Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-01-25, 17:12

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Gonduron, do you have a little external mixer, for all the sound sources? I don't have an LAPC-I, but I have a MT32, SCC1 and normal sound card and it's a pain to get the levels correct. I've been looking for a small external mixer to do this job in hardware.. If you search for threads containing " …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2021-12-15, 18:28

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Missing foot and a door, but still 15kHz, Analog/TTL RGB 80s NEC multisync monitor is a cool find :D nice find indeed! I don't think the missing stand is really a problem, IMO these CRTs look better without their stand when they're setup on a desktop case :thumbup: Have you tested it, does it work?

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Re: Get your DOS style music making pants on!

Posted on 2021-12-14, 19:43

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Found this excellent demo. Never imagined that style of music would ever be made on the venerable opl3 😅 https://youtu.be/yAIz7NxRRRU

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Re: Get your DOS style music making pants on!

Posted on 2021-12-13, 22:17

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Very interesting concept! They need a proper demo on their YT channel to show us what kind of sounds one can expect to make on it though. That first video doesn't showcase much...

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-12-07, 09:54

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I've finally got my DOS gaming PC 99.9999% where I want it. There's always something you can upgrade or add, but I will likely keep this as is until the day it stops working (or I do!). It's a Frankenstein's Monster of a machine, but I love it. :) I was VERY pressed for space for this build. It's …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-11-25, 20:50

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wiretap wrote on 2021-11-25, 19:50: Doing some Thanksgiving Day ripping and tearing. […] Show full quote Doing some Thanksgiving Day ripping and tearing. Great setup! Do you have a post somewhere about that build so we can read more about it?

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Re: Advice about retro speakers

Posted on 2021-11-20, 19:26

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Just gonna pitch in that a pair of Yamaha YST-M10's and a YST-MSW10 pair great with a rig I built. Looks good next to an old school big beige box, great sound quality, and while I don't think I needed the subwoofer, it adds a heck of a lot of oomph to the satellite speakers that already have rather …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-26, 18:38

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I have this case. I think its Manufactured by Chieftec https://i.imgur.com/8QnC3Pkl.jpg I have the mid-tower version of this case - it is indeed made by Chieftec and is of reasonably good quality 20211025_212112.jpg Funny to see the middle light labeled "mode" and not turbo. Wonder what the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-25, 20:25

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and the cutest little beige mini tower, mATX with sideways PSU and very short hardware40_63.jpg I have this case. I think its Manufactured by Chieftec https://i.imgur.com/8QnC3Pkl.jpg I have the mid-tower version of this case - it is indeed made by Chieftec and is of reasonably good quality …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-23, 08:09

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This computer is terrible but it's also interesting so I guess it's worth holding onto. I paid a fair bit more for it than I should have, though. PXL_20211022_232742560.jpg PXL_20211022_234937183.jpg Looks like an odd mutant device made from a desktop computer, a CD player and a boombox :exploding_ …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-10-17, 17:16

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I actually prefer drilling the extra hole. i.e. mod things towards more standard, rather than other things towards less standard. Whether that be an actual defined one, or a de facto one. That's always an option, but I personally prefer modding a VGA cable since they are cheap and plentiful, …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-10-16, 22:05

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I was recently given this PC . Its a 486 25MHz IBM. https://i.imgur.com/Qq2f9b2.jpg I need a cable for it though for the monitor but I dont know where id find one . https://i.imgur.com/0QRKx2o.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FFvdc6m.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qJ5FMMt.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3ILDG21.jpg …

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

Posted on 2021-10-16, 14:52

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Now you just need a beige drive bay faceplate :smile: wink Do any of you have one? lol MMaximus: it's an ST-251 I have one thanks to my man liqmat :wink: but these seem to be much harder to find than the black ones. It's in this tower at the moment but the RLL drive behind it doesn't work …

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

Posted on 2021-10-15, 19:38

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oh look, a 486 with an MFM hard drive in it running Windows 95 And if you're wondering, yes, the case's HDD LED is connected to the MFM controller in a display of redundancy. IMG_20211015_120047.jpg That's cool - what MFM drive do you have in there? Now you just need a beige drive bay faceplate : …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-10-07, 20:46

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How about an actual vintage system photo? This photo is of my first PC, taken in my college apartment sometime between September 1991 and August 1993. In the summer of 1991, I sold my car and used most of that money to purchase my first PC. It was a Comtrade brand 80386DX/33 system for ~$US 2,000. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-03, 08:16

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... So what else I got with it for my 10 canadian dollars, was the keyboard and mouse, both PS/2, keyboard also has part label missing, dunno what it is, rubber dome type, maybe 8273 or something??? ... I wonder if Cherry ever manufactured keyboards for IBM as this model looks a lot like the G80 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-24, 14:20

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Nice! It's an Antec Sonata III if I'm not mistaken. Used to have one of these, and I still have one of my Core2Q systems in a Sonata II. The first build I ever funded entirely on my own was around 2003 - complete with an Antec Sonata (I believe it was the first edition). I purchased it based on …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-22, 15:24

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Nice! It's an Antec Sonata III if I'm not mistaken. Used to have one of these, and I still have one of my Core2Q systems in a Sonata II.

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Re: 486 with EGA? (and other EGA related questions)

Posted on 2021-09-15, 08:10

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Hi MMaximus, sorry to comment on an old thread, but I'm building my own 8088 (V20) based PC and I've got a PEGA2A based EGA card which works great at the normal 4.77MHz, but has post issues at 13.33 MHz Turbo mode I'm trying to implement. On your fast PCs, do you know what the ISA speed is on those …

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

Posted on 2021-08-27, 12:24

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Today was a perfect day for some retrobright with a blue sky and with 34°c degrees outside. I decided to retrobright these somewhat rare Compaq beige speakers. I gave a good cleaning with warm soapy water to remove the annoying scratches and scuffs. The speakers were very yellowed as you can see in …

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