Re: Cleaning up old kit

Posted on 2015-08-26, 20:05

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brassicGamer wrote: Dishwasher. Seriously? I hold this site in such high esteem that it almost makes sense. I have to admit I wasn't expecting trolls. When people are trying to help dont call them trolls or that will be the last help you get, seriously.

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Re: Cleaning up old kit

Posted on 2015-08-26, 19:13

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Is that a bit like the 'air in a can' I've used before? I don't know why I didn't think of that. Its pretty much the same stuff you put in the fuel tank of your car, only more pure. People often use White Gas to power their lawn mowers as its not as dangerous to inhale the fumes and the exhaust …

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Re: Cleaning up old kit

Posted on 2015-08-26, 18:55

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brassicGamer wrote: I've done a forum search which was inconclusive. What are people's top tips die cleaning up old PCBs etc? I use "White Gas" also known as "cleaner's naphtha" (In Swedish "teknisk bensin" or "kemiskt ren bensin")

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

Posted on 2015-08-26, 18:39

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@Skyscraper: The MOBO on the front of the right-most manual looks like the legendary VX Pro. I think even I have one of those manuals somewhere even though I've never owned the board - probably says something, there are more VX Pro manuals now than there are boards, literally every stash of manuals …

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Re: What modern hardware will be collectible in the future?

Posted on 2015-08-26, 17:26

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I betting on the EVGA SR-2. I do not think a boxed working board in mint condition with all accessories ever will drop below $400 again. My other bet is K8 hardware, especially Socket-939 stuff. There is still too much gear in circulation for the prices to really take off but a working DFI nForce4 …

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

Posted on 2015-08-26, 17:11

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This weekend I visited my parents and went back out to the shack where I found some of my old pre y2k hardware 2 years ago. I did not find more hardware except for an AT keyboard and a 512KB coast module I bought new back in 1997 but never used :D. My father told me he had driven huge amounts of …

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Re: Suntac 286 saved from the dump (now with pictures!)

Posted on 2015-08-26, 16:01

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My "Mystery Box" 286-16 MHz had similar issues with the 5.25" and 3.5" floppy drives connected at the same time, I disconnected the 5.25" drive and suddenly everything was fine. I think the previous ower tried to upgrade my 286 system from 1.2MB + 360KB 5.25" floppy drives to 1.2MB 5.25" + 1.44MB …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-25, 19:51

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Good luck! Do the SE postal services not allow gifts to pass through for free? :confused: Not if they doubt they are gifts and from what I have read they will doubt... I did not tell anyone to write gift on the package as I diddnt think to name one example a motherboard I payed $25 for would be a …

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Re: Happy Birthday Win95

Posted on 2015-08-25, 18:38

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This is what I remember. (I do not think this song is copyrighted) Filename W95SUCKS.MP3 File size 1.98 MiB Downloads 25 downloads

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-25, 17:52

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I have bought some stuff from outside the EU the last couple of days. Now I hope that most of it will slip through the net without me having to pay 25% VAT + a ~15 Euro handeling fee for each package. A couple of years ago almost all small packages worth less than ~50 Euro (motherboards, books and …

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Re: building old 386/486 systems.. AT form factor vs ATX

Posted on 2015-08-25, 17:42

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I have no idea why this is the case, there just sheets of metal with one big hole in them. I suppose the only reason there scarce is because there wasn't much demand. I don't see why someone cant make their own with a cheap piece of sheet metal, a small drill, a dab of hot glue (or tape) and 20 …

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Re: Suntac 286 saved from the dump

Posted on 2015-08-25, 07:14

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Nice, 286 systems are a rare sight here in Sweden these days and the few you see at auction sites sell for crazy money, dumpster prices are the best! I got my 286 system for a fair price just because it was sold as a broken, unidentified Pentium PC 😀

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Re: Old fart topic: What was your hardware specs in 1992?

Posted on 2015-08-25, 06:44

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1992 I had a IBM 55SX 386SX-16 with 4 MB memory, 60MB HDD and a VGA screen, I did also have an Atari 1040, I still have the Atari :) Late 1993 I got an Olivetti 486 SX-33 with 8MB memory, a sound card, 80MB + 210MB HDD (an expensive extra option), a fast video card and a SVGA screen. It was a huge …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-20, 19:32

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Nice 286! Yes, the quality of the PCB seems low but it was/is a very common board so there is lots of information about it online. Its supposed to be rather fast and if I manage to find a 25 MHz Harris CPU in the future the board should be able to handle the speed (with another crystal) from what I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-20, 18:51

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I bought two new ISA multi I/O controller cards. They were expensive and the shipping was expensive so I really hope a Vogons member earned the cash. I could not find any better deals though, at least not outside Ukraine and my experience with the Ukranian sellers are so so They should at least …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-19, 20:34

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I bought two new ISA multi I/O controller cards. They were expensive and the shipping was expensive so I really hope a Vogons member earned the cash. I could not find any better deals though, at least not outside Ukraine and my experience with the Ukranian sellers are so so They should at least work …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-18, 21:01

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Artex wrote: Interesting. That's exactly what I did - bought from a UK store and paid a fortune for it and then the store was gone a few years later. I still have the receipt somewhere. Then perhaps you have one of the 24 shader hens teeth 😀 GPU-Z will tell you if the card has 20 or 24 shaders …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-18, 20:49

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Nice! That's a great card - I used it for several years before switching to the Sapphire HD3850, which was also a beast. The 7800GS+ is the 7900GT core - never knew there were different versions of it that affected the shaders. I wonder which one I have... It was mostly Gainward that diddnt …

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

Posted on 2015-08-18, 20:01

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Runs fine on a 6MHz one too. Was one of the first things I ever ran on it. Thats Pretty impressive :) Today I ran Cronologia by cascada which also ran fine, I could probably have gotten away with setting the speed setting to "386 16MHz" as I dont think the demo uses any instructions the 286 dosnt …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-18, 19:29

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I won a really nice AGP card today :) Gainward 7800GS+ 512MB Golden Sample "Special edition", new and boxed. This card could very well be the ultra rare version with the fully activated G71 core but there is no way to be 100% sure. I already have the Gainward 7800GS+ 512MB G71 version with 20 …

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