Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2016-09-25, 06:51

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My latest dumpster find! http://img03.deviantart.net/2ee8/i/2016/264/a/2/untitled_by_mad_king_corduroy-daifxqx.jpg You're too much K_C! Amazing haul! That IBM looks like a 3270 PC - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_3270_PC. If it is, then it's a rare beast! If not, then the keyboard won't be …

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Re: 1998 Bondi Blue iMac won't boot

Posted on 2016-09-03, 04:31

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Have you tried zapping the PRAM using a key combo on boot - Cmd + Option + P + R, hold that down, turn on the computer and after it chimes you can let go. Would paste a link but phone is playing up. It might not fix it but it's a usual first troubleshooting step. Strangely enough letting it sit for …

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Re: 1998 Bondi Blue iMac won't boot

Posted on 2016-09-03, 01:54

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Have you tried zapping the PRAM using a key combo on boot - Cmd + Option + P + R, hold that down, turn on the computer and after it chimes you can let go. Would paste a link but phone is playing up. It might not fix it but it's a usual first troubleshooting step.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-28, 13:53

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As I'm currently living in a new city, I visited its sunday flea market. Two new graphics cards for my collection (1€ each! :lol: ): Matrox MGA IS-STORM 590-03 http://i.imgur.com/HQjoEwC.jpg I found that it has 4MB of WRAM, but still don't know what the second connector apart from VGA is for (D-SUB …

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Re: PC compatibility cards

Posted on 2016-08-08, 13:48

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Perhaps someone here knows something about those cards, because they are quite usefull and so a retro-486/pentium could be in an ppc-/mac, so perhaps one machine less for collecting. Interesting is that the 630-Dos-Compatible has a VGA that has 8Bit-Connection to the bus according to "pc-config". …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2016-08-06, 07:37

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Drove past a big pile of computer bits put out for collection, and decided to have a poke around in the middle of the night under the pretext of filling the wife's car with petrol :happy: It's been raining here lately, and the pile was next to a main road, getting splashed with grit by passing cars. …

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Re: Could anyone recommend some pc games for girls?

Posted on 2016-07-26, 13:16

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The Kings Quest series might appeal. Or simple arcade games.

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Re: Best Socket A (462) Motherboard?

Posted on 2016-07-23, 04:48

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But could I game on it? It seems most server boards aren't good for gaming. Yeah, why not? Fastest stock multiprocessor Athlon is the 2800MP, you could run it in Win 2000 or XP. Another member has a machine based on the A7M266-D, which has the same chipset as this Tyan - http://www.vogons.org/ …

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

Posted on 2016-07-23, 04:37

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I put the images in order, but they displayed backwards and I was too lazy to reverse it. :) Speaking of DOS 6.22, I just found the CD I got with the 486 I bought months back. It has a legit copy of DOS, Windows for Workgroup 3.11, and all of the drivers for the included cards. What's GATO? GATO's …

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

Posted on 2016-07-23, 02:16

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I did the MOST exciting "adding" of a 256 k L2 Burst Cache to my Pentium 166 Compaq. I attached some images to show how amazing the whole process was and I'm sure there will be much drooliage and slobbering over what they depict. The sequence of photos in your post seems to show you removing the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-17, 10:53

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... by the way, does anyone have any methods they use for getting permanent ink off of surfaces like this? I used Goo Gone and it helped, but it won't all come out. Next I'll try a magic eraser, but since they're abrasive I know they will affect the surface itself too. Just the cheapest nail polish …

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Re: Combined/Consolidated Shipping Services?

Posted on 2016-07-14, 14:54

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I use the PayPal service, HopShopGo, based in Oregon. Recently brought 6 items over to Australia at US$12 postage each, where the average GSP shipping was $20-$30 average. That was my fourth shipment so I estimate savings in the region of $200+ in the past 12 months. It has worked well for me so …

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Re: Getting a laptop battery replacement

Posted on 2016-07-12, 11:05

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Well ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrDnTXqoqjM 😁 more inspiration!

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Re: Examples of better PCI-X video cards?

Posted on 2016-07-06, 06:48

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http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/le … rheliadl256pci/ - looks cool I've got one based on the ATi ES1000 chip (https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2102/es1000), also has USB ports. Seems to be an HP OEM part. Planning on giving it a run in a dual P3 server ... one day ...

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Re: Best PCI Sata raid cards?

Posted on 2016-06-27, 10:22

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Adaptec's summary of hardware, software and "hybrid" a.k.a hardware assisted software RAID - http://www.adaptec.com/nr/rdonlyres/14b2fd84-f7a0-4ac5-a07a-214123ea3dd6/0/4423_sw_hwraid_10.pdf The 1740 is in the hybrid or "fake" category. I can't personally recall seeing a hardware SATA/SATAII PCI 32- …

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Re: Best PCI Sata raid cards?

Posted on 2016-06-26, 11:44

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My long term PCI SATA RAID card was a Highpoint RocketRAID 1740 - 4 internal channels, bootable. It saw me through the Win XP years using 2x WD Caviar Black drives in RAID0, performance was pretty good and stable. Even used it in Vista briefly with an SSD, but that was experimental.

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Re: Some refugees from my storage room

Posted on 2016-06-19, 05:31

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Love that little 3DO setup! Those are pretty rare in these parts ... That vid card you have looks like a Millenium II, and the 15 pin port is for the Rainbow Runner capture card cable - you can see the cable set in this auction - http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-MATROX-RAINBOW-RUNNER-STUDIO- …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2016-06-11, 15:32

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Nice purchase Goblin, never seen that slipcase version before. Absolutely no bonus items inside? Done a bit of collecting lately too, picked up these to fill in a few spots in the collection :) Time Zone and Titan Empire - Apple II - been looking for Titan E for two years, only ever had a cracked …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-25, 12:11

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I (unintentionally) bought this hardware today. It popped up on the eBay thread and I thought I'd give it a shot. My first PC had an Adlib in it, which I sold to someone at school for a tenner when I upgraded to an AWE32. So in the spirit of recreating my first PC, I've been on the lookout for an …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2016-04-23, 09:09

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So much concentrated awesome here! I think this is pretty much it on the LucasArts front for me. Rebel Assault I & II are on another shelf. I'm not really interested in the newer Lucas stuff. Missing Maniac Mansion and Zak, but I can't stomach the crazy prices for those. Have them in the Classic …

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