Re: Crazy PC Case
Posted on 2015-04-05, 02:11
Pretty much all the cases featured in this thread: "I would never buy this". Thread And yeah, that Packard Bell design is pretty... interesting... 😕
Re: Spam, spam, spam
Posted on 2015-04-02, 04:08
Topic 42886 And then there's this guy. I swear, these bots must be extremely high on weed. 🤣
Re: Spam, spam, spam
Posted on 2015-04-02, 00:20
Re: Best ISA Soundblaster
Posted on 2015-03-31, 18:12
Ditto on the CT2940 with OPL. I have one myself and I'd argue that it's among the best SB16s, period. CT1770 wouldn't be a bad choice either; CT4170 gets you into CQM territory, which isn't as good as genuine OPL (CQM being Creative's emulated FM synth).
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2015-03-29, 21:58
I've got OS/2 v3 Warp on one of my 486s on my home network. It's an interesting OS. I've been messing around with OS/2 Warp 3 on one of my old laptops (my ThinkPad 755CD, to be precise) over the past week or so. It really is an interesting OS to play around with. I've mainly been trying to get some …
Re: Today I discovered VOGONS.ru
Posted on 2015-03-29, 15:56
Well, I now know who to call when I need some work done on my dream house in Chicago: http://www.vogonconstruction.com/
Re: Need opinion on these ISA sound cards
Posted on 2015-03-27, 00:36
Ditto on the 719. SB Pro compatible and should work with most games.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2015-03-25, 16:12
Ooooh, LaserDisc! 😎
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-03-23, 14:18
Yeah, I'd recommend trying to fix up that Zenith you have as well. That thing looks uber cool, and it's an 8088! 😎
Re: Socket 7 Kingston TC400 K6-2 upgrade (400 Mhz)
Posted on 2015-03-20, 22:52
RacoonRider wrote: Great PC! What's that giant soundcard? That would be an IBM Music Feature card. It's one of the first sound cards to appear for the PC, but it was pretty expensive and was competing against stuff like the AdLib and LAPC-I.
Re: My new - Compaq DeskPro 386s/20
Posted on 2015-03-19, 00:16
CT1770.
Re: Where do you find your retro gear?
Posted on 2015-03-18, 19:22
Usually eBay, since the local town dumps don't get computer stuff in often, and when they do, it's usually P4 or newer, like a 2010 Celeron-based Acer laptop that I got on one of my recent trips. (By the way, that thing somehow still works despite the crazy amount of damage that it has - even had an …
Re: Where has Seagate gone?
Posted on 2015-03-16, 23:42
Used to use Samsung hard drives almost exclusively; after they sold their HDD division to Seagate, I've switched over to WD. IIRC, that was around the time of the firmware fiasco (7200.11 series etc.) that wound up killing a crapton of drives.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-03-13, 00:26
I got my Inspiron 8100 in today! :cool: Did notice quite a bit of damage around the USB ports, more than likely because of a combination of shipping hijinks and mediocre packaging by the seller. Also, it was very dirty and had that musty basement smell. Nonetheless, it does work perfectly, despite a …
Re: Killed an Asus P3b-f
Posted on 2015-03-12, 13:59
As long as you only touch the front panel pins you are safe. I did that hundreds of times on ATX boards to find the PS_ON pin, so far so good. Really? Shorting the LED/speaker power pins can't be good. I guess you are relying on the protection resistors on the board to take the load. Also you might …
Re: Need Easy-to-Acquire Edutainment Suggestions
Posted on 2015-03-11, 21:07
vetz wrote: Syndicate is free on Origin at the moment and is an interesting game I would love to see an episode on. Syndicate? Edutainment? Nah... Anyways, I'd kinda like to see an episode on Operation Neptune.
Re: High-End AthlonXP Build-up
Posted on 2015-03-11, 21:06
That's what I was thinking. Maybe the board's thermal sensor has become defective, because 73C seems way too hot for something like an Athlon XP.
Re: Old hard drives - value
Posted on 2015-03-11, 19:18
- IBM Deskstar IC35L040AVVN07-0 40GB Isn't that the infamous "DeathStar"? I had one of those and it died a couple of years after I bought it exactly like it was supposed to. :depressed: I have one...in working condition! Obviously I don't use it for anything though. I think I've got the 10GB …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-03-06, 04:27
Just won a Dell Inspiron 8100 off of eBay for a little over $30. Not in the best condition but at least it does work.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-03-05, 15:35
Sad thing is, it's probably still cheaper than what those systems go for on places like eBay nowadays. Also, I wish my local Goodwill got more computers in to sell. The only two I remember seeing was a Q6600-based Gateway system that I bought for $12.99 and found that it needed a new PSU, in …
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