Re: Some eBay sellers are assholes

Posted on 2022-04-30, 21:00

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by Unknown_K

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The only positive feedback text I give is "as advertised" which I cut and past because I usually give feedback in groups when I get around to it. Some people take care of the items they ship, others don't. I had a long ISA video capture card shipped in a padded envelope that was bent pretty badly a …

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Re: CD burning on pre-Pentium systems?

Posted on 2022-04-30, 20:52

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by Unknown_K

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I burned CDs on early Pentiums, even copies CDs on the fly from CD to CDR drive, but you needed them to be on SCSI BUS. You probably could get away with using IDE drive and IDE burner if they were both master on separate IDE cables, DMA was enabled, and you didn't touch the keyboard while it copied. …

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Re: Some eBay sellers are assholes

Posted on 2022-04-30, 00:49

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by Unknown_K

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More work more money. 🤣

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Re: What was the most surprising/odd thing you've found on an old computer?

Posted on 2022-04-27, 17:26

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by Unknown_K

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I picked up a Powerbook G4 that would not turn on until I removed the CMOS battery. Inside were pictures of some woman (GF, Wife, or model no idea). I delete it all. Years ago on a craigslist find I snagged a Mac 9600 AVID system with external RAID drives still working that had a bunch of videos ( …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-26, 06:01

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by Unknown_K

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Are those 2 OEM Overdrives? I purchased 2 NIB 333 overdrives from ComputerGeeks in early 2000 or so and they came with heatsinks and a fan from what I recall. Glad I kept the boxes and contents if they are worth so much now.

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Re: What would be your ultimate retro keyboard?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 01:04

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by Unknown_K

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As for the IBM Model M, it is just a clicky rubber-dome keyboard. I have one that I pulled out of a dumpster 25+ years ago. While it is nice, it is not so good when you want to have a somewhat quiet keyboard and I can't type near as fast on a Model M as I can on a good Cherry MX based keyboard. I …

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Re: What would be your ultimate retro keyboard?

Posted on 2022-04-25, 23:27

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by Unknown_K

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The ultimate retro keyboard in my opinion would be the Northgate Omnikey Ultra series. You get ALPS white switches, and dip switch settings so you can you the keyboard with XT, AT, Tandy 1000, Amiga, and AT&T 6300 series computers. I used one for a couple decades until I started having issues going …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-22, 20:50

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by Unknown_K

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Not sure how retro this is, but just got in an ASUS Sabertooth X58 with i7-980x and 12GB DDR3-1333. Is the 870x better then equivalent 6 core XEONs? The 870x is the consumer grade CPU and the boards and CPU only support dual channel RAM while the 980x supports triple channel RAM. Get some nice high …

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Re: Cheap desoldering solution

Posted on 2022-04-22, 02:58

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by Unknown_K

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I have a Chinese S-993-A I think is the model number and it works fine (prices have gone up since I snagged it).

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-22, 01:01

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by Unknown_K

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Its my 3rd LGA 1366 board, snagging them while they are cheap. A few years (3?? 5??) ago, they were semi- a pain to get. The CPUs were a dime-a-dozen, cheap as potato chips, but for motherboards everyone wanted $50-100. Has the cycle moved around again since then ? No. Motherboards is still …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-21, 23:28

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by Unknown_K

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Not sure how retro this is, but just got in an ASUS Sabertooth X58 with i7-980x and 12GB DDR3-1333. Is the 870x better then equivalent 6 core XEONs? I saw that listing a few weeks back. I also got a Asus sabertooth x58 and paired it with a Xeon x5675 as a gaming system for my wife. I got 24 gigs of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-21, 20:49

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by Unknown_K

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Not sure how retro this is, but just got in an ASUS Sabertooth X58 with i7-980x and 12GB DDR3-1333. Is the 870x better then equivalent 6 core XEONs?

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Re: Adaptec 2940W HDD size limit?

Posted on 2022-04-20, 06:31

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by Unknown_K

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Are you using the 50 pin or 68 pin port? Do you have a cable with termination of end or are you using the HD's termination?

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Re: HUGE collection for sale on eBay

Posted on 2022-04-19, 23:43

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by Unknown_K

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I'd sell the most valuable stuff and put the rest for free pickup. I might do the same when my time comes as I don't see myself testing, selling, shipping several 100's of items... Yes, but assume you are going to sell in 10 to 20 years most items will be more valuable, and parted machines would be …

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Re: Slot 1 Heatsinks and Cooling Options

Posted on 2022-04-19, 20:47

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by Unknown_K

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I picked up a box of new aftermarket P2/P3 coolers with dual fans a couple years ago so I am set for life.

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Re: HUGE collection for sale on eBay

Posted on 2022-04-19, 20:23

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There seems to be some decent older IBM and Compaq machines there plus a boxed PPro. Looks to me like he filled a spare bedroom up with gear that his GF/WIFE now wants gone. Who knows if he tried to sell it piece by piece and didn't have the time to get rid of it all. I spent 20 years collecting my …

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Re: 3dfx SLI vs nVidia SLI - Why doesn't nVidia do it like 3dfx?

Posted on 2022-04-16, 03:49

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by Unknown_K

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Rampage would have been interesting at least.

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Re: Digital game collection addiction

Posted on 2022-04-15, 02:30

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by Unknown_K

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You could just collect the free games offered online and spend no money at all. I have 120ish games on GOG that I didn't spend much money on that I play maybe 20% of.

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Re: What Voodoo graphic to buy?

Posted on 2022-04-13, 05:35

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by Unknown_K

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2022-04-13, 05:08: Voodoo Rush is the worst possible card you could buy, but with ludicrous price tag attached to it, due to 3dfx cult thing. I view it as one of those cards you need to complete a 3dfx collection but not one you really want to use.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-09, 21:11

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by Unknown_K

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CM-5 has .64 mm DP while CM-11 has .42mm DP, so the CM-11 is a better monitor.

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