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Re: My AMD Athlon Socket A system..

Posted on 2014-02-11, 12:09

I think i can better go for the Windows ME route.. Did you also tried unofficial service packs?? ( i like to know if they will fix the bugs in that operation system) The great news is that my case already have a valid serial key on the back. Iam a little bit afraid of the stability.. Is it really …

Re: Story behind your avatar?

Posted on 2014-02-11, 11:53

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I was fascinated by that time with the name Pentium and for fun called the 486 a Tetrium...so I painted together my avatar and registered as Tetrium and of course I had to pick a fitting avatar 😜

Re: My AMD Athlon Socket A system..

Posted on 2014-02-11, 02:08

Dont know which operating system to install.. I like to install windows 98 se on it, but give me some limitations i think.. 1. I need to edit the config file to support 1GB in windows 98se ( so i think would it be better to go with windows ME / Win2000. ( i know Windows ME having those bug, lets go …

Re: Where do you get your PCs?

Posted on 2014-02-10, 17:52

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I used to find my stuff while dumpsterdiving and it's how I got most of my stuff. In more recent years I got bits and parts from all over the place, by buying on local WTS sites, by getting stuff for free from people I know or people I met and had a friendly chat with. I used to ebay, but I don't …

Re: Redundant collecting (AKA hoarding)

Posted on 2014-02-10, 17:35

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I am hording socket 939 Nforce4 motherboards. I think that socket 939 will be the last retro collectible platform. Socket AM2 and socket 775 are so common that they will never be hard to find or expensive. And the high quality of the boards will make sure they last forever. Socket 939 on the other …

Re: Redundant collecting (AKA hoarding)

Posted on 2014-02-10, 16:46

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If the supply dries up and prices skyrocket, then retroactively it was not hoarding but a shrewd business decision to stockpile a future classic :dead: But you need a crystal ball to know which way it will go. I wish that I had "hoarded" some GUSses and high-end 440BX boards and left all Socket 7 …

Re: Redundant collecting (AKA hoarding)

Posted on 2014-02-10, 09:42

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I was definitely a hoarder in the very beginning of my hardware collection! I took virtually everything home with me so I had to make cuts at the very beginning (only 386 and up, only clone AT and ATX in standard cases, no IBM's no macs etc). These days I barely buy any computer equipment. I'm lucky …

Re: My AMD Athlon Socket A system..

Posted on 2014-02-09, 22:40

I think i can better look for an older board.. SATA wouldnt be highly recommend for me.. PATA would do also. I think it would be more interesting if the board have six pci slots instead of 5 on the later boards.. Iam looking more for KT133A / KT266 / 333 boards.. I thought they would be easly to …

Re: Gateway Returns!

Posted on 2014-02-09, 19:41

While putting all the components together and doing a bit of troubleshooting/research on the motherboard, I found that I'm essentially putting together an actual system that Gateway sold! Even the case is similar. I have the exact same case! I think it's the oldest I have that fits a 12cm exhaust …

Re: Catch-22

Posted on 2014-02-09, 17:31

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snorg wrote: Well can't you use low density media with a high density drive, even if you can't format a higher density as a lower one? I forgot how truly little space these old systems had. I think most 1.44 drives can read and format 720kb disks, though I'm not sure about the newer 1.44 drives

Re: Catch-22

Posted on 2014-02-09, 12:12

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Only my few modern systems (with more then 1 core) don't have a floppy drive installed, but even my Phenom II X4 has a floppy header on the motherboard (I specifically hunted down one of the very few motherboards that did have a floppy header), just in case I'll need it in the future. I have another …

Re: Reselling `schrott computer parts` in germany?

Posted on 2014-02-09, 02:36

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PeterLI wrote: Get a forwarding / collection address in DE near the border and pick it up once in a while. 😀 I was considering this, but it would still mean lots of extra stuff to do (the people I know who live in Germany have no idea what circuit board they are holding in their hands, let alone …

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