Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-05-05, 15:41

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McBierle wrote: Got this: […] Show full quote Got this: WP_20180505_009.jpg WP_20180505_010.jpg And assorted stuff: WP_20180505_011.jpg That is a sweet system. Looks to be all original too!

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2018-05-05, 00:26

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I remember my friend building a kick-ass computer back in 2000 with that case. The twist to push power button was neat. I ended up with it years later, after he had painted it :neutral: (unfortunately all the items shown in this pic are long gone, including MSN messenger) https://imgur.com/scFgT9o. …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2018-05-02, 23:40

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https://s5.postimg.cc/ab2jhd6hv/K6-2_400_01.jpg Elan Vital! Man, ahh... how I loved those! :lol: I remember my friend building a kick-ass computer back in 2000 with that case. The twist to push power button was neat. I ended up with it years later, after he had painted it :neutral: (unfortunately …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-30, 23:58

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Goodmans Active 75 is what I'd know them as, not sure if that was the original and the others are clones, or if the Goodmans were just another badged version. One thing common to the designs is they seem to have done bass reflex correctly - the port does need to be quite small on a small box. I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-28, 02:51

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IMG_9304.jpg Casio portable color LCD TV, looking like new, including pouch. Of course, with the analog signal gone it's pretty useless, but since it also has a connector for an external antenna I might be able to hook it up to something outputting an analog signal. I've been able to find a few …

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Re: Who ever had Mac?

Posted on 2018-03-04, 00:43

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I grew up in a "game consoles and Macs are useless, PCs are better" household. I bought some garage sale macs when I was younger - Mac LC, Color Classic (...that I later sold for like $60 :angry: ), Powerbook 150, etc. But nothing was more than just tinkering around. When I started working in a …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2018-03-04, 00:24

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Warlord wrote: I wonder how much gold you could get if you melted all of those CPUs down. Just enough to piss off everyone here, and fill yourself with regret 😀

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

Posted on 2018-03-04, 00:11

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These are not really recent finds and not very retro either. I need a printer for... printing and today when I was messing about in one of my storage units I stumbled upon a couple of HP Laserjet dumpster finds. I found one of these perhaps 5 years ago and the other about two years ago but both are …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-01-30, 02:19

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Didn't buy anything but saw this on reddit and thought of you guys. Nothing like getting pissed off cause some component smells like ass thanks to coming from a smoker who didn't mention it. https://i.imgur.com/6roTGA3.jpg I've had to scrub down components in the shower before. I've noticed in my …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-01-29, 18:15

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Didn't buy anything but saw this on reddit and thought of you guys. Nothing like getting pissed off cause some component smells like ass thanks to coming from a smoker who didn't mention it. https://i.imgur.com/6roTGA3.jpg I've had to scrub down components in the shower before. I've noticed in my …

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Re: Help identifying Compaq 486 model

Posted on 2018-01-13, 01:30

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That is it EXACTLY! Thank you so much, bristlehog! CDS 724 even rings a bell. I used that damn machine so late, I had it running MSN messenger in 2000. I was really proud of it. 😀 😀 😀

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Re: Help identifying Compaq 486 model

Posted on 2018-01-10, 23:39

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I have some similar models as well, most are Pentium though. Maybe it will help you narrow it down? http://i.imgur.com/bDDi4F8l.jpg Compaq Prolinea 590 Compaq Prolinea 575e Compaq Deskpro 486/33M Compaq Prolinea 4/50 I saw this one today... http://link.marktplaats.nl/m1242833169 Close, but those …

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Re: What do you consider the break point between vintage and modern?

Posted on 2018-01-04, 00:47

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For me.... Retro is WinXP and newer. Vintage is anything older than XP (2000, 98). Here I am talking about 2001 being the border. Or more fluidly, stuff that were used for gaming in the years 2001/02. You're making me feel old. I swear I still feel like later WinXP era machines were just a few …

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Re: Basement find PII 350 with Banshee and CT4670, 128Mb RAM, 10 gig drive.

Posted on 2018-01-01, 21:42

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Wow, that is so similar to our family computer back then. We had the 16mb Blaster Banshee, SB Live!, 10gb Fujistu HDD, 128mb, but it was 433MHz celeron w/ an ECS motherboard. Also it was in a different case, this one: Definitely worth preserving as it is.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-12-30, 07:12

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Add a lower case L at the end of the filename in the imgur url (before the .jpg)

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

Posted on 2017-12-29, 00:43

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Gave my new find a good scrub-down. Removed the leaky battery from the mobo, and cleaned up the remaining corrosion, then washed the whole board(it was filthy). Once dry, it powered on beautifully! Also found out why it was so filthy - was a mechanics PC with some old troubleshooting software in the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-12-28, 01:21

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Found a dirty (DIRTY!) old 486DLC. Haven't powered it on yet, I'm probably going to bring it inside piece by piece so that I can wash everything. I have to say that you find some of the coolest systems, probnot. I wish you lived next door. lol The local recycler here is great. The guy there lets me …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-12-27, 21:33

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Found a dirty (DIRTY!) old 486DLC. Haven't powered it on yet, I'm probably going to bring it inside piece by piece so that I can wash everything. http://i.imgur.com/gh2SVC3l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6ldQnQCl.jpg Hopefully the leaky battery didn't cause too much damage... http://i.imgur.com/AzV0RWUl. …

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Re: Help identifying Compaq 486 model

Posted on 2017-12-26, 19:29

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Just noticed this thread in System Specs - http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=57630 - any closer to what you seek? Unfortunately, no. That looks like an older style. I used mspaint to modify my original image. This is exactly what it looked like (same drive config, front styling, everything …

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Re: Help identifying Compaq 486 model

Posted on 2017-12-25, 05:37

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JidaiGeki wrote: Deskpro 466? https://www.recycledgoods.com/amp/compaq-prol … -420mb-desktop/ Similar specs, but no cd-rom and the case is different. This was a consumer grade PC.

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