Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-06-06, 08:45

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hard1k wrote: Nope, it's a very standard thing: google PICMG 1.0. Interesting! Well, seconds before I saw this post I found this: https://www.indiamart.com/hs-electronics-than … /backplane.html PCI chucked on the end of ISA, basically.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-06-05, 14:27

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i thought so, but it has a six pin AT connector (bottom left). The interface looks a lot like VESA but then lots of manufacturers upgraded the ISA bus by chucking an additional slot on the end. I've never seen an EISA backplane so it indeed looks 100% proprietary from some system with …

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Re: IBM XT (5160) on my desk

Posted on 2017-06-04, 21:34

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Cracking machine, mate. I find these computers really exciting for some reason, as I'm well into the history of computing. And although the 5150 was the first, I prefer the 5160, as there were some big improvements over the PC. The screen looks amazing!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-06-04, 21:31

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I bought a box full of computer parts for 5 bucks at a garage sale. It contained all of the internals for a Pentium 60 Packard Bell. They didn't have the case, but at least they still had the PSU. It has an integrated vesa local bus Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434-HC-D with 1 meg of vram( 2 upgrade sockets …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2017-06-04, 21:25

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Not overpriced, but pretty funny. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TWO-NVIDIA-GeForce-7900-GS-256MB-GDDR3-with-SLI-Bridge-PCI-E-Dual-DVI-/162533581487?hash=item25d7c1a2af:g:NHwAAOSwrhBZLGwk Somebody have too much failsauce? LMAO I literally laughed my ass off when I realized what that guy did. It looks like …

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Re: My IBM PC 5150

Posted on 2017-06-04, 10:45

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proper time machine, very nice!

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2017-06-04, 10:44

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Agreed. I'd be willing to post games that are way easier just to keep the flow going. I almost never knew the games that are typically posted, and I considered myself pretty knowledgeable on commercial games from the early to late 1990s. At least I read a few of the main gaming magazines every …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-05-30, 14:40

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cyclone3d wrote: Not really dumpster find.. but I was given these: Phenom II 1090T (some bent pins) That on it's own is pretty awesome. Are any of the boards SLI / Crossfire capable?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-05-30, 14:38

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Looks interesting...there seems to be the CPU on an ISA card (the 2nd card with external keyboard connector) and a backplane installed as motherboard with a propieritary power connector. Then a floppy controller (1st card), EGA Video and BNC Network. Indeed. I'm looking forward to finding out what …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-05-30, 13:58

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https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3550643436/7c32c6f453835f2de2da0c119ee5dcdc.jpeg Despite paying twice as much as I actually hoped to, I am both delighted and apprehensive. The main reason for this is that I'm hoping I've won a rare (completely undocumented on the 'Web) PC clone but it could be …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-05-30, 13:06

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When there's 50 minutes left on an item you REALLY WANT and you're praying it doesn't go above your budget...

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2017-05-25, 11:36

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Agreed. I'd be willing to post games that are way easier just to keep the flow going. I almost never knew the games that are typically posted, and I considered myself pretty knowledgeable on commercial games from the early to late 1990s. At least I read a few of the main gaming magazines every …

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2017-05-25, 09:41

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Bump. I'd like to not see this thread die - it's too much fun (although immensely frustrating at times - like so many other things!).

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Re: Cleaning corosion on an odd sound card (Gallant SC-8000)

Posted on 2017-05-23, 09:42

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Good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing the results.

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Re: Pronunciation of Riva

Posted on 2017-05-23, 09:41

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Actually, it took some time for Arkansans to come to agreement on pronunciation. In 1881, a heated disagreement between the state's two senators, one who said “arKANzis” and the other who said “ARkansaw,” led to a ruling by the state legislature making the “ARkansaw” pronunciation official. Ever …

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Re: Pronunciation of Riva

Posted on 2017-05-22, 13:16

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0 Going by the same logic applied to Mr jif... Linus too, is making us say it a certain way. Although the 'Lin' prefix is derived from his name, he says, even in Sweden and Finland it should be pronounced the "Lin-ucks" way? what a git. o.0 Thanks to …

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Re: My collections of Matrox video cards

Posted on 2017-05-21, 09:58

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Holy shit.

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Re: Pronunciation of Riva

Posted on 2017-05-21, 09:50

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I think what happens with people in general is that we read things to ourselves in text which are almost never said aloud, or are only spoken among a small circle of friends. As a result, we get very comfortable with our own imagined pronunciation, and never hear anything to contradict it. Then …

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Re: Pronunciation of Riva

Posted on 2017-05-20, 12:40

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I've always pronounced it "ree-vuh." More importantly, how does everyone pronounce GIF? The creator of the format says it's pronounced "jif", but I think he's wrong. It's GIF with a hard G. I love that when people say the inventor is wrong. But I will never say JIF. It's not Jraphics Interchange …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-05-19, 12:50

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My first foray into mixing. Listening to drum&bass through those speakers was pretty rough, in fact might as well drop the 'bass' part of the name. Good for beat-matching :dead: There is the very occasional mention of retro music hardware on here. I cut my teeth on a pair of SoundLab DLP-3R belt …

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