Re: I built the AdLib reproduction card
Posted on 2018-04-21, 21:18
I was going to build one of these myself but the boards were working out too expensive 😀 Yours has the gold edge connectors?
Re: Case badges
Posted on 2018-04-18, 15:34
These are really cool 😀 I don't think I ever owned a case that had a domed badge like this though as all mine were Dell or Gateway 2000 machines. Has anyone ever found a good source for scans of 'Intel Inside' stickers? I want to recreate the red one for an old Dell 486...
Re: Retro mouse pad? :o
Posted on 2018-04-04, 10:24
Yeah I love those Allsop ones too! I still have one from 1995 or so (that's looking fairly tatty and gross to be honest) but was surprised to see them still for sale as xjas said, so stocked up on a few more.
Re: Pioneer DRM-604X CD Changer
Posted on 2018-03-22, 21:59
This any use? Found a disk for DOS/Windows and another one for MAC. Both saved as .IMA images. My phone is terrible so I can't take photos of the disks, so I typed the label text out (more or less) into .txt files. There miiight be another disk somewhere with a different version of the drivers and …
Re: Pioneer DRM-604X CD Changer
Posted on 2018-03-22, 15:41
I might have an original floppy disk that came with one of these at home... I'll check later on for you.
Re: More gameports in 486?
Posted on 2018-03-14, 12:51
If a single gameport supports two joysticks, why do those old addon ISA cards have two gameports on them? to avoid needing to use a splitter?
Re: Beefed up Gateway GP-6 build
Posted on 2018-01-20, 13:56
Hi, It's not connected on mine but I just remembered I had a different motherboard in that case a few years back.. Anyway, it looks like a fan sensor line for the fan in the power supply. The white wire matches the pinout for the sense line, and black is ground - http://www.overclockers.com/forums/ …
Re: Getting my first PC (Gateway 4DX2-66V) configured properly
Posted on 2018-01-18, 19:04
Cool! I thiiink a friend of mine had one of these towers (in fact, I believe I have the tape backup drive that was in that machine).. I also love Gateway 2000s and have a few myself, including the pentium model the same as Katmai500.
Re: Beefed up Gateway GP-6 build
Posted on 2018-01-18, 10:05
I have one of these machines if there's anything I can help with. Mine is a celeron too - been tempted to try replace it with something better but that 90 watt PSU is a pain...
Re: Craigslist find - Macintosh Performa 630CD
Posted on 2017-12-17, 01:27
Cool! how'd you get a loose cover like that?
Re: Craigslist find - Macintosh Performa 630CD
Posted on 2017-12-08, 23:16
Is a 6200/6300 better than a 630? In terms of performance I guess - dunno what I'd even do with one of these machines but I'm tempted to tinker with one all the same!
Re: Craigslist find - Macintosh Performa 630CD
Posted on 2017-12-08, 09:37
That's cool, I think we had these at school :) I'm not an Apple person at all but kinda tempted to pick one of these up based on your post about this in the recently bought hardware thread. From what I can tell from googling, I'd want to make sure I get a keyboard and mouse with it, but that I can …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-11-08, 16:38
BitWrangler wrote: Edit: IMO, LG 16-52x drives are mulletproof, and early mass market CD writers were failure prone from most brands, think I only have a hitachi survivor. Yeah those LG drives always had sensible haircuts 🤣
Re: How to install DOS Plus (PC1512 version) ?
Posted on 2017-11-05, 00:43
I got my manual down for you. It's the green one "user manual" (this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Amstrad-Personal-Computer-PC1512-User-Instructions-Guide-Book-1-1986/282709893523?hash=item41d2d2a193:g:SOMAAOSw2xRYjLfg) Even though my original machine did have a hard drive, the manual makes no …
Re: How to install DOS Plus (PC1512 version) ?
Posted on 2017-11-04, 20:55
My manual is up in the attic I think... But the procedure you're doing sounds right. I got an XT-IDE board recently for use with a CF card and couldn't use the Amstrad disks to work at all. Would always fail on the format part. Eventually tried DOS 6.22 and this worked without issue.
Re: Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes (Serrated Scalpel) - Repeating Music Patch
Posted on 2017-08-28, 15:34
Yeah he worked pretty hard for them 😀 He's a really sound guy anyway, so let me know if you want me to ask him anything.
Re: Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes (Serrated Scalpel) - Repeating Music Patch
Posted on 2017-08-26, 18:51
Nice work Osprey :) I asked the original developer about this: 03:25:39 PM) sirlemonhead: still interest in the game, James :) http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=55622 Was that bug just an oversight, do you remember? (03:40:12 PM) James Ferguson: I don't recall that being a bug and had you …
Re: am486 Bios update for Gateway 2000?
Posted on 2017-07-01, 10:56
Get it up here if it works out well! http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?catid= … menustate=29,28
Re: 3 pin connector cable to Pentium III fan
Posted on 2017-06-22, 13:27
Is this it? https://superuser.com/questions/681504/what-k … e-can-i-buy-one
Re: Lotech Tandy Soundboard - Schematic / PCB ?!?
Posted on 2017-06-02, 18:29
Did you contact him? I noticed he's not selling anything at the moment but did he say he's stopped altogether? Thought he might be receptive to release schematics/files if he's no longer interested in selling PCBs...
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