Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-06, 00:04

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Finally did an assessment of my purchase from the other day (the one with the lot of CPUs). Unfortunately it's from a smoker's home, so I've spent the last few nights scrubbing off all the tobacco juice :( - A box of CPUs (mostly 486/Pentiums) - Some ram, mostly PC100/133, some DDR, a few 72pin - A …

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Re: PIII-500 fanless?

Posted on 2017-02-06, 00:01

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happycube wrote: Make sure it's a 500E (Coppermine) - that'll run a lot cooler. I checked, it's a Katmai 😒 happycube wrote: And if you ever put on anything but 98 on there, get another one! Definitely Win98...and yeah, I was thinking about the getting another one for dual, but its pointless for …

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PIII-500 fanless?

Posted on 2017-02-05, 22:25

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I'm putting together a new Win98 machine with some of the hardware from my last haul, but I noticed the PIII-500 was running with only passive cooling. Anyone know how hot these get and if I can could just cool it with case airflow? New build specs: Case Generic Black ATX Case, with a (now defunct) …

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Re: 486 DX4 100MHz - WIP

Posted on 2017-02-05, 21:19

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iFXBR wrote: probnot wrote: That said, I have a stack of old 20gb-200gb IDE drives that are useless on modern machines, but are quiet enough on a Win98 machine to appease my ears 😀 If you're here in Brazil I would ask you to sell (or donate) some for me... Sorry, I'm under a few feet of snow in the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-05, 18:31

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Finally did an assessment of my purchase from the other day (the one with the lot of CPUs). Unfortunately it's from a smoker's home, so I've spent the last few nights scrubbing off all the tobacco juice :( - A box of CPUs (mostly 486/Pentiums) - Some ram, mostly PC100/133, some DDR, a few 72pin - A …

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Re: 486 DX4 100MHz - WIP

Posted on 2017-02-05, 18:06

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I've used flash strictly for the noise factor. As nostalgic as I am for the old systems, I do *not* miss that bearing whine of the old drives 😒 That said, I have a stack of old 20gb-200gb IDE drives that are useless on modern machines, but are quiet enough on a Win98 machine to appease my ears 😀

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Re: 486 DX4 100MHz - WIP

Posted on 2017-02-05, 02:07

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iFXBR wrote: RAM 128MB Total - 4 x Samsung KMM5368103CK-6 32MB 60ns Parity FPM SIMM 😲 That is a huge amount of ram for a 486. Is there anything that would run on it to take advantage of that much, or is just because it's awesome? Otherwise that looks like a sweet build!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-05, 00:27

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Currently I am wondering what to do with it, maybe build that file/backup server (with modern hardware) I've been promising myself since, oh, the last seven years or so :lol: . The fan that was included turned out to be literally caked with dust, and will likely be thrown out (besides, I want quiet …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-04, 23:24

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1 Cooler Master Centurion 5 (mk. I) case, missing a fan, some unoriginal hardware, and lots of little scratches, dust and minor damage: IMG_6928.jpg I have the same case but with the front in cobalt blue instead of silver; it's a pretty good case, cool without being flashy. I've had that case for …

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Re: places to buy old hardware?

Posted on 2017-02-01, 22:57

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kikenovic wrote: Lol, the attack of the evil GX620s I was thinking more along the lines of these awful things:

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Re: places to buy old hardware?

Posted on 2017-02-01, 17:19

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Tetrium wrote: Asking around may also help, but these days you'll find very few 90's computers this way. But otoh 10 years from now one may think the same about 00's computers. Better stock up on your dark grey Dell WinXP P4 boxes before they're all gone! 🤣

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Re: places to buy old hardware?

Posted on 2017-02-01, 14:01

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Another option: if you do any type of computer repair either on the side or as a living, and you're helping out elderly customers, ask them if they have old computers they'd consider trading in lieu of payment. It seems that elderly folks quite often hold onto old computers longer than younger …

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Re: places to buy old hardware?

Posted on 2017-01-31, 23:07

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Thrift stores in my area do not take computers. It's literally their policy now (I've phoned and asked around) :( They also refuse/throw away electronics older than the 90's era (though this seems to finally be changing...I think they realized nobody wants all these wal-mart DVD players) It really …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-01-31, 01:08

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Thanks to gdjacobs for spotting this for sale near me!

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Re: What is the component in the MHz display?

Posted on 2017-01-30, 22:57

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I think the numbers would read the same as a traditional resistor colour code would, which would make it 470ohm. http://www.digikey.com/-/media/Images/Marketing/Resources/Calculators/resistor-color-chart.jpg The last digit is usually tolerance (similar to colour coded resistors using gold/silver for …

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Re: Are ECS motherboards any good?

Posted on 2017-01-30, 15:49

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I used K7S5A in the past. It was stable, compatible with lots of RAMs, video cards and sound cards I mated it with, but not a champion in overclocking. I used ECS boards in the early to mid 2000s and found them and reliable... but the K7S5A (which is ingrained in my mind) I remember being horrible. …

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Re: Question about 90s laptops

Posted on 2017-01-27, 20:44

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It's funny how consistent laptop manufacturers were with floppy drives....I have an old NEC Pentium 166 laptop (from 1998?) with no floppy, and I used to have an Acer Travelmate 290 (from 2003, that I used until 2008) that had one!

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Re: I think I hit the CPU jackpot tonight...

Posted on 2017-01-27, 04:55

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Found some old PC stuff on classifieds (kijiji) tonight, and the guy threw in a box on old CPUs! I wonder how many of these are functional...the hard part now is finding motherboards to test them. Where in Canada are you? Right in the boring centre! It's interesting how regional the craigslist vs. …

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Re: I think I hit the CPU jackpot tonight...

Posted on 2017-01-26, 13:56

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The one at the top left corner... Could it be K5-PR200? :-D PR133, but I still think it's cool. K5 is one of the CPUs I've never played with :D Damn I wish stuff like that hit my local classifieds. What area are you located curiously? Older CPUs were pretty resilient I'd be willing to bet a big …

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Re: I think I hit the CPU jackpot tonight...

Posted on 2017-01-26, 04:55

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I still have the box of heatshinks/fans, floppies (apparently a lot of old pirated games), CDs (again more old games), box video/sound cards, box of mice/joysticks/etc 😁 I'm ecstatic! Plus the PII and PIII machine (though those are staying in the shed 'til I have time in the spring).

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