Commodore PC10/20-III speed issue

Posted on 2023-06-04, 12:59

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by Murugan

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I had the chance to buy this cheap from a friend My first PC was a PC10-III with dual floppydrives. I always wanted my first PC back and a month ago,I got this PC20-III (not the same config as mine back then but good and close enough). I had to do some work and upgrades to it so I added a NEC V20 ( …

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Re: Less popular Youtube channels

Posted on 2023-06-04, 07:19

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by Murugan

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https://www.youtube.com/@RetroSpector78 - this channel is great, and I believe RetroSpector himself has posted quite a few times on this forum. However, no new content has been posted in almost a year after a somewhat strange video about a Voodoo 5 scam, it's as if he suddenly vanished. He's busy …

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Aztech Orion 16 driver

Posted on 2023-05-06, 09:43

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by Murugan

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Hello there I'm redoing one of my 486 PC's and I wanted to change the SB Pro 2 for my Orion 16 (I know I know :)). But for a reason,the drivers that I downloaded from the driver section here, don't want to install in pure DOS. Am I missing something here? Is it only possible to install them through …

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Re: Logitech WingMan Warrior Joystick ORIGINAL CD (for DOS driver) needed pls!!

Posted on 2023-04-19, 19:23

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by Murugan

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Oooooooeeeeh nice!

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Re: Some info wanted on this I/O combo card

Posted on 2023-02-15, 07:38

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by Murugan

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Hmmm interesting. The mainboard is from the same company. Maybe info on this card is lost in the void 😀 I suppose the dip switches are to configure the ports but there are still a few jumpers around too.

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Some info wanted on this I/O combo card

Posted on 2023-02-14, 12:07

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by Murugan

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Recently I converted a non-working XT to a 286. I found this card in it, connected to the hard drive (1 of the 2 cables needed). The other cable from the HD went to the floppy controller card. The Yamaha chip tells me it's a combo IO with CGA/MDA-Hercules graphics? Tried it with my IBM mono and CGA …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-02-06, 18:40

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by Murugan

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Love it too 😀 It's like a huge brick and it's in REALLY good condition for being this old.

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Re: A new (old) Toy - Compaq portable III

Posted on 2023-02-06, 09:28

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by Murugan

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According to the second link I sent you,the white connector under the FPU socket (P118) leads to the battery. On your pics, I see red/black wires there.

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Re: A new (old) Toy - Compaq portable III

Posted on 2023-02-06, 09:20

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by Murugan

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Did you have a peek already on the other side of the board? https://www.retropaq.com/booting-up-opening-up/

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Re: A new (old) Toy - Compaq portable III

Posted on 2023-02-06, 09:16

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by Murugan

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https://minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Compaq/C … -%20options.htm

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-02-06, 07:46

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by Murugan

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Kind of a traditional move, though shame the XT board wouldn't work for you. Yeah I know. Tried a few things but nada. Both the controllers report to be dead too so I'd thought that transplanting would be the next best thing. Still going to check the hard drive though once I find my spare …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-02-05, 20:04

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by Murugan

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Converted this sadly non-working XT to a working 286-16. I just kept the case and PSU,all the rest are spare parts.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-21, 12:59

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by Murugan

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It means horny 😀 I always found it amusing being Dutch/Flemish speaking.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-13, 11:09

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by Murugan

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Bought this in a dirty condition for 25€. I think I snatched it just in time 😀 Just cleaned it,now need to test it...Overall it's in a pretty good condition. Spacebar has yellowed a bit.

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Re: Trident TVGA 8800CS issue

Posted on 2022-12-26, 19:37

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by Murugan

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No change whatsoever from what I remember. I'll try it again.

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Re: Trident TVGA 8800CS issue

Posted on 2022-12-26, 19:28

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by Murugan

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Yeah I also thought what was on the screen but also no clue of what's going on and why my TFT doesn't like it.

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Re: Trident TVGA 8800CS issue

Posted on 2022-12-26, 18:39

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by Murugan

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No one 😀 !?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-25, 11:42

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by Murugan

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Quite possible. I have one and only found 1 locally (Belgium) and stupidly passed up on it. Seen 1 on ebay in Spain or Italy for parts. Not that I really look for it since I have one.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-25, 11:00

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by Murugan

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Bought a Radeon HD 2900XT for $70. Not a mind blowing price but these are genuinely rare (didn't sell well, super noncompetitive compared to say, 8800GTX). Took me 2 years to find my 2900GT for $55 so I'm glad to finally have the real deal. I think it's a fair price. It took me a long time too to …

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Trident TVGA 8800CS issue

Posted on 2022-12-24, 09:45

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by Murugan

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I had this card for a while and I knew about the issue but finally I decided to ask help :) When I put this in a PC and connect it to my TFT I get a 'signal out of range' message. When I connect to CRT I get this garbled screen that seems duplicated. I'm sure quite a few will know what's going on …

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