Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-16, 13:04

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by Miphee

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This happened today: I bought 4 ISA cards in the morning and wrote the seller how I wanted them shipped. 6 hours later I get a response: "What 4 cards are you talking about?" The mail title included my name, the auction number and "4x ISA cards". The seller also directly wrote from the auction page …

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Re: 72 pin SIMM brand recommendations or just get whatever (486 build)?

Posted on 2020-07-16, 10:38

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by Miphee

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And, if possible, I suggest that you always try to get a bit more than you need . This stuff is relatively cheap and duds happen, so better be safe than sorry . +1, it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. The more set of RAMs the better. Most of my RAM problems were …

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Re: What's the dumbest retro mistake you've made?

Posted on 2020-07-16, 07:13

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darry wrote on 2020-07-16, 06:00: My wife must really love me to tolerate it all . And I love her for it . You can't really enjoy your hobby if your spouse hates it, right? My wife is also very supportive, she even helps me pick up items. Still I'd hate to sell anything but I'm running out of space …

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Re: What's the dumbest retro mistake you've made?

Posted on 2020-07-16, 04:23

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Getting into this hobby in the first place. When I started my goal was to build my childhood computer. A year later I have 2 rooms full of computers and parts and no end in sight.

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Re: Would you break a plastic piece covering a port in a 30-year old laptop? Does old hardware deserve "special" treatme

Posted on 2020-07-14, 11:39

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by Miphee

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That's the stupidest thing ever. I would assume there is nothing behind that plastic and wouldn't remove it ever. I'd be mighty mad if I found out later there was a working port behind that cover. Who does that? It's like covering the floppy drive with a plastic in case some poeple don't intend to …

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Re: Help with XT board

Posted on 2020-07-14, 08:46

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by Miphee

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Soldered V20? Wow.

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Re: Selling question

Posted on 2020-07-13, 09:40

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As a buyer I prefer very detailed photos of the computer. I hate when cables and parts are in the way so I can't even see what I'm buying. I want to see the mainboard (especially the battery area), part numbers, general condition of the parts and the case from every angle. An installed OS tells me …

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Re: Your favorite retro socket/platform

Posted on 2020-07-12, 12:54

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by Miphee

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DIP40 😉

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Re: Need help with chinese IP camera security

Posted on 2020-07-12, 09:44

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ShovelKnight wrote on 2020-07-12, 09:33: There is no such thing as "privacy" in China. I draw a line between the government spying on citizens and criminals accessing a low security camera to map the estate before a heist. The first happens in every country and the second is up to the developer of …

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Re: Need help with chinese IP camera security

Posted on 2020-07-12, 09:30

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I have had a lot of the cheap Chinese security cameras over the years, the first thing I do is disable the wireless... Fortunately the SSID broadcast is disabled when the ethernet cable is connected but the whole point of this camera is simple remote surveillance and wireless connectivity. Why the …

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Re: Need help with chinese IP camera security

Posted on 2020-07-11, 15:38

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After you gain access, you can harden it. Does this work with cameras without admin interface? I have the camera IP and the necessary ports, I have the admin name/password but it won't connect. Connection refused, empty response, file not found. Nothing about changing SSID or adding WPA2 & password …

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Need help with chinese IP camera security

Posted on 2020-07-11, 09:19

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I recently got this freebie chinese IP camera from a friend. He never used it because he claims it's not secure. It shows up on the wireless network as a cloudcam and it has no security added at all, not even WEP. Anyone in range can connect to it. I tried the YCC365 Plus app it came with, it's …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-10, 12:54

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imi wrote on 2020-07-10, 12:49: uh I don't really sell on ebay so idk... but I never heard that a buyer can't get negative feedback the support person said if I get negative feedback I should just report it. Yup, checked, sellers can't leave buyers negative feedback. It's been that way since like …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-10, 12:39

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by Miphee

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Yes I see it now, thanks! Can a buyer get negative feedback on Ebay at all? I thought only the buyer can leave negative feedback.

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-10, 06:23

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by Miphee

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Where is the sold listing menu from Ebay? I usally Google "ebay sold listing" but it doesn't come up in search now. They removed the feature?

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-10, 06:22

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by Miphee

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One of the best comments under a scrapper video: "After all that shit, you got about $40 worth of gold (guy bought CPUs for $88) , and spent over 12 man hours and possibly hundreds in supplies and equipment." My thoughts exactly. A scrapper made a comment that he can recover ~ 0.7 grams of gold from …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-10, 05:19

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by Miphee

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What a massacre. Most of them are chipped too, those idiots didn't even take the time to remove them properly, just forced them out with a screwdriver. Fak you, scrappers! They still think that extracting gold gets them more $$ than selling these to collectors in a decent condition.

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Re: How to remove S370 cooler?

Posted on 2020-07-07, 20:18

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by Miphee

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Bad design is one thing but it's downright evil. Instead of using metal hooks they used plastic that is under constant strain from the cooler's spring clip. I've seen a lot of these plastic hooks broken off. Luckily there are 2 sets of these hooks on a single socket but the other one is designed for …

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Re: What are builds you want to make someday?

Posted on 2020-07-06, 11:22

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by Miphee

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To be honest I don't find building non-proprietary IBM compatible computers too challenging. You buy this, plug in that, Google widely available info, fiddle with jumpers, tighten screws, install software, run games and tests, that's it. There is only so much you can do before it becomes repetitive …

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Re: Anyone collect foreign computers?

Posted on 2020-07-04, 06:38

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by Miphee

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Not really, they rarely work and most of them are proprietary so not much chance of a successful repair. They are also severely overpriced because "vintage" and "foreign". I just don't see the point in spending $1000 on a single computer when I can buy 20-30 for that price.

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