sprcorreia wrote:

Well it seemed to good to be true...

http://www.3dfxzone.it/enboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18659

So the pinout is different although the physical connections are the same eh?

It looks like the pinout is completely different.

A lot of companies used the miniDIN 9 connector for VGA, but it was never standardized in any way, so everybody ended up doing their own different thing. Unless you're absolutely sure that a particular cable was from a Miro/Canopus card, then it's extremely unlikely it'll match up and work.

Old Thrashbarg wrote:

It looks like the pinout is completely different.

A lot of companies used the miniDIN 9 connector for VGA, but it was never standardized in any way, so everybody ended up doing their own different thing. Unless you're absolutely sure that a particular cable was from a Miro/Canopus card, then it's extremely unlikely it'll match up and work.

Gotcha. Oh well, the search continues... Thanks guys.

At a local thrift store I bought a 10-pack of floppies for 99 cents. That's fairly common to see, but these still had the 3M factory seal, though somebody had cut out the barcode.
The copyright date on the box is 1993, and they are "Macintosh formatted". I guess they either fell behind a shelf, or nobody ever bought them because they thought they had to have a Mac to use them.
It was kind of cool to open them and see all the pristine pack in information, labels and such. I haven't opened a new box of mid-90s floppies since, well, the mid-90s.

shamino wrote:

... I haven't opened a new box of mid-90s floppies since, well, the mid-90s.

...Like Howard Carter unsealing the Tomb of Tutankamen...

Won a set of heatsinks today. I got EIGHT socket 370/A ALPHA heatsinks. All for $5 plus shipping. which was inflated but w/e it was a good price overall. No fans, but that's fine.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200905776444

An MT32 sans box/manual/psu. This one is a little beaten up but is still going strong 😀 I'm using an old printer PSU to power it.

Very nice, how much are MT-32s going for these days? I've seen a few on ebay but they seem to be way overpriced. Are they commonly found in used musical instrument shops? I'll be on holidays in the US next week, it would be nice to get me one while I'm there.

how much are MT-32s going for these days?

Well I'm in the UK, this one was £32 from eBay.

If you're going to the US why not get a CM-32L, they seem to be a lot easier to find over there.

bjt wrote:

how much are MT-32s going for these days?

Well I'm in the UK, this one was £32 from eBay.

If you're going to the US why not get a CM-32L, they seem to be a lot easier to find over there.

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind. Too bad it doesn't have the LCD display though, but I'll get either if I find them at a good price.

This is my old collection from roland:

1x Roland SCC-1 BOXED
1x Roland MPU-IC-T with manual card / breakoutbox (10 euros)
2x Roland LAPC-I BOXED (one i need to wait for now)
1x Roland MCB1 (need to wait for)
1x Roland CM-300 (bought then for 20 euros) with powerbrick

If i put the new stuff in it, it would be:

1x Roland MPU-IC-T with breakoutbox (now i have two
1x Roland MT-32 Old version `87 complete with brick and manuals.
Waiting on a Roland CM-32L..

I only want to have an external soundcanvas and then i would be happy.

A local pc store was cleaning up their attic. Since they are aware that I love old hardware, I was able to pick up this old pc:

Thought it was a 286, but after opening the case, I noticed a Siemens sab 8088-1-p CPU. So it's an 8088 - 10Mhz computer, without hard disk.
A bit wondered about the diskdrives, I expected to see 5.25" drives for such old pc's.
In really good shape, also. Just a bit dusty.

dustar wrote:

A bit wondered about the diskdrives, I expected to see 5.25" drives for such old pc's.

NICE SCORE!!!

720KB 3.5" floppy drives aren't too uncommon on later model 8088 and 8086 machines, like the Tandy 1000 series.

dustar wrote:

A local pc store was cleaning up their attic. Since they are aware that I love old hardware, I was able to pick up this old pc: […]
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A local pc store was cleaning up their attic. Since they are aware that I love old hardware, I was able to pick up this old pc:

Thought it was a 286, but after opening the case, I noticed a Siemens sab 8088-1-p CPU. So it's an 8088 - 10Mhz computer, without hard disk.
A bit wondered about the diskdrives, I expected to see 5.25" drives for such old pc's.
In really good shape, also. Just a bit dusty.

Love the screen 😀

Just another pair of Diamond MX300.

Well, this thread is THAT long!

tincup wrote:

Well, this thread is THAT long!

...and will never stop, I hope. 😀

Rock on!

A couple Promise controllers, no more PIO 🤣 .

TELVM wrote:

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A couple Promise controllers, no more PIO 🤣 .

podes bootear la maquina con esas no?