Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-06-16, 16:14
Agreed! I gotta hand it to you, $50 is a good deal if it works. (Golly, this 'hobby' has gotten expensive in the last few years, eh?)
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2021-06-14, 17:35
You guys are overcomplicating this rust thing. Use a damn wire brush and be done with it. All this talk about lemons makes me want to bake a lemon cheesecake...
Re: Need some help with this socket 8 system
Posted on 2021-05-27, 09:39
If it were me, I would reseat the board a few times, followed by everything else. exercise the cpu a few times. maybe a bit of deoxit on connectors.
Re: When publishers break software on purpose (Adobe in this case)
Posted on 2021-05-25, 17:47
Yarr harr fiddle dee dee.... Fuck these multi-million dollar companies. My adobe never calls home to report my usage, or to give them my personal info. It hasn't broken down for an "update". Literally the only thing I have it around for, is to make pdf files out of things i scan in.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-05-20, 22:37
I never get tired of looking at that big beauty.
Re: Trying to understand 30pin simm memory modules capacity, please join if you can help.
Posted on 2021-05-17, 18:47
No, actually, that's not..... Wait a minute. Oooh. Sneaky. *guy tapping on his forehead meme* exactly. I'd wager the parity chip might be fine. But from the date code, it seems 30-pin stuff was on its way out, and it was cheaper to just use same chip three times, than source the 1x1 chips and use …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-05-17, 18:43
Internal modems might be e-waste. But the external ones will always hold a place in my cold dark heart.
Re: Vogons streaming announcement thread
Posted on 2021-05-17, 18:19
yea, I was going to make it the same color as the background too, but I didn't see the option quick enough. Why can't we all talk to each other in memes yet? Liqmatrix and Luckybob on Youtube. Luckybob, his arms wide! Liqmatrix, his sails unfurled!
Re: Vogons streaming announcement thread
Posted on 2021-05-17, 18:12
Re: Trying to understand 30pin simm memory modules capacity, please join if you can help.
Posted on 2021-05-17, 17:19
Well, yea obviously. the fastest way to get the correct answer is to give someone the wrong one, so people will then come out of the woodwork to correct you. Its called Godwin's law.
Re: Trying to understand 30pin simm memory modules capacity, please join if you can help.
Posted on 2021-05-17, 00:18
Problem is you have mixed sets. Slow 386 would work with these mixed sets using 3 chips and perfect for 286 and 386sx (these are 2 simms per bank). Fast cached 386 and 486 will not be happy as they needs nearly matched sets (two and two), or ideally set of 4 matched set to make a bank. Cheers, This …
Re: Trying to understand 30pin simm memory modules capacity, please join if you can help.
Posted on 2021-05-16, 22:48
the vast majority of memory chips can be easily identified from the numbers. After decades of experience, its second nature. This got a lot more complex with Dimms, and isnt as reliable. in general, if you see 4000 or 4400, its going to be 4mb. 1000 will be 1mb. and so forth. #1 thru #4 - 4MB - this …
Re: Retention Arm Replacements for Slot A/1 CPUs?
Posted on 2021-05-16, 06:22
i've kept thinking about it. E-clips, springs and washers. stack a fiber washer, metal washer, spring, washer e-clip and see if that works
Re: Retention Arm Replacements for Slot A/1 CPUs?
Posted on 2021-05-16, 05:56
yea, i suppose if you dont have a drill and a tap/die set. it wouldn't really work. I bet, you could ask someone with a 3d printer to make a U-shaped v-wedge to grab onto the studs.
Re: Retention Arm Replacements for Slot A/1 CPUs?
Posted on 2021-05-16, 05:13
it sounds like you've borked the original metal one. i think your options are rather limited. its either fix the original clips, or do something drastic. something drastic, would be to remove the 4 center studs around teh cpu core, and replace them with screws/springs.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-05-16, 00:47
Getting it for free still counts if I used Criagslist, right? some kind soul was moving and instead of tossing it away, they put it up on craigslist. A TRS Model 3 - 48k 'micro'computer . pics: https://imgur.com/gallery/wCzmULd i'm probably going to do a smoke test tomorrow during a live stream. i …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-05-14, 23:40
Looks like a Tseng 4000
Re: Community Socket 7: Choose my parts!
Posted on 2021-05-09, 08:38
It would do that well. however, I actually have a much LARGER case in the works for that with early-XP specs. Not because I really want XP, but because there is some XP era software that lets me format and create mac disks on a pc.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-05-09, 07:13
I made a video about a NiB AT computer case, and now i'm going to put parts in it and make a build: Community Socket 7: Choose my parts!
Community Socket 7: Choose my parts!
Posted on 2021-05-09, 05:32
So the stars have aligned recently and I found myself the proud owner of a new-in-box AT style case with motherboard. I was offered a "deal I couldn't refuse" and I'm really happy for it! If you want one, there are more on ebay. Here is a link to the one I got: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324560930166 …
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