Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-15, 11:18

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by HanSolo

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As far as I see it, this guy simply knows the CPU is rare but he has no clue what a realistic price might be. That's why he accepts offers. Honestly I don't see anything bad about it. What would you do? SO basically this CPU was on local AD site for pocket change, some scalper saw it, and now will …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-15, 10:07

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by HanSolo

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As far as I see it, this guy simply knows the CPU is rare but he has no clue what a realistic price might be. That's why he accepts offers. Honestly I don't see anything bad about it. What would you do? SO basically this CPU was on local AD site for pocket change, some scalper saw it, and now will …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-15, 09:36

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by HanSolo

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And then there are those trying to just maximize their profits above all limits. Sorry, this might not be the right place but something in me screams I've to tell that to someone. Shortly there was this offered on a local classifieds site: ST.JPG It was offered for 15 EUR and sold within a few …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-14, 16:08

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by HanSolo

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That is why i call it shitting... Luckly for me the local shitting and sellers are not as dumb as most that are on ebay... Heard stories of precious parts send in mail anvelope. Other that did not put enough packing materials, foam, buble even paper if u want, you can guess the end result broken …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-06-11, 12:17

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by HanSolo

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Cheers to elvis @ ocau for the heads up on this news: Anyone heard of the "PiGUS"..? Looks like things might be getting a little more interesting for all those people that missed out on the GUS experience over all these years. https://twitter.com/ianpolpo/status/1535136937211613184 I heard about …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-09, 21:25

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by HanSolo

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Or Gravis UltraSound everyone wants one of these, yet some crap ESS Audio drive or Yamaha OPL3 card totaly wipe the floor with them, but the GUS card costs arm and leg... Sorry, but you have no idea what you are talking about. The GUS has features that no other card has. Anyone interested in Demos …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-09, 20:09

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by HanSolo

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Or Gravis UltraSound everyone wants one of these, yet some crap ESS Audio drive or Yamaha OPL3 card totaly wipe the floor with them, but the GUS card costs arm and leg... Sorry, but you have no idea what you are talking about. The GUS has features that no other card has. Anyone interested in Demos …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-26, 16:20

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by HanSolo

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Bought and collected a nice DELL 2001FP monitor and added an AX510 soundbar that had been lying around. Works really nice with my old DOS machines :-) IMG_20220526_163031 (SVGA).jpg PS: just noticed that the manufacturing date is "February 2006" so it is probably no good for Amiga/C64, but it does …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-24, 21:39

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by HanSolo

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Similar question: does anyboy know what kind of video-card this is? It seems to have a composite out and on the top right is says 'Audio in'. And there are 'RF Out' contacts on the board. I did not find anything on the web. I bet this one is an OAK OTI-037 without TV tuner equipment. Any OAK OTI …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-24, 14:21

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by HanSolo

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Similar question: does anyboy know what kind of video-card this is? It seems to have a composite out and on the top right is says 'Audio in'. And there are 'RF Out' contacts on the board. I did not find anything on the web.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-05-19, 17:19

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by HanSolo

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Upgraded the RAM of my two Toshiba Satellite Notebooks (Pentium 233 MMX) from 32MB to 64MB and 96MB. They only have 1 slot so 96MB (32 MB internal + 64 MB) is practically the maximum. 128 MB EDO SODIMMs seem to exists but I never saw them being sold (and surely not for a reasonable price). But 96 MB …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-16, 15:10

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by HanSolo

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Well tell that to ppl that think Compaq, Dimond, Elsa, Creative, Number 9, MatroX and others high quality cards, are same like UNDERdog garbage ones such as Super, Axle and whatever NOname you can think of, as they are not clearly... I still don't get how you define 'high quality'. What are your …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-14, 17:32

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by HanSolo

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Well tell that to ppl that think Compaq, Dimond, Elsa, Creative, Number 9, MatroX and others high quality cards, are same like UNDERdog garbage ones such as Super, Axle and whatever NOname you can think of, as they are not clearly... I still don't get how you define 'high quality'. What are your …

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Re: So, what games would you recommend for my Pentium 1 system? Go nuts!

Posted on 2022-05-14, 11:04

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by HanSolo

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koleq wrote on 2022-04-05, 10:16: .. and I would like to see some 3D games even tho I do not have a 3D accelerator. Then be sure to check out the Comanche-series. The first two are made for much older systems and should run perfectly, the third might be slow but playable.

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Re: So, what games would you recommend for my Pentium 1 system? Go nuts!

Posted on 2022-05-14, 10:34

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by HanSolo

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Boppin outsold SQ6 and VGA Planets outsold Doom? lol. looks more like a pirate survey list from somewhere out of the warez scene. Good guess :-) https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure/c/cAX9zd31Zzk/m/CIsnFLTmZzsJ "For 52 weeks people from all over the Internet have been sending …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-05-12, 15:01

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by HanSolo

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Nice! As you seem to be into modding: have you ever researched if the screen of these Toshibas can be replaced with a more modern one? I have a CDT-version and even the active matrix is only mediocre by today's standards. If that could be upgraded to any kind of newer display it would make the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-05-11, 23:35

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by HanSolo

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I finished my Toshiba Satellite 220CS project today. Previously I removed the CMOS battery to prevent future leaking, I drilled holes and made a custom FDD mounting system of copper, and I made a copper HDD cover. Today I cut up a Satellite 110CS battery cover a bit to make it somewhat compatible …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-28, 16:54

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by HanSolo

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Holy Moly! How much? Probably in the 4 digits. Yes. They cost 1000€ so at least it is the best possible 4 digit price. While I fail to see anything a sound card could do that would prompt me to pay more than 100, given these item's "nimbus" - it's probably a safe investment. Just make sure your …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-04-24, 10:44

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by HanSolo

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Adventures in board repair continues as I removed various SMD aluminum caps. Unfortunately lost a couple pads in the process, so I've now ordered some parts to fix those. There was a mess underneath a number of the caps. Wish I'd taken a 'before' pic as this pic was after doing an initial cleaning. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-21, 08:33

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by HanSolo

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Been eyeballing that for some time, but usually seemed to modern and boring to bother a tenner. It's 20 years old now and the difference made the slot bracket for a ~40 year old interface that no one should have used in 2002. Depending on taste and definition, this might just be the last addon …

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