Yes, CRTs are very dangerous. VERY high voltages inside. I would not dink around in there without at least having someone experienced present to help you. . On older screens those adjustments were sometimes available through holes in the back BUT you need a plastic screwdriver made for this to be …

Thanks to everyone who helped me with picking the parts for a Socket 7 build. The main issue that I'm yet to decide on is a monitor. I'm looking to play some DOS adventures from Lucas Arts and Sierra, some space sims like Wing Commander and X-wing, some Doom-era shooters and some RPGs. I understand …

bristlehog wrote: alexanrs wrote: To the topicstarter: where do you live in Russia? Moscow

I realised that building from scratch is shooting myself in the foot, because most components are sold without any accessories. Which means, I'll have to get every single wire, screw and jumper elsewhere. So I managed to find a working PC for 7 dollars — it has a S3 videocard I wanted and a S7 …

A case with a turbo button i wouldnt take.. Most of the later Pentium socket 7 motherboard doesnt have the jumpers anymore for the turbo button or jumper for the turbo led.. Better is to look for an earlier pentium motherboard and go for an pentium 166 MMX. Or just scrap the idea of the turbo led …

Just to be clear: did actual 32GB disks exist, or should I look for 30GB?

Case: Most S7/SS7 motherboards I've seen do not have a header for a Turbo button. Could you tell from the picture I've posted if it does? I think I'm about to get this motherboard soon, since there doesn't seem to be a lot of S7 models on the market for some reason, and this one is $3. HDD: For DOS …

Hi! I want to build a Pentium 233 MMX machine for late DOS and Win95 gaming. I plan to play a lot of stuff that was released in the early 90s, but mostly I'm interested in adventures (Lucas, Sierra, Bladerunner and FMV stuff like Spycraft), space sims, some FPS and some RPG like Ultima or Eye of the …

Also, a weird question. One of the main reasons I want a horizontal desktop is the idea that I can place a monitor on top of it. Is that safe though, considering that a 17 inch CRT screen can weigh anywhere around 20 kgs?

alexanrs wrote: You could go OEM... A Compaq Deskpro 5200MMX like the one I have is a pretty nifty late DOS machine Whoa, thank you! This one actually looks like exactly something that I want.

No need to build: buy OEM. I'm a bit concerned that OEM builds might have their own quirks and design decisions that might limit compatibility. Like I've read somewhere that late Pentium III computers from Dell had modified CPU sockets. Is that a thing? On the other hand, it looks to me like …

And a full size horizontal case might seem a bit odd with a Pentium inside, but I don't enough about these old cases to be honest. Could you explain though? My thinking was that if there is an IBM computer with such specs (350 series, to be exact), it should be quite common, but looks like it's not …

You have http://www.philscomputerlab.com which has some excellent videos :) Cool! I have seen his 4-in-1 video around here, didn't realise he had a whole site on this topic. If you're looking for info on 3D cards, then you can go to this website: http://www.vintage3d.com Seems like the site isn't …

Hi, all I'm thinking about building a DOS machine for playing mid-90s games (mostly adventures and space/flight sims) that would support as many hardware options (2D & 3D cards, sound cards, etc) as possible. Naturally, since I was a kid in DOS times and never built such a machine myself, I don't …