Re: Mini-AGP for PICMG SBCs

Posted on 2017-11-18, 17:11

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Never heard of mini AGP, but you can get backplanes and SBCs with AGP slots that take normal AGP graphics cards. I have a backplane with 8 ISA, 4 PCI and an AGP slot, which came with a Socket 478 SBC. Really? It had an extra slot/pinout on the SBC to route signal to the backplane AGP slot? Would …

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Mini-AGP for PICMG SBCs

Posted on 2017-11-18, 16:30

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Just a while ago i got a renewed interest in PICMG1.0 industrial systems. Many years ago i got a new 7U rackcase with a segmented 18 slot backplane that had two slot1 SBCs. Both SBCs had a P3 850 cpu, 512GB ram and ran Windows XP. This was my home computer issued from my employer and it were awesome …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-16, 20:35

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Some SBC do have onboard AGP video cards. Rage 128's are a common find on SBC. But agp is not something most PICMG users would need nor would it be a fun thing to implement on a PICMG board and keep it usable with different SBC. Lack of AGP became annoying back in the days then i used at home a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-16, 17:10

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Got an extra PICMG bacplane with 14 slots to play with someday. I have a 18 slot dual segmented backplane today that is a bit to big. Old industrial gear are getting cheaper and i have seen some cool SBCs that is affordable. Waiting for a new 486 SBC i also buyed that will go in this backplane. Not …

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Re: Best PC the year 2000 could provide.

Posted on 2017-11-16, 16:50

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My first pc at my current job in 1999 was a Compaq Deskpro 6200 XL with a Ppro 200. I still regret i didnt save it after it was replaced.

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Re: Best PC the year 2000 could provide.

Posted on 2017-11-16, 14:13

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Just thought I would throw out what I have came up with for the specific "fastest" Intel CPU for each year of 1990-2000 for the spreadsheet. 1990 - 486 DX-33 1991 - 486 DX-50 1992 - 486 DX2-66 1993 - Pentium 66 1994 - Pentium 100 1995 - Pentium 133 1996 - Pentium 200 1997 - Pentium II 300 1998 - …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-08, 21:42

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With the noise that thing makes when running.. I'm sure you'll have a problem hiding it from her. Those things scream about as loud as a vacuum cleaner. They're really not designed for home use. That.. and I'm pretty sure you'll have to use multiple different circuits in the house just to power it …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-08, 21:07

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One week ago i got a cheap HP Proliant DL580 G7 with two Xeon X7560 cpus, 8GB ram, 2x 1200w PSUs. Wanted to spec it up with two more CPUs, more ram and two extra PSUs. Ended up today buying another fully loaded server with 4x X7550 cpus, 32GB ram and 4x 1200w PSU for a god price. Even ordered some …

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Re: Re: Compaq Deskpro!

Posted on 2017-11-05, 23:05

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This Deskpro also brings out memories for me. We aquried around 100 refurbished to work with a P3 550 in 2002 when deploying Windows XP. They replaced old Deskpro 2000 and Prolinea 5xx models running NT4. The last one was taken out of service three years ago from a library where it had been running …

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Re: old servers as gamming pc's

Posted on 2017-11-02, 13:17

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Errius wrote: You guys have racks to hang these things on? Most of my older Compaq servers are tower models, but have rack conversion kits to them also. Anyway none are used at the moment and probably not ever for a long time, so a rack isnt needed.

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Re: old servers as gamming pc's

Posted on 2017-10-31, 22:41

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@scrapholder totally worth that shipping though. Yes now the pain is gone. It could been worse, but sending it over the Atlantic by ship got the price down. My seemed to be the second last in stock the seller had, and the last one also went to a Vogoner in Europe. The Compaq Proliant 8500 would be …

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Re: old servers as gamming pc's

Posted on 2017-10-31, 20:47

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Great, so now you have sudden system shutdowns because of overheating CPUs. Good luck with that. Scraphoarder: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/419929/Compaq-Proliant-8500.html?page=27 WARNING The Compaq ProLiant 8500 weighs 62 kilograms (137 pounds) ... :lol: No suprise. Almost same weight as the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-31, 20:41

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Got a some sound cards. 5 Compaq branded ES 1869F with onboard wavetable and a new Aopen card with Yamaha chip. Soundcards-lot.jpg Oh nice.. You plan to keep all of these, or possibly resell a couple? I dont know yet. Probably never will have any use for all, but i like to have spares if some dies. …

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Re: old servers as gamming pc's

Posted on 2017-10-31, 17:25

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chinny22 wrote: meet my fantasy, or is it my power companies? https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displ … mr_na-c00345576 Here you go! https://www.ebay.com/itm/152732118789 Filename Proliant8500.jpg File size 18.5 KiB Views 584 views If had room and a thick wallet and maybe a empty head i would …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-31, 17:10

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Got a some sound cards. 5 Compaq branded ES 1869F with onboard wavetable and a new Aopen card with Yamaha chip. Filename Soundcards-lot.jpg File size 698.54 KiB Views 1488 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-09, 18:31

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Got this Thunderbird 900 today. Getting an 1Ghz is probably a pipe dream so this is the fastest slot A cpu i will have. Filename Athlon900.jpg File size 369.96 KiB Views 1296 views

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2017-09-26, 05:59

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Nice! I see you have a Roland SC-55 mkII and SC-88 Pro. Is there something the SC-88 cant do that the SC-55 can? I ordered a SC-88VL today and thought it was backwards compatible with the SC-55. The only thing the SC-88 can't do that the SC-55 can is play SC-55 music right. The SC-88 has a SC-55 …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2017-09-23, 19:32

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My Windows 98-setup: Specifications: Intel Pentium II 400 MHz LuckyTech P6BX2 ATX (VIA Apollo-chipset) 256 MB SD-RAM PC100 (2 x 128 MB) GeForce 256 MB DDR 32 MB AGP 2x 3dfx Voodoo 2 12MB in SLI Corsair VS450 PSU WD 120 GB 3,5" IDE CD, floppy etc. For the sound: Creative SoundBlaster 16 (CT1740 ISA …

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Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2017-09-23, 19:25

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I put my name on the google list for 2, but no clue if it was registered or saved. Hey why You put Yourself at the first place - I was at the first place Mister. U should be at the end of the line :evil: Sorry. I was using a Surface navigating with touch and couldnt scroll down so i thought the doc …

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Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2017-09-19, 17:14

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I put my name on the google list for 2, but no clue if it was registered or saved.

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