Re: RadioShack 1991 Catalog

Posted on 2021-02-22, 10:35

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haha I have that "3-input/output control center" 42-2115 on page 15. It's connected to my hi-fi system. It's used to switch between the tape deck, reel-to-reel, and computer with Audigy ZS Platinum Pro and breakout box (which functions as just another tape deck).

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Re: Do you want an EGA monitor?

Posted on 2021-02-21, 19:03

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If I had an EGA monitor I'd be scared to use it given how expensive they are. I know nothing about monitor repair.

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Re: looking for a rear power bracket

Posted on 2021-02-19, 07:52

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I fried a hard drive messing around with these ports in the dark. It's very easy to short the device if you push an upside-down Molex connector against the socket. It won't go in, but the electrical contacts can still touch.

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Re: Temple Operating System

Posted on 2021-02-18, 12:22

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All coders are nuts. This guy was just a little further out on the edge.

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Re: S604 Project - Worth a Shot?

Posted on 2021-02-17, 14:28

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These rigs were hot stuff circa 2005. They're basically Pentiums 4, but with extra Xeon goodness, and two of them. I can imagine everybody crowding round them at LAN parties to appreciate all that power. Then C2D dropped and it all became obsolete. So it goes.

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Re: english, the planetary language

Posted on 2021-02-13, 15:10

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bump Americans will not have noticed that in most of the world, yesterday was 12022021

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Re: Questions on CoPros

Posted on 2021-02-13, 12:54

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Jo22 wrote on 2021-02-13, 11:36: Errius wrote on 2021-02-13, 02:29: I remember a text file called the 'co-processor faq' which used to be distributed on Usenet. Did anyone here save a copy? It explained all of this stuff in great detail. http://www.cpu-collection.de/info/copro16a.txt ^This one? 😀 …

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Re: Preferred IDE and Floppy cables?

Posted on 2021-02-13, 04:06

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DNSDies wrote on 2021-02-12, 21:20: All you need is a crimp or vice, some ribbon cables, and the IDC connectors. 34 pins for floppy, 40 for IDE. That sounds interesting. What specific tools do you use?

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Re: Fun with thermal paste

Posted on 2021-02-13, 03:05

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Looks like a nozzle mishap. Watch those cheap tubes. Squeeze too tightly, and the nozzle will pop out, with often disastrous results.

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Re: Questions on CoPros

Posted on 2021-02-13, 02:29

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I remember a text file called the 'co-processor faq' which used to be distributed on Usenet. Did anyone here save a copy? It explained all of this stuff in great detail.

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Re: Chrome Will Soon Lose Support For Some Ancient CPUs

Posted on 2021-02-11, 12:05

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My backup server for many years was a twin Tualatin rig which got retired when Chrome began requiring SSE2. It was replaced by a twin Irwindale Xeon machine. This supports SSE3 so is still good for a while yet.

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Re: Descent 1 for Mac installation

Posted on 2021-02-09, 22:53

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Gotcha, that makes sense as it came out a year later than the DOS version.

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Re: Descent 1 for Mac installation

Posted on 2021-02-09, 07:03

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Thanks. I guess the Mac version stayed on version 1.0 for ever. (The final DOS version was 1.5.)

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Descent 1 for Mac installation

Posted on 2021-02-08, 23:36

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Hi all, I've recently acquired original copies of Descent and Levels of the World for the Mac. Both are version 1.0. Were any patches released for these Mac versions? All of the old websites have gone.

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Re: Can't install XP (Dell Vostro 200)

Posted on 2021-02-03, 02:57

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Look in the BIOS and see if there's a 'legacy mode' option for USB peripherals.

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Re: Can't install XP (Dell Vostro 200)

Posted on 2021-02-03, 01:53

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1) Try another keyboard 2) Try another Windows disk I recently had problems getting Windows XP Pro SP3 to install on one of my machines. The problem disappeared when I switched to SP2 installation media.

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Re: Memory not working together but works individually

Posted on 2021-01-30, 17:17

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Yeah, there's the problem. ZX sux. OT: I had a similar problem with one of my machines, a server, where each individual SDRAM module worked OK, and they worked in pairs too, but putting all 4 in caused problems. Turned out to be overheating. The memory was running VERY hot. (It was mid-August). This …

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Re: Received a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k. Bad membrane?

Posted on 2021-01-27, 21:46

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I got through several of these things back in the day. I had one with a similar problem to the OP. I never fixed it, but worked around the problem by unscrewing the case, pulling the keyboard forward, and resting it at an angle against the base. They keys worked fine then. Clearly, stretching the …

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Re: Maximum filename length

Posted on 2021-01-25, 10:33

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In Turbo C, MAXPATH is 80 https://www.itlnet.net/Programming/Program/Re … tc/ng2303a.html 2+ 65+8+4 = 79

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Re: Using old com ports as usb ports.

Posted on 2021-01-23, 07:43

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Thanks, I've ordered a few of these cards and will report results of any experiments here.

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