Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-22, 14:03

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Had to pull the trigger on this one...for 5 bucks, old fashioned compaq logo with ps/2 connector, its not mechanical, it uses NBM dome with slider. It has a very satisfying snappy keyfeel. Imaculated state except for the yellowing which I will take care with some retro brightening. 347142141_ …

---

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-01-09, 12:55

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

On the 31st of December 1994 I unboxed my first PC. It was a Compaq Presario CDS 510 with the CPU upgraded to a DX2 66MHz. Today, exactly 28 years later, I finally finished cleaning and restoring to factory settings this Presario CDS 524. Not exactly the same, but close enough. It's practically …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-12, 19:10

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Something that I was seeking for years as a Compaq lover, a near mint Compaq G80-11800 mechanical keyboard (1994), PT layout, with vintage Cherry MX browns for a reasonable price of 50$. I absolutely love it and I'm gonna use it on my main rig. 310784170_5469833573054464_2809154016633006472_n.jpeg …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-30, 16:59

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Kahenraz wrote on 2022-07-30, 15:19: It really screams 90s "Compaq" brand. just finished retrobrighting it 😀 Filename DSC04301.JPG File size 743.43 KiB Views 1510 views

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-29, 21:41

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Couldn't miss the oportunity of getting two greatly yellowed Roland MA-20 monitor speakers for 75€. Tomorrow I'm going to start cleaning them and hopefully i will retrobright them during the weekend. DSC04278.JPG I also got an extra mouse for my compaq presario cds 520, an Compaq M-S28 (Logitech) …

---

Re: What is your most hated/feard task in building a (retro)PC?

Posted on 2022-07-25, 09:18

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hated: cleaning keyboards, removing CPU's from LIF sockets (i.e socket 1) Feared: messing inside CRT's, powering up computers after a full assembly

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-01, 11:10

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

As a all-in-one lover (I currently have two Compaq CDS 520/524), I couldn't resist this one: DSC04116.jpg DSC04117.jpg It's a rare Zenith Z-Station LC (model IRU-4961-QX), 9/1995 It cost me 100€. It's super dirty , yellowed, stinks like hell... It doesn't have any deep scratches/fissures and it's …

---

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

Posted on 2022-06-29, 22:38

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I started to retrobright my spare Compaq keyboard, this thing was super yellowed.. so I gave it a good sunbath (3 hours) with 12% hydrogen peroxide cream solution and the result was great, but it still needs a couple more hours to be perfect. Still need to wash all key caps and do them aswell. …

---

Re: Ressurecting my Compaq Presario CDS 520

Posted on 2022-06-19, 21:14

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sorry to bump this but I just dug my old one out of the attic. It is indeed a 1x CD ROM drive! By any chance do you or anyone here have a link to the restore CD that came with it? I would love to get it back to its original form, especially with TabWorks and all the other stuff it came with. I …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-25, 12:58

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Guys, I have a possible deal on a Sony CPD-E400 19" CRT Monitor for 20$, the seller says that the monitor is working propertly. Some photos: Filename 1.jpg File size 44.14 KiB Views 1689 views Filename 2.jpg File size 50.25 KiB Views 1689 views Filename 3.jpg File size 37.77 KiB Views 1689 views …

---

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

Posted on 2021-08-26, 22:42

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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 …

---

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

Posted on 2021-08-23, 22:05

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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 …

---

Re: Games that you remember the most from 1990's thru mid 2000's

Posted on 2021-07-28, 06:58

by

by pampilhoso

in Milliways

in Milliways

prince of persia (late 1989, but who cares :D), lemmings, golden axe, lotus challenge, 4DS, raptor, micromachines, fifa 94, flashback, abuse, sensible world of soccer, speedball, cannon fodder, syndicate, crusader no remorse/no regret, XCOM, mortal kombat I/II/III, wolf 3d, doom I/II, indiana jones: …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-26, 16:08

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today I manage to buy (for 10 bucks) my childhood joystick that eventually stopped working, got smashed, whatever! It was almost 30 years ago. My beloved Quickshot QS-113. 20210726_164652.jpg Needless to say, once I got home I went for a quick match on the best football game ever! 20210726_164628. …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-22, 08:32

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Managed to get these Compaq speakers for 5$ to (hopefully) pair them with my Compaq CDS 520. They dont have the rca connectors since the wire was cut. From my research they are JBL speakers and they are quite heavy, so i hope they sound well. They seem to be somewhat rare. Part number is: 288839- …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-21, 20:15

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Managed to get these Compaq speakers for 5$ to (hopefully) pair them with my Compaq CDS 520. They dont have the rca connectors since the wire was cut. From my research they are JBL speakers and they are quite heavy, so i hope they sound well. They seem to be somewhat rare. Part number is: 288839-001 …

---

Re: Compaq Presario 425/433 aio series mb differences?

Posted on 2021-07-16, 08:45

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have the compaq presario cds 520, and that slot is used for plugging in the modem. Here is a photo of the one I have: FB_IMG_1626424918903.jpg The models that dont come with the soldered interface already have an onboard modem, and the ones that have it will also have a metal braket slot for the …

---

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

Posted on 2021-07-14, 16:24

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My CF card died so I bought a new one... currently factory resetting my Compaq Presario CDS 520. Filename 217357469_4103502713020897_1630951375512221376_n.jpg File size 97.52 KiB Views 1168 views

---

Re: Olivetti PCS33 (386 SX)/M-300 - Repairing

Posted on 2021-07-14, 15:44

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I absolutely love these old Olivetti cases. good luck repairing it!

---

Re: CMOS battery on a Compaq Presario CDS 520

Posted on 2021-06-30, 09:05

by

by pampilhoso

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ah. Yes. That makes more sense. You mean just plugging something like this: https://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_840.htm on to the obvious header marked 'battery'? I was obsessing about changing the battery so didn't even notice that. I expect the motherboard has diodes to protect the …

---