Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-10-02, 09:30
Picked up a STB Velocity 4400 on Mercari for $6 last night. (Nvidia Riva TNT 16MB)
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-10-01, 09:34
with C&T 65550 graphics That's interesting as the screenshots on Imgur clearly state, that an S3 chipset drives the display. The 65550 is probably just installed as an extension for external displays (see D-SUB connector on the back). But then again, which OS allowed independent displays through …
Re: How much do you pay for Old hardware Repairs ???
Posted on 2019-09-30, 14:51
There is a way to tell which is messed up with 100% certainty, however it isn't affordable on a consumer budget. At work I routinely send circuit boards and microchips out for failure analysis (both destructive and non-destructive). It usually runs my company about $20k to have it done with a report …
Re: How do you clean pc parts so they are looking new again ?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 11:15
True, it is quite rare that something gets flat out killed by ESD unless total carelessness takes place in a dry environment. Usually ESD does latent damage where it manifests later on in the life cycle of the component, ending in premature failure. ESD will damage traces and junctions in microchips …
Re: How do you clean pc parts so they are looking new again ?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 09:27
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 …
Re: How do you clean pc parts so they are looking new again ?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 01:37
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.
Re: How many Retro PCs do you have in your house?
Posted on 2019-09-29, 16:25
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. …
Re: How do you clean pc parts so they are looking new again ?
Posted on 2019-09-29, 12:54
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.
Re: Early 2000s tat-off: let's see your colored translucent plastic things
Posted on 2019-09-28, 22:50
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/ …
Re: PCMCIA WIFI Card for Presario 1200 Series Laptop
Posted on 2019-09-28, 17:50
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..
Re: PCMCIA WIFI Card for Presario 1200 Series Laptop
Posted on 2019-09-28, 14:19
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 …
Re: Very compact retro PCs?
Posted on 2019-09-27, 16:44
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 …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-09-27, 16:41
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 …
Re: Very compact retro PCs?
Posted on 2019-09-27, 09:41
Here's one of my compact builds -- 9" CRT, half-ISA Pentium MMX SBC + SB AWE64 Gold.
Re: CO2 emissions in EU
Posted on 2019-09-25, 02:55
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 …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-09-24, 09:26
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 …
Re: Local Salvation Army "does not carry old computers" because...
Posted on 2019-09-22, 10:35
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. …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-09-22, 01:37
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. 😎
Re: Do CF2SCSI or Ethernet SCSI Adapters Exist?
Posted on 2019-09-19, 22:53
https://www.cf2scsi.com/
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2019-09-17, 02:06
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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