
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_CzHY0sEvu6A/SRo3wozFSmI/AAAAAAAABPM/MAOBIRk7EeE/s800/IMG_1734.JPG -IBM Type III 8MHz planar -16 MB DRAM (512kb on planar) -2 x BocaRAM AT Plus -AMI replacement BIOS -RevTo486 IBM486SLC2-66/cx83s87-40 CPU upgrade -IBM EGA adapter w/256kb RAM -Adaptec AHA-1542C SCSI -Boca …
Re: Quantum3D Obsidian2 X24 SLI card - What's it worth?
Posted on 2009-06-12, 22:56
I also have a mediavision thunderboard that I'm thinking of selling. I wanted to post it over on Quest Studios, but the registration is disabled. What's going on over there?
Re: Quantum3D Obsidian2 X24 SLI card - What's it worth?
Posted on 2009-06-12, 22:00
Okay. Thanks for the tip!
Quantum3D Obsidian2 X24 SLI card - What's it worth?
Posted on 2009-06-12, 19:26
I bought one of these several years back and I'm thinking of selling it. I have heard rumours that it might be somewhat collectible. Any idea how much these things typically go for?
Re: Installing an SB16 CT2230 and an SB16 CT2940 alongside one another
Posted on 2009-06-09, 00:10
You're joking about the CSP chip, right?
Re: Looking to buy a CD-ROM drive, seen this one, what do you think?
Posted on 2009-06-06, 13:45
I had a 6 /4/16 SCSI model. It also died after very light use. If you want a good drive, get a Plextor. If you're looking for decent SCSI drives, I have a few spare Pioneer 4X drives that do a good job with CD-R media. Though I wouldn't recommend shipping out of the US.
Re: Western Digital Caviar HDDs - unreliable
Posted on 2009-06-05, 16:19
I've had bad luck with WD caviar drives, especially from the 486 era. For older drives I prefer Quantum. The Maxtors, while not the fastest or quietest seem to hold up pretty well. The Maxtor 7213AT in particular seems fairly reliable. I don't know what to say for drives larger than 1GB, they just …
Re: My 486 Box
Posted on 2009-06-01, 17:27
The Mach64 really isn't the worst card in the world for DOS stuff. When compared to the last generation VLB cards, it is about in the middle of the pack. However, it is quite excellent for windows accelerated graphics. If you are considering to upgrade your VLB graphics board, you're really going to …
Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)
Posted on 2009-05-27, 23:36
What I would really like is a 3rd edition. Over time they slowly removed all the good stuff.
Re: Seed to new socket 8 powerhouse
Posted on 2009-05-23, 16:02
You think that's bad? You should see my XT counting all 32MB of EMS memory.
Re: Who wants to buy 128kx8 (1 meg) cache chips for their 486 or pentium board?
Posted on 2009-05-03, 22:01
How many do you need? I have a lot, but I can't guarantee they'll be around forever.
Re: P55c at Overclocked to 300mhz?
Posted on 2009-03-27, 15:41
I have one of those 266MHz Pentium MMX chips. I didn't think they were all that rare. A few years back sellers were unloading them on ebay. I think they were all desolders. My bigger problem is finding a motherboard that supports them. From what I can tell, they will only work on systems with Intel …
Re: Your most unreliable retro hardware?
Posted on 2009-03-25, 01:31
I used to have a lot of Maxtor hard drives. They were never really fast, or really quiet...but I always found them reliable. That is until Maxtor bought out Quantum. Quantum used to make the best hard drives on the market...that is until they came out with the Quantum Fireball KA. I believe that was …
Re: Your most unreliable retro hardware?
Posted on 2009-03-22, 02:55
Vintage PC things I hate: -Most things from PCChips -double sided 72-pin SIMMs -proprietary CD-ROM drives -Super 7 motherboards (but more specifically anything from VIA) -Most board with OPTi chipset -Trident Graphics cards -Anything Plug 'n' Play -Creative Labs cards based on "vibra" -software …
Re: Keyboard error or no keyboard present
Posted on 2009-03-12, 02:05
Actually, you can just use a wire and solder the the two ends of the fuse together temporarily. While you shouldn't leave it like that, in the short term it will at least tell you if the fuse is the problem or not.
Optivision OPV9100 MPEG2 decoder for EISA bus
Posted on 2009-03-11, 03:38
I bought one of these on ebay several weeks ago. I guess they were made between 1994-1996. At one point optivision was a pretty huge company and they made very costly professional grade MPEG hardware. In 2000 they were bought out by Amnis Systems Inc, and the support evaporated. I have tried …
Re: Keyboard error or no keyboard present
Posted on 2009-03-11, 01:28
Checking the fuse should be possible using a regular multi-meter.
Re: Keyboard error or no keyboard present
Posted on 2009-03-10, 14:15
When my fuse was bad, for some reason the lights on the keyboard still flashed. I'd check the fuse anyway.
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