Re: Anything better than AST SixPakPlus for an IBM 5150?

Posted on 2024-01-18, 20:10

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by keenerb

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There are SLIP compatible serial to wifi adapters out there. They're not real fast, generally limited to whatever your com port can provide, but if all you're doing is tinkering with telnet, bbsing, or copying files it's very much usable. Sergey Kiselev has a floppy/com port combo project you can …

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Re: Anything better than AST SixPakPlus for an IBM 5150?

Posted on 2024-01-18, 19:58

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by keenerb

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Xircom Pocket Ethernet is what I use to save an ISA slot on my Tandy 1000 since it connects to parallel port. These are cool, but I have a printer plugged into my parallel port, and the SixPakPlus only has one. Same. I use a parallel switchbox when I want to print. I generally have no need to use …

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Re: Anything better than AST SixPakPlus for an IBM 5150?

Posted on 2024-01-18, 17:56

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by keenerb

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As you all know, the IBM 5150 only has 5 expansion slots. This makes cramming as much functionality into as few cards as possible key to getting as much as you can out of the machine. The motherboard only has at most 256K of RAM. Early MBs have 64K. There is no onboard I/O except keyboard and …

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Re: PicoGUS: ISA sound card emulator with Raspberry Pi Pico (Gravis Ultrasound, AdLib, MPU-401, Tandy, CMS)

Posted on 2024-01-16, 17:37

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by keenerb

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What does the process of switching modes look like? I see references to "when X firmware is loaded" in the wiki and on the git page. Is switching modes, say from GUS to MPU ,as simple as running a command and then launching an app?

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Re: mTCP NetDrive: network attached storage for DOS 2.0 or better

Posted on 2024-01-08, 19:38

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Why weren't cool apps like this and the EtherDFS/ethflop utilities ever written and released back in the 90's? Is there a technical difficulty that a DOS server version would have been impossible? Was everyone just in a hurry to update their skills for Windows dev tools and didn't want to spend time …

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Re: My GUS seems to have failed, lamentably

Posted on 2023-12-29, 17:22

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by keenerb

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My original GUS developed a bad headphone jack, exactly like you described. I ended up cutting of the end of a headphone extension cable and soldering the wires to the back of the card 😁

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Re: My solution for miscellaneous cable storage

Posted on 2023-12-15, 16:51

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DerBaum wrote on 2023-12-15, 16:22: Ladies and gentlenerds... let me blow your minds... […] Show full quote Ladies and gentlenerds... let me blow your minds... Toilet paper rolls... 2023-12-15 17.20.16.jpg You could even write on them... Around here all the TP rolls are dog chewtoys. I tried this …

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Re: My solution for miscellaneous cable storage

Posted on 2023-12-15, 16:51

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by keenerb

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RandomStranger wrote on 2023-12-15, 15:59: Don't seem to be particularly efficient either for storage room or time. Seems fine to me. Same cables seem to take up the same space, and it definitely beats sorting through the entire box looking for that ONE 12v plug. I can just grab the 12v bag and …

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My solution for miscellaneous cable storage

Posted on 2023-12-15, 15:19

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by keenerb

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Like most of you I have a few stackable containers full of miscellaneous RCA/power/parallel/serial cables. It's a perpetual nightmare trying to find the cable I want and then having to untangle it from the rat's nest of tangles and hanging connectors. I started using some medium mesh bags with …

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Re: mTCP NetDrive: network attached storage for DOS 2.0 or better

Posted on 2023-12-12, 16:33

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I guess that's why ETHERDS lets you specify the drive letter, it's an executable that you can run and unload on-demand. I do rely on the mapped drive letters so that my vintage machines all have the same F: and G: drives, but I'm still going to give this a shot. I am curious if it solves some of the …

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Re: mTCP NetDrive: network attached storage for DOS 2.0 or better

Posted on 2023-12-11, 18:39

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Assignable drive letter would be important to me.

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Re: Are there any equivalent to those printing tools in Linux?

Posted on 2023-11-20, 17:05

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by keenerb

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Couldn't you use netcat to dump a raw file to a printer port?

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Re: Man builds his own 80s VHS store in the cellar

Posted on 2023-11-02, 16:08

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by keenerb

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I'm waiting for the virtual video rental store where your plex library shows up on the shelves. EmuVR already does a decent job of emulating a 1990's video game experience. Perhaps in a VR generation or to we'll be able to hit Blockbuster Video again as a social network/video sharing interface. That …

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Re: Man builds his own 80s VHS store in the cellar

Posted on 2023-11-02, 13:07

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I want to do this, but create a late 80's/early 90's Radio Shack.

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Re: Is it possible to configure an old cisco router to respond to a 56K modem?

Posted on 2023-09-27, 19:36

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by keenerb

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I didn't need a resistor and a battery when I did this myself maybe 30 years ago for a surprisingly functional network to play Doom.

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Re: Looking for drivers for Dresselhaus SmartPrint printer sharing hardware.

Posted on 2023-09-26, 02:33

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by keenerb

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Maybe you can have someone read the 5.25" floppies and get that DOS Filer app (unless it is also in the Win3x filer also). from their website: "Free file transfer software. The SmartPrint Starter Kit includes software for transferring files of any size from one computer to another. File transfer …

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Re: Looking for drivers for Dresselhaus SmartPrint printer sharing hardware.

Posted on 2023-09-25, 23:54

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by keenerb

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This looks like same thing: http://web.archive.org/web/19990427043413/http://www.dresselhaus.com/ you can DL the drivers off their archive, http://web.archive.org/web/19990422180630/http://www.dresselhaus.com/Techsupport/page2.htm only the DOSFILER.ZIP is not found..... Excellent, I didn't think to …

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Looking for drivers for Dresselhaus SmartPrint printer sharing hardware.

Posted on 2023-09-25, 17:54

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by keenerb

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Trying to deploy one I bought long long ago at an estate sale and the installation floppy 3.5" drive is unreadable. Does anyone have a driver for this? I don't see one on vogonsdrivers. There's a 5.25" disk as well but I don't have a drive handy at the moment. If anyone would be willing to attempt …

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Re: Anyone have any idea where I could scrape up an ink overflow reservoir for a Deskjet 940c?

Posted on 2023-09-07, 01:13

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by keenerb

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I picked up a Retroprinter interface to just redirect color prints from vintage computers to my modern Ecotank printer. No sense in trying to limp along on this!

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Re: Anyone know where to find these printer ribbon cartridge refills?

Posted on 2023-09-07, 01:12

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by keenerb

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OK so I actually just realized that Epson makes brand new dot matrix printers with WIndows 11 drivers, USB ports, AND standard parallel port connectors for fairly cheap. Picked one up to use as a retro printer AND to annoy the family with by printing out everything on it from my Windows 11 laptop. I …

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