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

Posted on 2020-11-29, 20:45

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I finally routed the PC speaker through my SB16. It was way too loud. I had to cut the speaker wire and splice it with another, but now I can control the volume. I'd like to add in a switch and volume option though, so that I can use the built in speaker, as its sound is unique. I also swapped out …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-25, 21:15

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I like quirky input devices... so I had to get this one ^^ ... and this chonky boi :3 it's fascinating how robust joysticks where built back then, well CH ones especially even though they're still mostly just plastic. but compared to my modern joysticks that are already falling apart after a few …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-18, 05:43

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If that SIIG Mini is from eBay, I had it bookmarked before it sold. 😀 I've been looking at one of those keyboard( Small and beige! ) for my Raspberry Pi. I have a USB to PS2 adapter which works from my testing.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-25, 03:18

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I sure hope that 5200 is a full on 128-bit "Ultra" card. I don't think they made a 128MB version of the ultra-gimped base 5200 though so you're probably safe. Not sure. On the box it says 64/128 memory interface, and then there's another blurb about a 128-bit studio quality floating point precision …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-25, 00:21

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I bought these 3 years ago, well a friend did. He finally had a chance to visit. Everything is new old stock. 😀 Filename loot.jpg File size 1.52 MiB Views 1631 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-29, 21:56

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Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-02-29, 19:50: Apple Macintosh speakers for my Color Classic. These are actually well build and pretty BIG for being macintosh speakers. Those are nice! Now I know what I want next for my Apple setup. 😀

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

Posted on 2020-02-18, 20:24

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Is this the Everdrive clone you bought? That price is certainly more affordable. I take it that it doesn't have save states? I'd like them for Wonderboy 3 in Monsterland, just so I don't have to manage the save codes. :O I would like to get an Everdrive for my SMS. There are a couple of games I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-09, 21:28

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I'm impatiently waiting for the C64 to come to the US.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-12-12, 04:00

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I bought Sid Meyer's Railroad Tycoon complete in box and an Apple IIgs case. I'm going to put a Mac Mini into the Apple case. I can uses the extra space to to improve the cooling -- which is horrible with Apple's hardware in general -- while also improving the looks. I hope this case shows up in the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-23, 22:19

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Restore the clone! 😀 I never thought that there were clones, but according to wiki there were quite a few.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-23, 22:11

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I saw the add for the keyboard after the RS6000 and it just happened to be the same guy. I was only going to grab they keyboard, but I couldn't resist the IBM when I saw it in person. Outside of the terminal window and power shell for things like SSH, I don't have much experience with Unix either. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-23, 21:49

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^^^Wow, that sucks! Hopefully you can fix it! An Apple II that looks like a old PC? O.O I got these things a couple of days ago for frrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. :D -IBM Model F AT keyboard - ~i~ AHHHHhhhhHhHhHHHhhhhHHHHHH! -IBM RS/6000 43p. -IBM Tape backup enclosure -- I'm re- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-07-26, 21:57

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More stuff from when I was kid I managed to get sent over from australia to the usa; My LynxII! https://i.imgur.com/lTv4L6Wh.jpg Now send it tooooo me. :P I regret selling my Lynx when I was younger. I had the first gen Lynx and also the second one you're still lucky enough to own. Blue lightning …

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Re: Bent Pins on a 486 DX2 66

Posted on 2019-05-20, 19:26

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The absolute best thing I've found for straightening CPU pins is this Pentel GraphGear 500 0.5mm drafting pencil: https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-GraphGear-Automatic-Drafting-PG525A/dp/B0006HXQXA/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=graphgear+500&link_code=qs&qid=1551276060&s=gateway&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-6& …

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

Posted on 2019-05-09, 05:52

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Decided to dig a few particular things out of storage in my loft. No easy task, as both items were absolutely buried as deep as possible amongst a bunch of tech junk but thankfully they were intact. Filthy pictures ahead, prior to the cleanup I intend to do tomorrow: http://i.imgur.com/ehOFkFbh.jpg …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-28, 07:57

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I'm trying to fix my model 1. The chips I ordered from China showed up today, so hopefully they'll address my sound cutting out after a period of time. I had already swapped out the one of the other chips after reading a thread of a similar problem, but it didn't help. I also have a model 2 that's …

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Re: Which soldering iron?

Posted on 2019-01-13, 05:01

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OK, that makes sense. I noticed people using the hot air for newer projects and it really did seem to make it much easier with the really tiny stuff. I would like a vacuum pump, but the price is more than I want to invest. I was going to use a solder wick, which I've seen peeps like that 8-Bit guy …

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Re: Which soldering iron?

Posted on 2019-01-12, 07:42

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I like the price of the combo station. :happy: And to show my ignorance, would the hot air be good for removing pinned(legged) chips/slots? And what's that tool that has a handle with two wires sticking out of it like a fork? And I keep on reading to get a Hakko-- and from practically everyone. And …

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Which soldering iron?

Posted on 2019-01-12, 03:03

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I want/need one for hobby work. I've only soldered wires, but now I have electronics that need some soldering love. I'm going to be replacing a SDRAM in my Genesis, the cartridge slot in my second Genesis, the Voltage regulator in my second Sega Master System, and then eventually recap my old …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-20, 11:36

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Finding an AT keyboard in the wild always makes my day -- even if it's a cheap one. I've only found a couple. 😳

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