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First post, by greenflannel

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Greetings,

I have been collecting parts over the last couple of years to bring back to life an old Pentium 133 system. And I am happy to have my first post be about this computer running again!

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Standard issue beige box mid tower
Intel Pentium 133 (Socket 7)
96MB RAM
40GB HDD
Micron branded Socket 7 motherboard (unsure of exact model)
3.5" floppy drive (works)
5.25" floppy drive (works)
Riva TNT2 M64 16MB PCI video card
And of course an IBM Model M keyboard

Most of these parts were found at thrift stores. The Model M and 5.25 floppy came from a coworker (I work in IT, so I get to work with other nerds which is nice).

I need to install an OS on here, but I'm just glad to have it running. It needed a new CMOS battery, and I gave all of the parts a good blast of air to dust them off. I will add pictures soon.

Reply 1 of 3, by greenflannel

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Some pictures of the setup.

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Reply 2 of 3, by Jo22

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Nice! Looks good, like new! 😁
I've got a P133, too. It's about the fastest setup that doesn't cause the division through zero issue in Turbo Pascal programs yet.
Like you, I've got an 5.25" floppy dirve installed there (my has got a handle, though, no button).

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Reply 3 of 3, by Cobra42898

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That's awesome for a P1 system. No bios issues running that hard drive on there I presume? Windows 95b or c for the fat32 drivers at a minimum, if not win98se. I always wonder how people find these machines out there. Sadly so many have been scrapped over nothing, or one minor correctable problem. Keep it running!

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