1996|P200MMX|64MB EDO|Virge DX 4MB|SB16 OPL3
1999|P3 933|384MB SDR|GF2 Ultra 64MB|CT4620
Sorry, just the first config is from 97 and second is from 2000. 😀
I got a somewhat rare motherboard today! 😀
I could have posted this in the modern hardware thread as it's borderline but in my head first generation Core 2 Duo chipset motherboards are retro. Intel 975X and 965P were in fact meant for Pentium 4, Pentium D and other (cancelled) Netburst atrocities. P35, X38 and derivatives were the chipsets really designed and optimized for the new Core architecture.
A box with a bubble wrapped-motherboard... The seller refused to use anything else than this bubble wrap bag to protect the motherboard...
The sellers pictures showed screenshots from the system the motherboard was in... It seems two out of six SATA ports somehow got torn off during the dismantling of the system... luckily I don't need more than 4.
Bubble wrap and SATA ports torn off... a great start... Did the board even work?
It seems so and I'm VERY glad I don't have to deal with the not at all agreeable Ebay seller any further.
2444 MHz and 1.5V+ core voltage with optimized defaults loaded... classic Abit.
New PC: i9 12900K @5GHz all cores @1.2v. MSI PRO Z690-A. 32GB DDR4 3600 CL14. 3070Ti.
Old PC: Dual Xeon X5690@4.6GHz, EVGA SR-2, 48GB DDR3R@2000MHz, Intel X25-M. GTX 980ti.
Older PC: K6-3+ 400@600MHz, PC-Chips M577, 256MB SDRAM, AWE64, Voodoo Banshee.
@Xicor that Commodore 8032 look amazing, great work. Feel free to do a build thread with all the deets 😀
Life? Don't talk to me about life.
Aquired a 14 inch CRT monitor today ..
Working but needs a clean.
It is branded Apricot ..but I suspect made by Mitsubishi..
only sad the screen size is a mere 14" but still ..for £5 ...a bargain ..
model number XJ59992.
This I believe is the spec..
>>>>>
Monitor - XJ59992 14" SVGAe
Standard EVGAe
CRT size (diagonal) 14"
CRT Type Anti-glare / static, black tinted
Display area 260 x 195mm (+/- 3mm)
Dot pitch 0.28mm
Phosphor P22
Video input Analogue RGB
Max. Horizontal scan rate 30-54KHz
Max. Vertical refresh rate 50-100Hz
Max video bandwidth 75MHz
Typical factory presets
1024 x 768 @ 60Hz
800 x 600 @ 85Hz
Power: full operation
standby
active off 75W
< 30W
< 5W
Power Supply 90 - 265 VAC Universal PSU
Power management VESA DPMS support for EPA compliance
EMI/RFI approvals CE mark compliant
MPR II
TCO '92 support No
DDC1 /DDC 2B support Yes
Safety approvals EN60-950
Dimensions: wxdxh 351 x 384 x 327mm
Weight 12Kg
This was listed as a Asus MX440 but actually turned out to be a MX460! Looks a really nice card for a MX model.
MX460's with DVI out, quite nice indeed. Even the TV out is populated.
wrote:It is branded Apricot ..but I suspect made by Mitsubishi..
Apricot and Mitsubishi are the same thing. Early ones started off branded as "Mitsubishi Apricot".
Got another IBM Model M for my keyboard collection, this time it's the one with the black cord, the XT connector and no leds. 😀 Love these things so much.
Finally got me one of the good AWE32 sound cards. CT3980. Been after one for a while but prices always go high. This is going straight into the 200MMX!
wrote:Got another IBM Model M for my keyboard collection, this time it's the one with the black cord, the XT connector and no leds. 😀 Love these things so much.
How many you got now?
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wrote:I found this container full of demo games ( PC, Playstation, Dreamcast )
at a local high school weekend flea market.
Over 100 disks.
People usually trash demo discs. Good to see those will get a nice home.
Are they all demos or are there complete games in there as well?
Today I got this and look at the excellent way of wrapping it. This is how it always should be done......
Anyway, don't know if this is rare or special. Probably not, but I like it and it's boxed :p
Will need to test it but don't know when.
My retro collection: too much...
Interesting to see something like that. And 8MB of RAM? That's amazing, man.
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wrote:wrote:I found this container full of demo games ( PC, Playstation, Dreamcast )at a local high school weekend flea market. Over 100 disks.
People usually trash demo discs. Good to see those will get a nice home.
Are they all demos or are there complete games in there as well?
It's good that people are keeping demos, because demos sometimes contain things that were cut or changed in the final release. Case in point: Blood.
wrote:Yoday I got this and look at the excellent way of wrapping it. This is how it always should be done......
No, it's not. 😈 Good but not great. If I was packing it, I would have put it in cardboard box with some insulation layer in between the boxes (bubble wrap, probably) and then wrapped the external box. But that's me, I become a bit OCD and paranoid when packing and sending old hardware.
IMO anything electrical wrapped and sealed should include a bag of silica gel crystals..
Nothing worse than trapping moisture inside ...
corrosion can still take place otherwise..
Those airlock zip lock backs that can be vacuum sealed would also fit the bill.
Got these for a dozen bucks.. I now own four of these damn SB16 WavEffect cards, time to unload a couple.
wrote:wrote:It is branded Apricot ..but I suspect made by Mitsubishi..
Apricot and Mitsubishi are the same thing. Early ones started off branded as "Mitsubishi Apricot".
Apricot was a completely independent (British) company in its early years. Only after the usual financial mess was the name sold to Mitsubishi. So "Mitsubishi Apricot" would in fact be one of the last Apricot devices.
wrote:Got these for a dozen bucks.. I now own four of these damn SB16 WavEffect cards, time to unload a couple.
Good luck with that. I have the same problem, am trying to dump mine too but nobody is biting.
wrote:Interesting to see something like that. And 8MB of RAM? That's amazing, man.
First time I've seen it. There are a few on eBay though.
It offers up to 8mb but according to the box, this one is 2mb
@OldCat: I was sarcastic 😀 I hate it when people send stuff like this! I guess I was lucky that it wasn't crushed.
I ship the way you propose.
My retro collection: too much...
I have the same board on my AT. it took a little bit of fiddling with the drivers to get it up and running, but I do like it better than the intel aboveboard i had prior. So much easier swapping simms if something goes wrong rather than testing it chip by chip.
wrote:First time I've seen it. There are a few on eBay though. It offers up to 8mb but according to the box, this one is 2mb […]
wrote:Interesting to see something like that. And 8MB of RAM? That's amazing, man.
First time I've seen it. There are a few on eBay though.
It offers up to 8mb but according to the box, this one is 2mb@OldCat: I was sarcastic 😀 I hate it when people send stuff like this! I guess I was lucky that it wasn't crushed.
I ship the way you propose.
I have no clue what I'm doing! If you want to watch me fumble through all my retro projects, you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrDavejustdave
wrote:No, it's not. 😈 Good but not great. If I was packing it, I would have put it in cardboard box with some insulation layer in between the boxes (bubble wrap, probably) and then wrapped the external box. But that's me, I become a bit OCD and paranoid when packing and sending old hardware.
I completely agree with you on this point. The original box is as important as the product inside IMO (if the original box is in good shape) and a box within a box is the only way I ship my vintage hardware.
