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First post, by Carlos S. M.

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I got this old Packard Bell Several months ago, it's an old Packard Bell Multimedia GL 1332(?) which dates from 1997, i couldn't find anything about it in Google nor ebay ¿is that model rare?, but it seems to be working and have a motherboard similar to other Packard Bells from the era.

Current specs:
Original Packard Bell Motherboard
Pentium MMX 233 MHz
S3 Trio64V+ onboard
3Dfx Voodoo II 8 MB
Realtek RTL8139 PCI card
Soundblaster AWE64 CT4500
AzTech 2320 (w/o external power connector)
Seagagate U10 10.2 GB
DVD Drive adapted to the case
floppy drive
ASTEC 150 watt AT PSU

There more pictures of it (uploaded there due to excesive amount of pictures)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i5yow71lzdotmox/AA … Dd3dpah9Ha?dl=0

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What is your biggest Pentium 4 Collection?
Socket 423/478 Motherboards with Universal AGP Slot
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LGA 775 Motherboards with AGP Slots
Experiences and thoughts with Socket 423 systems

Reply 1 of 6, by King_Corduroy

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Neat computer! Do you still have this thing? I was wondering if I could get some better photo's.

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Reply 2 of 6, by Carlos S. M.

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King_Corduroy wrote:

Neat computer! Do you still have this thing? I was wondering if I could get some better photo's.

Yes, i still do, but i ended removing the AWE64 and the Voodoo 2 (stuck with the stock S3, may install an Voodoo 1 someday and the original AzTech soundcard)

What is your biggest Pentium 4 Collection?
Socket 423/478 Motherboards with Universal AGP Slot
Socket 478 Motherboards with PCI-E Slots
LGA 775 Motherboards with AGP Slots
Experiences and thoughts with Socket 423 systems

Reply 3 of 6, by martin939

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Why are the sound cards linked to each other?

I get it....It's Carlos Santana's old computer, must have had some guitar hooked to it. 😊 😊 😊

Reply 4 of 6, by King_Corduroy

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Carlos S. M. wrote:
King_Corduroy wrote:

Neat computer! Do you still have this thing? I was wondering if I could get some better photo's.

Yes, i still do, but i ended removing the AWE64 and the Voodoo 2 (stuck with the stock S3, may install an Voodoo 1 someday and the original AzTech soundcard)

Could you shoot some photo's of it with better lighting and better angles? There aren't many good photo's of these machines unfortunately.

Check me out at Transcendental Airwaves on Youtube! Fast-food sucks!

Reply 5 of 6, by Deksor

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martin939 wrote:

Why are the sound cards linked to each other?

I get it....It's Carlos Santana's old computer, must have had some guitar hooked to it. 😊 😊 😊

Probably to have the opl3 capability of the Aztech combined with the functionalities of the AWE64

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Reply 6 of 6, by tizzdizz

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That's a neat one. I hadn't seen any PBs like that - I'm more used to seeing the Legend CD ones from a couple years prior that also had the grey wavy trim but were more boxy. These must not have sold very well, comparatively? Nice that it has some extra goodies inside too. What software/games have you used with it so far?

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