Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-16, 03:13

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by Shponglefan

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Sony CPD-420GS. Unfortunately not that bright of a picture Try performing a factory color reset. It should be under the OPTION menu. You need to leave the monitor on for 30 minutes, then you'll be able to activate that function. It will automatically recalibrate the monitor. I did this on a Sony …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-15, 03:01

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Bit more work on the Epson this evening. I wanted to figure out a way to mount my CF card for external access. All expansion slots are full, so that wasn't an option. Fortunately, the Epson had this lower slot on the back which was unused. I was able to repurpose it for rigging up a CF card bracket. …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-14, 23:34

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The brittle plastic on my Epson Equity III+ continues to be an issue. My initial acetone repair didn't hold as both the front struts between the disk drives broke (again!), along with the front grill. In addition, the plastic would chip in the process with small pieces flaking off. Instead of just …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-14, 18:50

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mrfusion92 wrote on 2023-01-14, 14:01: My first NOS item. I'm very happy. 20230114_145613_2.jpg 20230114_145619_2.jpg NOS stuff is always fun to get, knowing that you're the first person to crack the seal.

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Re: Repair, Replace, or Discard? A discussion on the preservation of retro computing tech.

Posted on 2023-01-13, 05:43

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by Shponglefan

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Sure but why not either use a mister when it can do many systems in one or move to software emulation wholesale , would save people alot of money in the long run. From the perspective of interaction with the system, there is still a physical difference in using 'original' hardware versus emulating …

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Re: Repair, Replace, or Discard? A discussion on the preservation of retro computing tech.

Posted on 2023-01-13, 05:01

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But at that point if you replace everything with fpgas is it even the original system anymore? If a replacement FPGA is functionally identical to the original chip it's replacing, this honestly shouldn't matter if the primary intent is to use the hardware as a functional device. IMHO, this is where …

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Re: Repair, Replace, or Discard? A discussion on the preservation of retro computing tech.

Posted on 2023-01-13, 04:28

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For me the maintenance and repair side of things is a big draw of vintage electronics gear. There is something immensely satisfying about taking something broken, diagnosing it, repairing it, and giving it a new lease on life. It also builds a useful skillset that can apply outside of just repairing …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-11, 20:00

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Received some more sound devices this week. Got a Yamaha MU50, adding to my growing collection of Yamaha sound modules. Plus picked up another pair of Terratec Profimedia Gold 16/96 and a Roland SCC-1, which is IMHO, one of the best DOS soundcard combinations there is.

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Re: Creative founder Sim Wong Hoo, the man behind Sound Blaster, has died

Posted on 2023-01-08, 00:50

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Brawndo wrote on 2023-01-08, 00:30: Easily one of the most successful companies and product lines of the technology era. Creative Labs engaged in some pretty scummy business practices though (e.g. what CL did to both Adlib and Aureal). Creative may have been successful, but it wasn't entirely on …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-07, 21:07

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Round 2 of attempted fan replacement on my Epson Equity III+ power supply. Opted to try the Nexus fan since I preferred to keep everything internal to the PSU. Fortunately, this fan worked fine and spins properly with everything connected. Sound seems comparable to the Noctua fan; this fan might …

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Re: Dual Boot Win 7 \ Win XP.... Next retro rig....

Posted on 2023-01-07, 18:12

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These are the current specs of my 'ultimate' Windows XP rig. I specifically tried to build the fastest possible 32-bit XP machine, but still maintaining as much compatibility as possible. As I understand it, it's possible to go higher spec (e.g. 4790k) under Windows XP, but at that point …

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Re: Tell me what it's like to own a GUS

Posted on 2023-01-07, 17:45

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I have a Sound Blaster X3 at home on a modern computer and the Audio Quality out of it is Amazing compared to old ISA and PCI sound cards. So I am pretty sure I will never get that type of Sound Clarity out of old Sound cards. While it's true that a lot of older cards aren't that great when it …

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Re: Microsoft to end updates for Defender and MSE for Windows 7 and 8.x

Posted on 2023-01-07, 02:11

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KCompRoom2000 wrote on 2023-01-07, 02:08: As someone who has tried Windows 10 Pro multiple times and had bad experiences every single time, I am not looking forward to this. Out of curiosity, what issues did you have with Windows 10?

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Re: Tell me what it's like to own a GUS

Posted on 2023-01-07, 02:06

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most recently a GUS extreme - basically a GF1 + ESS audiodrive in one. Pretty awesome card for a retro gamer imo, coupled with a roland SCC1 it gives pretty much the perfect setup for any DOS era game you might want to play. A GUS Extreme + Roland card (SCC-1 or MPU-401AT + wavetable) is IMHO the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-07, 01:41

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Tried swapping the stock fan on an Epson Equity III+ power supply with a 92mm Noctua fan. While I was able to get everything swapped and hooked up, unfortunately the Noctua fan doesn't want to spin most of the time. It started up a few times, but mostly will not. I'm assuming the current draw on the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-06, 14:50

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Bancho wrote on 2023-01-06, 11:30: Picked up this little unit from B&Q to better house my Little Beast Win98 Machine and my Midi Modules. Looks a lot neater like t […] Show full quote Picked up this little unit from B&Q to better house my Little Beast Win98 Machine and my Midi Modules. Looks a lot …

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Re: Most insane computer restoration I've come across

Posted on 2023-01-05, 14:48

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I was already impressed with the level of attention that PCB got (getting it straight is one thing, but injecting the cracks with epoxy resin is quite new to me). And then I saw he didn't just swap the case but actually filled the gaps... I'm in awe. I doubt I could do that, I never got those …

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Most insane computer restoration I've come across

Posted on 2023-01-05, 01:34

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Not sure if this has been posted here before, I but I stumbled across this restoration of an Atari 800 XL that is on another level. The originally damaged Atari looked it had been crushed, with huge portions of the plastic case missing, bent metal, corrosion, missing parts, and more. The restored …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-03, 22:23

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Looking at the image below, I went down each row with the razor blade (red, rotate to light blue, rotate to green, rotate to purple....) - then I went down each row in white, across to help line them up. If some pins were more bent, I used the corner of the razor blade to LIGHTLY bend that single …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-03, 20:23

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Bought 3 AMD CPUs (1 x K6 233, 1 K6-2 333, and 1 K6-2 500) - bought them for $12 "for parts"with massively bent pins... a razor blade and 1 hour later.... all straight, and all working CPUs! The worst was the K6-2 500 AFX, and it took some force to get it into the socket... going to work on pins …

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