Re: How do you clean pc parts so they are looking new again ?

Posted on 2019-09-30, 09:27

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tootbrush is fine becasue its wet, and a wet toothbrush doesn't generate ESD. I somtimes think a toothbrush can do dammage though becasue its bristles are too stiff or you hit a component with the shaft. Depends on your cleaning solution and method. If using isopropyl alcohol, DI/RO water, or …

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Re: How do you clean pc parts so they are looking new again ?

Posted on 2019-09-30, 01:37

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A toothbrush shouldn't be used since they're synthetic fibers which can generate ESD. You should be using a horse hair or hog hair stiff bristle brush with a wooden handle.

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Re: How many Retro PCs do you have in your house?

Posted on 2019-09-29, 16:25

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I don't collect just anything and everything. I usually collect what is nostalgic to me that I owned or used back in the day, I collect slightly more rare components, and highest-end components of a generation/socket. I've passed on a lot of cheap/free stuff just because it was common or mediocre. …

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Re: How do you clean pc parts so they are looking new again ?

Posted on 2019-09-29, 12:54

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I spray everything off with Freon-TF to degrease and clean -- this usually gets 95% off. For the remaining gunk, a small stiff hog-hair brush and 90%+ IPA. For corrosion or oxidation, you'll need Texwipe swabs to clean up that.

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Re: Early 2000s tat-off: let's see your colored translucent plastic things

Posted on 2019-09-28, 22:50

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X1950 XTX's https://i.imgur.com/y0xeFX5h.jpg ECS KN1 Extreme with the little UV plastic fan shroud https://i.imgur.com/UnAESTKh.jpg Clawhammer Lanparty rig https://i.imgur.com/MemosVzh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/uUdjZFSh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/SQoBxYZh.jpg ATI tape measure :D https://i.imgur.com/ …

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Re: PCMCIA WIFI Card for Presario 1200 Series Laptop

Posted on 2019-09-28, 17:50

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Oh, that's a Presario 1600 series. If you have Windows 95b, you can use a Netgear MA401 PCMCIA wireless-b adapter. (Type II) It has Windows 95b drivers and compatible application for connecting to AP's. It only supports WEP of course..

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Re: PCMCIA WIFI Card for Presario 1200 Series Laptop

Posted on 2019-09-28, 14:19

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A Compaq Presario 1200 series should be running Windows 98. It looks like the minimum processor they came with was an AMD K6-2 or Pentium MMX. If you installed Windows 98, you could use almost any older PCMCIA wireless adapter. I usually use a Linksys WPC54G since it supports connecting via WPA2 and …

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Re: Very compact retro PCs?

Posted on 2019-09-27, 16:44

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Here's one of my compact builds -- 9" CRT, half-ISA Pentium MMX SBC + SB AWE64 Gold. https://i.imgur.com/Hk03C5Ah.jpg That's beautiful. Which SBC did you use? Also, is that some kind of baby AT or micro ATX case? AT half-ISA SBC case. (4-slot backplane.. I also have a smaller 3-slot without the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-27, 16:41

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SpectriaForce wrote: wiretap wrote: Dell Dimension 8250 Motherboard (socket 478 / RAMBUS-1066 support) https://imgur.com/eaOKkPjh.jpg […] Show full quote Dell Dimension 8250 Motherboard (socket 478 / RAMBUS-1066 support) Does that board fit inside a mATX case and is it compatible with a regular ATX …

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Re: Very compact retro PCs?

Posted on 2019-09-27, 09:41

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Here's one of my compact builds -- 9" CRT, half-ISA Pentium MMX SBC + SB AWE64 Gold.

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Re: CO2 emissions in EU

Posted on 2019-09-25, 02:55

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You should be far more afraid of medical X-rays than of nuke plants going boom . I'm amazed at how little public concern there is over doctors performing frivolous X-ray examinations on people. Please give some real-world examples of "frivolous X-ray examinations". Mammograms and CT scans are even …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-24, 09:26

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Found a set of Virtual IO i-Glasses w/ PC output box and head tracker :D Wires are damaged on the PC output box, but I have another one in good condition. https://imgur.com/YyEvh7oh.png https://imgur.com/lwewKmph.png https://imgur.com/HcJK11wh.png Dell Dimension 8250 Motherboard (socket 478 / RAMBUS …

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Re: Local Salvation Army "does not carry old computers" because...

Posted on 2019-09-22, 10:35

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I thrift maybe 3x a month and hit up 4 or 5 stores each trip. I haven't come across many full PC's. At Salvation Army, I have only come across an iMac G3 that was pretty beat up for $35 and passed on it. At Goodwill, I came across a few crap-standard Dell Optiplex GX280's for $60 and passed on them. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-22, 01:37

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Predator99 wrote: TV-capture card (totally useless today, but I like the design..) and a MDA. Pfff, hook a VCR output to it, then run composite/svideo in from a cable/sat box. 😎

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Re: Do CF2SCSI or Ethernet SCSI Adapters Exist?

Posted on 2019-09-19, 22:53

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https://www.cf2scsi.com/

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

Posted on 2019-09-17, 02:06

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Talked her into turning around to bring it home.. Update... holy effing crap. LOL. This is the luckiest find ever courtesy of my mother-in-law, and my wife hauling it home. Here's just what I'm saving, nothing else of value or any good/working. The software was completely waterlogged and covered in …

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

Posted on 2019-09-16, 21:59

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My mother-in-law pulled through again.. my wife was over there and texted me saying she has a trunk full of computer stuff for me, but I probably won't want it. (LOL) It was all by the curb being thrown away down the street and she knows I collect computer stuff so she grabbed it. The cell phone …

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Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 23:55

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In my mid 30's, still collecting. I am about to expand to my basement because my 12'x10' computer room is packed too full already. (have about 27 or so full computer builds and 20+ Mobo/CPU/RAM/VGA combos -- only 2 or 3 are setup at a time though) My 2 year old son already loves it.. he always says …

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Re: Socket 370 Zif repair ?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 23:34

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I would think the hinge portion of the socket will be sticking up to high to mount one on top of the other.

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Re: 3D print topic?

Posted on 2019-09-12, 21:31

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Full Height 5.25" to single, dual 3.5" floppy & HDD adapters https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2217061 3.5" floppy drive case for Amstrad CPC 6128 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1516470 Raspberry Pi Retro Computer https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3478048 5.25" to 3.5" adapter https://www. …

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