Re: Where to buy AT io shields for ATX cases?

Posted on 2020-10-01, 09:08

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Bancho wrote on 2020-10-01, 08:39: I picked up a 3D printed IO Shield which arrived today. I don't know what material was used but it seems really good and never s […] Show full quote I picked up a 3D printed IO Shield which arrived today. I don't know what material was used but it seems really …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-30, 06:28

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Finally got a XT IDE Bios chip, configured for a 286 from eBay today Plugged it into a Realtek Ethernet that I pulled outa some random Compaq Pentium MMX anndd....no dice. Both 286 boards I have don't seem to wanna mess with it. Ethernet card light blinks for a second and... nothing. Probably …

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Re: 8-bit guy gets ultra-rare NOS IBM (prototype?) from Computer Reset then proceeds to obliterate it

Posted on 2020-09-28, 22:21

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I've been following this discussion with interest even though I'm not technical enough to understand any of it :laughing: But I find it amazing there are still discoveries to be made more than 30 years after this standard was invented! And if it means it's possible to drive a 15khz monitor with a …

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Re: 8-bit guy gets ultra-rare NOS IBM (prototype?) from Computer Reset then proceeds to obliterate it

Posted on 2020-09-27, 21:29

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his stated motivation for doing Their whole channel is dedicated to tearing different stuff apart, more often than not quite brutally. But apparently they don't destroy really rare stuff, which that mass produced IBM clearly wasn't. So that's not on the same level as effing up computer with …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-26, 20:23

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Bancho wrote on 2020-09-26, 19:49: Well I won this lot today https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HUGE-JOB-LOT-OF-RE … TC/114421459735 8 QUID FOR THE WHOLE LOT??? that's bonkers!! 🤯 This is gonna keep you busy for quite a while 😆

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-23, 19:51

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Don't cut the wires!! From the looks of it you need to remove the whole front bezel of the case first. Then you will have access to two screws that will enable you to remove the PSU switch from the case. The PSU switch is attached to the PSU cables and the black adhesive tape is there for a reason, …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-09-22, 18:46

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This is really great that you managed to hold on to it! I wish I still had my first CGA monitor from 1987... I think you should just power it on and play games already, don't be a chicken :laughing: PS: really cool that you have a picture from it back in the day. I also remember having a lamp like …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-09-22, 14:25

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Thanks to the mod team for reopening the thread :thumbup: On a brighter note, the fact that we're all collecting old hardware (and physical games) that retains its residual value or even increases it over time, means that this hobby is actually a lot less costly than most! The day you're done with …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-09-22, 14:16

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Beautiful setup. I really need to find one of those I/O bracket for an AT motherboard so I can put my Socket 7 board in there. Thank you! Thanks to liqmat I got a couple of AT backplates at the time of the PPro Haul :thumbup: Although not having one wouldn't stop me from putting from putting an AT …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-09-20, 21:08

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Thanks to the mod team for the housekeeping :thumbup: On a brighter note, the fact that we're all collecting old hardware (and physical games) that retains its residual value or even increases it over time, means that this hobby is actually a lot less costly than most! The day you're done with it, …

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Re: New, beige desktop case (review and build)

Posted on 2020-09-20, 20:19

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Good catch! I saw his auction for these cases, I actually bought another AT case from him a while back - great seller. Are you happy with the case? Please post some pics of your build when you're done!

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Re: Realibity of old WDC HDD

Posted on 2020-09-20, 19:54

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I've handled quite a bit of old drives over the last years and I agree with the last post, drives I thought were dead were actually ok but needed a different configuration. For example some drives would refuse to work with a "slave" drive on the same cable but would work on their own, regardless of …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-09-20, 16:13

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Actually I bought the Seasonic used for cheap not knowing it only had 1 Molex connector! I then sourced a couple of SATA --> 2x Molex adapters and I've been able to plug everything :) I have done the button mod on a few of my previous cases but I didn't bother for that one. The ATX to AT adapter is …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2020-09-20, 16:09

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I'm a bit late to the party as I only recently became aware of this great project. I just want to thank Keropi, Marmes, Serdashop and all the others involved for dedicating their time, efforts and resources to this endeavour - it's fantastic to have a community coming up with new products like this …

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Re: New, beige desktop case (review and build)

Posted on 2020-09-20, 15:47

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Bancho wrote on 2020-07-04, 21:48: Which beige case did you pick up? Is it possible you could post up some pictures? It's taken me a while but I've finally managed to upload some pictures of that case

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-09-20, 15:42

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I bought a NOS ATX beige case a few months ago to make a build with a recently acquired Socket 7 bundle along with old parts I had laying around. Someone asked me for pictures of the case so here it is :) https://i.imgur.com/eVevB2hl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/q2BJQdbl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TIT3YQ9l. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-20, 09:51

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EvieSigma wrote on 2020-09-20, 00:28: You certainly don't find 2400bps Hayes modems at Goodwill very often. Of course the annoying 9VAC power supply is missing, thoug […] Show full quote You certainly don't find 2400bps Hayes modems at Goodwill very often. Of course the annoying 9VAC power supply …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-09-18, 20:59

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I've been watching the pricing trends on ebay, and it seems to me that people have gone a bit crazy lately - since the pandemic began the prices of some items appear to have skyrocketed :exploding_head: Some examples from my watch list: 1120 euros for a MPU-401AT+ SCB-55 combo 466 GBP for a PS/2 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-31, 19:01

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-08-31, 17:52: What did you use to take the photographs? They almost look like renders. I like 😀 My guess is nothing in particular apart from a nice natural light coming from a window on the right? But I agree - the contrast between the darker tabletop and the lighter computer …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-25, 19:42

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canthearu wrote on 2020-08-25, 16:25: Woot […] Show full quote Woot s-l1600 (2).jpg Finally a 2 meg 64-bit VLB accelerator card for my 486 😀 Now just have to wait 2 months for postage! Nice! I have the exact same card. Good display quality 👍

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