Re: Why are people like this exist

Posted on 2023-03-30, 22:56

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by SpectriaForce

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

seriously doubt any recycler would offer 5K for this, maybe <1K IF seller packs and loads everything into the van himself. In wealthier countries recyclers actually demand to be paid for utilizing this trash. True. I would buy it for a substantial sum (if I wasn't broke), but even € 4500 is too …

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Re: Almost defect Geforce 2 GTS 64

Posted on 2022-12-16, 20:04

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by SpectriaForce

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I bought this card on ebay from apress24 ( it's a pro shop ), but even if it "works" some colors are missing. Everything has a kind of grey/blue tint... and I found some physical damages on the back :( Contacted the vendor by email, he first agreed to replace the card, then stopped to respond just …

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Re: MS-DOS 5 on an IBM PC

Posted on 2022-08-06, 18:34

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by SpectriaForce

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I've tried booting from a MS-DOS 5 setup disk (an original 360K one) on a IBM PC Portable in the past. If I remember correctly it didn't boot, but it did boot from a IBM DOS 3.2 startup disk. I wonder whether the BIOS revisions have anything to do with that? Are there IBM BIOS versions of the IBM …

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MS-DOS 5 on an IBM PC

Posted on 2022-08-03, 12:22

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by SpectriaForce

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I've tried booting from a MS-DOS 5 setup disk (an original 360K one) on a IBM PC Portable in the past. If I remember correctly it didn't boot, but it did boot from a IBM DOS 3.2 startup disk. I wonder whether the BIOS revisions have anything to do with that? Are there IBM BIOS versions of the IBM PC …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-06-25, 19:29

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by SpectriaForce

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In my view a clear example of a scalper would be those groups of people who set up bots to acquire the entire stock of PS5s seconds after it hit the stores, to sell it for 2x, 3x the MSRP. Not only they don't add any value to the production/distribution chain, they are actually a hindrance as stuff …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-05-26, 19:38

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by SpectriaForce

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I honestly don't think most ebay sellers who drive the pricing of retro hardware are "scalpers" as such. Is there actually anyone here who does think most ebay sellers who drive up the pricing of retro hardware are scalpers? Define scalper. Is there actually anyone here who does think that some …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-12, 13:07

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by SpectriaForce

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this forum is just one big dick measuring contest or something? Not the forum as a whole, but this topic certainly is to some extent. The ''annoying part'' of this topic for some of us I think is that some folks like bragging about how they have ''legally stolen'' some rare item for $x from an …

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Re: make the case for owning a vintage computer

Posted on 2022-05-10, 17:02

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by SpectriaForce

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Here's one, an Atari 1040st. Go - The 1040ST has a distinctive look, it was used by many music composers, it is one of the first affordable personal computers with a GUI and color screen, it's the first computer for home market with 1MB of RAM, large library of classic games available etc. Does an …

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Re: Whats't the "gaming range" of this computer?

Posted on 2022-04-09, 22:27

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by SpectriaForce

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You might be able to install two graphics cards (if the BIOS has the option to switch between AGP and PCI graphics card). E.g. a Riva 128 PCI for DOS games and a fast AGP card for Win9x 3D games.

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Re: Members of Vogons, what shows do you currently watch?

Posted on 2022-04-09, 22:18

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by SpectriaForce

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Nothing. Haven't watched tv for ca. 3 years already and I enjoy every day of it. I also don't watch anything online, besides some Youtube channels.

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Re: Anyone want to bet if this sells :)

Posted on 2022-04-09, 22:13

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by SpectriaForce

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It will sell, if not as a whole computer, then in parts. The CGA card is possibly worth half of the asking price *if it works*. The HDD controller with cables is an easy $25. The (expanded?) memory board is probably worth >$50 to the right person (not for the hoarders over here). So we are already …

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Re: Vogons users, how do you deal with anxiety?

Posted on 2022-03-13, 22:35

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by SpectriaForce

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I can't look inside the OP's head, but personally I like to be distracted. That can be anything like going for a walk outside and talking with real people. Here on vogons we don't have anxiety, instead we have obsessive-compulsive desire to collect old hardware. Un fortunately, it's terminal and …

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Re: What's better then a Ferrari?

Posted on 2022-03-13, 22:27

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by SpectriaForce

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If I remember correctly Asus made a Lamborghini laptop around 2007.

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Re: Dell 722394-109/Intel SE440BX-3 Front Panel

Posted on 2022-01-19, 00:12

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by SpectriaForce

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Maybe this helps: https://www.roberthancock.com/dell/fpconn.htm Be aware that the 24-pin power connector is not ATX, it's proprietary.

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Re: Capacitors on old 386/486 boards

Posted on 2022-01-19, 00:07

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by SpectriaForce

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Tantalum capacitors from that era usually last a very long time, decades. I wouldn't worry about them. I would worry about tantalum capacitors in a 1980s IBM pc (tantalums on motherboard and floppy drive controller board often fail).

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Re: Is there Anyone "Overpaying" for Hardware and Proud of it? Well, maybe not Proud, but...

Posted on 2022-01-18, 23:36

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by SpectriaForce

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I think A2000s did bottom out at around a couple of hundred quid mid-late 90s but I was too broke at the time. I've kept my eyes skinned for local deals on them for two decades, but there's been a couple I just missed. Well one at a decent price I missed and one quite recently that I hummed and …

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Re: windows 98 4.10.2222 A - called: Win ME???

Posted on 2022-01-11, 19:55

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by SpectriaForce

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This happens when you install nusb36. I'm still trying to figure out where I can change it. What if you restore the original SYSTRAY.EXE, USER.EXE and USER32.DLL after installing NUSB36? I used this approach to allow NUSB to run on different languages which did not have an 'official' NUSB release. …

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Re: windows 98 4.10.2222 A - called: Win ME???

Posted on 2022-01-11, 19:52

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by SpectriaForce

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FYI, if you use the older NUSB 3.3 version, this won't happen. That seems to be the case indeed. I have reinstalled Windows 98SE, installed the Windows 98SE USB drivers from my motherboard and USB card manufacturers (and rebooted), then installed NUSB 3.3 without removing any drivers or devices ( …

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Re: windows 98 4.10.2222 A - called: Win ME???

Posted on 2022-01-11, 01:33

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by SpectriaForce

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This happens when you install nusb36. I'm still trying to figure out where I can change it.

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Re: Huge number of K6-2E+/570ACZ CPUs for sale on eBay

Posted on 2022-01-04, 22:05

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by SpectriaForce

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Anyone heard of the reason for junking electronics coming from accounting? Saying it needs to be destroyed since it has been written off and thus should have no more value to be sold off. Selling it could make them liable for fraud. Organizations probably have to pay to get rid of their old …

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