Re: 0Ah bad sector flag

Posted on 2023-09-09, 01:12

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by Horun

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Wow rasz, you just made my head hurt 😒 So much detailed info !! And I prefer full control over my Dick controller (it has caused me issues in the past 😁) sorry just being sarcastic on the mistype ;p

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Re: Have we found the ULSI MathCo diagnostic utilities yet?

Posted on 2023-09-09, 01:02

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by Horun

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You might be able to use a exacto knife or razor knife (like a box cutter/sheet rock knife) and just cut thru the top ones....just a thought

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Re: Have we found the ULSI MathCo diagnostic utilities yet?

Posted on 2023-09-09, 00:09

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by Horun

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Grzyb wrote on 2023-09-09, 00:06: I have had this thing for years... time for the unboxing ceremony? ulsi.jpg Wow! Nice ! Hope the disk is still readable. If you open the package just right (maybe just the top two pinch points and shake the disk out 😉 ) you can keep the never opened look since it …

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Re: 0Ah bad sector flag

Posted on 2023-09-09, 00:07

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by Horun

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Good write up Deunan ! Generally Once a sector on HD is marked bad the OS should not try to write to it again (simple comparison: floppy disk with bad sectors..you can have errors on a floppy and all it does is reduce the total available disk space) Long ago had a 480Mb HD that had a cluster of bad …

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Re: Have we found the ULSI MathCo diagnostic utilities yet?

Posted on 2023-09-08, 12:32

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by Horun

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I have no seen ULSI's yet. Just the Intel and IIT plus some generics....

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Re: 0Ah bad sector flag

Posted on 2023-09-08, 01:28

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by Horun

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Many old IDE did not have remapping capability w/o a util direct from the manufacture, in this case Seagate, as it is written into a eeprom code or low level renumbered the sectors IIRC. I know the 2000/3000 series from both Seagate and WD you could hide/remap some bad sectors but unlike MFM/RLL you …

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Re: The million dollar question on retrocomputing

Posted on 2023-09-07, 01:09

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by Horun

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New is new and old is old. I still do not have any Goteks or CF devices in any of my vintage gear, I do have some but they are not in any XT, 286, 386, etc. That is blasphemy to true vintage gear IMHO LOL so no to all those questions but #2 added: my family has some vintage cars/trucks. You mod …

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Re: Build your own AT power supply

Posted on 2023-09-07, 00:43

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by Horun

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Agree ! Ok sure you can build one (the board and parts from scratch) but what are you going to put it in ? You would need a metal case (like from old PSU) to put it in. Better to rebuild a used AT PSU then try to start from scratch besides the price to build one from scratch on small scale would be …

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Re: Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball in DOS / Win 3.1

Posted on 2023-09-06, 14:04

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by Horun

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What version Mouse is it ? on the mouse back should be a label with a model number.

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Re: Does anyone remember the Digital (DEC) Starion Desktop line?

Posted on 2023-09-06, 02:15

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by Horun

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Nope do not remember it and am near as old as Moses sons 😁 Should be a Pentium 133, 1.6GB HD and 16mb ram if all original.....and uses a Phoenix BIOS (cough, cough 🤣) Manual: https://theretroweb.com/motherboard/manual/a0 … 5b376664754.pdf someone else maybe can search deeper....

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Re: Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball in DOS / Win 3.1

Posted on 2023-09-06, 01:03

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by Horun

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Good search ! Yes that was the topic I actually was thinking of. Yes think all the green ones are Logitech. My MS adapter does not have the number on it, it came with sealed boxed MS Mouse Serial/PS2 with ps2 cable and the adapter to serial. It basically looks like a generic grey one but was the …

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Re: Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball in DOS / Win 3.1

Posted on 2023-09-06, 00:24

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by Horun

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All Microsoft Serial/PS2 devices require a true Microsoft adapter (or one wired as one, there are other topics here about it) so using any old generic adapter has a 50%+ failure rate. If the mouse or trackball is already PS2 then you def need a specific adapter to convert back to Serial. I have a …

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Re: Mac SE/30 with parallel printer? With modern printer?

Posted on 2023-09-06, 00:00

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by Horun

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Good write up VivienM !

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Re: Mac SE/30 with parallel printer? With modern printer?

Posted on 2023-09-05, 22:30

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by Horun

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The only ways I can think of is find a printer with Serial port input or Network a printer. There are some good Google returns on Mac SE/30 and networked printers....... The printer in either case must support Postscript... sorry is all I know.

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Re: I Felt Conflicted at a Yard Sale

Posted on 2023-09-05, 03:42

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by Horun

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Long ago (mid 2000's, an early Saturday morning) stopped at a yard sale on way to work, lots of tables of stuff and items all around the big front porch area. Looked around and only one thing jumped out at me: A Technics SA 5760 with a "for a $50 or best offer" tag, guy there said it works, noted it …

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Re: IBM 7020 OEM OS or RAM recomendation

Posted on 2023-09-05, 02:46

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by Horun

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Yeah actually the RISC based systems (Alpha, PPC, etc) require 16Mb minimum, only the x86 has the 12MB minimum for NT3.51. Can you post a picture of the current ram and board ? am curious what it looks like.

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Re: 286 has forgotten its hard drive

Posted on 2023-09-05, 02:37

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by Horun

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Yeah there are dozen or so old setup utils, I posted v3.3 from Phoenix for Phoenix. There is also a v4.03 from Phoenix for Phoenix...

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Re: 286 has forgotten its hard drive

Posted on 2023-09-05, 02:14

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by Horun

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Yep that is the battery pack, it is listed as Lithium non-rechargable so it will be most likely be dead (if below about 2.9-3.0 volts it will not keep the settings, same with a new board), it can also be replaced by a 3xAA cell simple type with non-recharable batteries.

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Re: Calling out to Windows 98/P4 driver detectives

Posted on 2023-09-05, 00:47

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by Horun

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OK well you have some sort of mis-identify on what the audio is because the ADI (Dell) is not same as the VIA Vinyl audio engine (your Win2k3). Did you try the VIA Vinyl drivers ? https://soggi.org/drivers/via.htm It is possible that your board has a diff or "combined" audio chip So best bet is to …

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Re: Calling out to Windows 98/P4 driver detectives

Posted on 2023-09-04, 22:43

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by Horun

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For the Intel Pro/1000 MT for Windows 98SE you want driver PRO98M.exe software version 10.3 here: http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1902&menustate=34,0 It covers: "Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter" "Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection" "Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Mobile Connection" " …

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