Re: Crazy prices for some retro hardware stuff.
Posted on 2019-12-03, 07:17
I'm a little freaked out by software costs. A lot of stuff is now impossible to find. Stuff that I bought off a store shelf! If anything happens to yours, gone forever. 😢
Re: Intresting Motherboard
Posted on 2019-10-20, 10:38
Nice transitional board with a lot of cross compatibility. They went through a lot of trouble so that no matter who you were, this board worked for you.
Re: Help finding info on some cards. Warning, pictures
Posted on 2019-10-20, 10:34
Too bad these boxes don't come with a manual 😒
Re: storage of vintage hardware
Posted on 2019-10-16, 11:30
Sometimes you don't have much choice. My main advice is to store in a low humidity environment. Secondary advice, an environment sealed from pests or rodents. Tertiary advice, an environment away from the sun and heat.
Re: The risks of using period correct power supplies
Posted on 2019-10-16, 11:21
That's crazy. Sorry to hear about it. Sucks. As to your question, no idea. I've had systems turn themselves on, but it was some kind of device like a wireless adapter meshing with some kind of BIOS setting allowing that. Seems a bit much to toss out all old power supplies, but since I don't know …
Re: Very compact retro PCs?
Posted on 2019-09-27, 10:41
My Axcel 386/25 (Packard Bell) is small.
Re: *New* Old Stock IBM CGA Card from Computer Reset
Posted on 2019-09-24, 09:11
I'm glad you got this treasure.
Re: Boxed Original AdLib
Posted on 2019-09-20, 01:15
If a replica does replicate 100% the original, is it really a replica or is 100% the same? No! Replicas are not history. Of course you can use a replica. You can go further down that slippery slope and emulate. A perfect emulator gives you the same result. How about an old building? A fire destroys …
Re: AMD 5x86 P75 - Win98 or Win98?
Posted on 2019-09-20, 00:45
appiah4 wrote: Well, between Win98 and Win98, I'd definitely go for Win98. :p
Re: The value of keeping a Windows 98 installation? (aka which games run poorly on newer OSes)
Posted on 2019-09-20, 00:36
I didn't blame Windows 98 for anything, it did what was made to do, no more, no less. And I certainly didn't intend to complain, was merely sharing my fresh experience. However, what you said should work simply did not. USB keyboard works in BIOS setup but not in Windows; USB thumb drive's activity …
Re: How many Retro PCs do you got in your house?
Posted on 2019-09-18, 11:11
Probably 20-25 systems, mostly in "storage." And parts. As for use, this computer is "modern" from 2010. The laptop, well, that was modern but now it's so old, well, it's from 2002. Compaq Presario 905. Recently I went to an estate sale and collected a P100, got it going and that's the only one …
Re: Posting Challenge-Oldest Browser, OS and hardware.
Posted on 2019-09-18, 10:55
DosFreak wrote: For now but don't think that will go on forever. Security and maintenance are issues and the forums will be getting an upgrade. So you may have to go through a proxy WebOne - proxy for old browsers to make them Web 2.0-capable when that happens. Sounds like a downgrade.
Re: The value of keeping a Windows 98 installation? (aka which games run poorly on newer OSes)
Posted on 2019-09-18, 10:47
Like being able to browse the web and download files out of the box. Or being able to connect a USB thumb drive to a PC that is supposed to have USB support. That's not Windows 98's fault. It can browse the web out of the box and if you use a correctly formatted USB drive that should also work …
Re: Sierra adventures by disk (images)
Posted on 2019-09-18, 10:36
Hey, thanks Spaz. That shows the 360K disks do indeed contain smaller archives. I ended up throwing it onto two 1.4MB disks; you can't even tell from a gameplay point of view it is on floppy disks (which is undoubtedly intentional) other than the very occasional trip to "disk 3." Unfortunately, I'm …
Re: Trying to install W98 on HP s7520n, need help finding drivers
Posted on 2019-09-18, 03:22
It shipped with XP. Apparently the motherboard is a Asus K8AE-LM; HP/Compaq name: Opal-GL6E, but particularly if it's OEM only it won't have any. 2006 is around the time 98 support vanished.
Re: Clean plastic with what ?
Posted on 2019-09-14, 10:43
You need to weight things so they don't float in the peroxide bath. I suggest taping nickels to the bottom. A lot of stuff will dissolve in peroxide. Depending on the type of plastic and the condition, you may need a couple of weeks (at 3%) to get where you are going. My advice - it's hard to tell …
Re: Too many old hard drives
Posted on 2019-09-08, 05:03
That's a lot of drives. I might have like 25 that aren't in computers - most of them represented a single computer, salvaged. I would sell whatever I don't want in my drawer. These days not everyone even wants them due to flash technology, but I love using the original parts, and the sound...yeah, …
Re: Citizen Floppy Drive Issue
Posted on 2019-09-08, 04:55
You need to study how this drive is constructed. It just needs some grease somewhere, which is why it isn't "locking down" the disk into a position where it will read. Or it's dirty/corroded/something of that nature. I would watch all moving parts when the disk is inserted, when you push it in to …
Re: Some of my "hoard" :)
Posted on 2019-09-08, 04:45
Wonderful hoard there. I notice nothing's that old. I see one newer IBM desktop.
Re: What retro hardware you killed today or in the past :(. Killing spree stories+serial killers are welcome.Rest in pieces.
Posted on 2019-09-05, 08:28
My first "real computer" that was solely mine and used was a hand me down i486-66 DX2, in a fine large tower. Sadly, it was around for less than a year. One day it simply wouldn't turn on. Seemed like a power issue; back then I was clueless and had no idea what to do including asking for help. …
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