Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-09-04, 17:13
I also received a low cost PCI VGA card today. £1.20 (+ 3 pnp) Will be going in my 486 build Re: 486 DX4 100 Build log.
Re: 486 DX4 100 Build log.
Posted on 2021-09-04, 17:04
This one has been a slow burner as life has been hectic and the VGA card has been playing up. I intend to try and fix it but managed to source a replacement just in case for a total of £1.20! In keeping with the theme of low cost 486 build 😀
Re: 486 DX4 100 Build log.
Posted on 2021-08-24, 16:49
After an incredible amount of messing around due to my own tired negligence... The BD131 was fitted and we have a working DX4 running at 3.3v 😁
Re: 486 DX4 100 Build log.
Posted on 2021-08-23, 10:50
ah yes, I have had one of those. I even had a socket 7 board from them with fake cache! Fortunately I believe it to be real on the M918. At least I hope so!
486 DX4 100 Build log.
Posted on 2021-08-23, 07:21
I will use this thread to document my 486 DX4 100 build. Aiming to closely match the experience and specs of my first ever PC, which was still the only PC our family had until ~ 2001! I will also be recording the build with the aim to make a little video on it. The build is also subject to a serious …
Re: Building my own Woodgrain 486
Posted on 2021-08-22, 22:16
I think its possible you purchased the (working) controller card from me 😀 Love the build! Its performing like a beast!
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-08-21, 08:31
Picked up a PC Chips M918 for £20 on ebay as it was unidentified and untested. Appeared brain dead with my DX4. Noticed that the CPU was not warming up at all and that the voltage regulator transistor was not warming up either. Tried a 5v DX2 instead and it sprung to life :) Speaking on another …
Re: What are Tough American Strong components ?
Posted on 2021-08-15, 11:57
How has OP not been banned yet?
Re: Any ideas on how to repair this Socket 7 motherboard?
Posted on 2021-08-11, 20:55
I think getting a post card would be a good first bet!
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-08-08, 10:12
Picked up this pair of mice today for £1. Both working 😀 Been after one of these for a long time as the ball mouse I have been using is terrible on my modern mouse mat and my modern ones dont play nicely with a ps2 adapter on my KVM.
Re: How do I get my internal case speakers working?
Posted on 2021-08-07, 14:39
Do you think something like this could do the job? https://www.ebay.com/itm/15-Pin-D-Sub-2-row-Game-Port-Audio-3-5mm-Male-and-Female-Adapter-Hard-to-Find-/393033481804 Thats alot of money for something that has a high chance not to work. I Imagine Ipex had their own breakout cable but a quick …
Re: Post photos of your Win95 era computer !
Posted on 2021-08-07, 11:32
Toshiba 4000cdt Pentium 2 233mhz 32mb RAM 2mb Chips and tech 65555 VGA Yamaha OPL3-Sa3 4GB HDD
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-08-07, 11:17
Finished up my latest video building a windows95 and dos PC and taking a brief look at a specific motherboard. Getting better at filming the builds and talking to the camera 😀 https://youtu.be/TFVZr9tL558
Re: Weird lines with Trident 8900CL ISA VGA card
Posted on 2021-08-07, 09:48
My SiS 5598 does this on my LCD but only at 640x480
Re: How do I get my internal case speakers working?
Posted on 2021-08-04, 08:19
You need to get a 3.5mm patch/aux cable from the green output of your soundcard to the green input on the back of the case. Like you can see here: https://youtu.be/CjCqjFEsRUg?t=485
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-31, 22:27
omg, an NV1... pray that it works! i know there was an ebay listing recently for the sega saturn controller adapter! Also.... https://corporate.bestbuy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Remember.-Y2k.png There is a boxed complete one on ebay UK right now. Price already getting high! And... check out …
Re: The premiere of my new YouTube channel - the "Rusty Bits"
Posted on 2021-07-31, 22:24
Hi, the pilot episode of my new channel is here. I finally built the replica of my first PC, and thanks to this video you can go through this build with me :) https://youtu.be/zwKTnlbnVXE I'm aiming at 20-25 minute episodes but this one is longer, as it was a 'sentimental journey' to me and I …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-31, 20:48
luckybob wrote on 2021-07-31, 20:34: omg, an NV1... […] Show full quote omg, an NV1... pray that it works! i know there was an ebay listing recently for the sega saturn controller adapter! Also.... There is a boxed complete one on ebay UK right now. Price already getting high!
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-29, 16:45
I love this card. It has everything needed for DOS gaming. Can you tell me more about this card? I’m guessing this one has some decent wave table midi? It does not have best of all worlds but it is definitely universal and well ballanced card. It has very good SBPro 2 compatibility, good OPL3, ESFM …
Re: Games that you remember the most from 1990's thru mid 2000's
Posted on 2021-07-28, 08:17
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