Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-02-23, 20:56

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Bought this Toshiba Satellite 220CS for 5€ + shipping. I don't have a suitable power supply for it to test it, but i think it is Pentium 133MHz, at least 16MB RAM, 800x600 screen, Yamaha OPL3-SA3 SB Pro compatible sound card. IMGP2067_.jpg I have a feeling this wasn't such a good buy, even at 5€. I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-02-21, 09:44

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Bought this Toshiba Satellite 220CS for 5€ + shipping. I don't have a suitable power supply for it to test it, but i think it is Pentium 133MHz, at least 16MB RAM, 800x600 screen, Yamaha OPL3-SA3 SB Pro compatible sound card. Filename IMGP2067_.jpg File size 555.4 KiB Views 796 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-02, 23:03

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Yes, it is clear that it isn’t a prototype. It came out of a IBM Model 30 which was probably used at steel factory to control some production machinery. I didn’t post a pic of the 30 yet, because it is absolutely filthy. It needs a good cleaning, before I dare to show it to anyone. I was just …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-02, 12:47

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This was in a computer I bought. Nothing special, just a token ring card, but the PCB looks interesting. I wonder why it was built like this? It almost looks like some hobbyist prototype made on strip board. Filename IMG_1040.JPG File size 1.65 MiB Views 329 views Filename IMG_1041.JPG File size 1. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-14, 07:20

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Bought this pile of junk. IBM Subwoofer for my Pentium I Aptiva. I already got similar black subwoofer, but it just looks wrong with all other beige components. It's a bit dirty, but works. Power LED is broken. I think after cleaning, it will look real nice with my Aptiva. Good buy for 12€, I think. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-10, 21:54

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Bought something, but no clue what. :D will need some detective work. It's quite big though, and judging from the battery compartment, it should be able to do stand alone work. Guessing collecting some data. Looks like there is a parallel port connection on the top and infra red. It's like a 10 usd …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-23, 12:41

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Bought a network card for my Macintosh Color Classic. Filename ethermac.JPG File size 175.43 KiB Views 895 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-16, 18:36

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Intel 486DX4 100Mhz Overdrive for my Prolinea 4/50S to replace 486SX 50Mhz. It's a bit rough condition, but works. Filename 20200916_155845057_iOS_.jpg File size 647.5 KiB Views 926 views

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-09-07, 15:28

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liqmat wrote on 2020-09-07, 15:17: That looks like a pretty serious ?hamster? cage back there. Guniea Pig maybe? Looks like a nice custom job. It is home of two degus. They require plenty of space, despite being small animals.

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-09-07, 15:08

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That LG was actually the second new-in-box CRT I got from the same webshop. About a year ago, I bought this Hyundai ImageQuest V995 19". It can do 1600x1200@75Hz, and is very sharp at it. Overall, it is very enjoyable monitor. I always thought that one was a bit overkill to be used with 486, so I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-07, 14:08

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amadeus777999 wrote on 2020-09-07, 12:14: Pretty awesome! Maybe post some pics in the Crt thread.... Here you go 😀 Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-09-07, 14:07

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Bought a new in box LG F700B. I wrote in the "Bought this hardware today" -thread that I couldn't wait to unbox this thing, and quite literally I couldn't. Had to unbox this in the middle of a working day :D I really like how it looks. There's something about these flat CRTs that I like :) IMG_0992. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-07, 11:51

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New in box LG Flatron F700B CRT monitor. Can't wait to open this later tonight 😀 Filename IMG_0992.JPG File size 816.24 KiB Views 608 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-26, 20:50

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I don't know if this is more "junk" than "retro", but I'll post it here anyways :) Bought this 2006 MacBook for five euros :D I don't really care for Intel macs, but at this price, it was cheap enough to buy for no reason. Maybe I'll use it as MP3 jukebox in my garage workshop or something. It has …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-30, 12:54

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Turns out some previous owner had screwed around with the dip switches, setting too high voltage for the processor and fried it. I put in Pentium 166 and set the switches in correct positions and motherboard seems to work just fine. Too bad the K6-2 is f’d up 🙁

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-30, 08:20

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Picked up some more junk :) According to seller it is: IBM Aptiva Model 2170-26G AMD K6-2 450Mhz / 128MB / 4GB HDD / CDRW / NIC / MODEM Seller says it doesn't start, nothing happens when power button is pressed. I'm hoping it is just a matter of replacing the PSU. Even if it is totally trash inside …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-29, 10:02

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Picked up some more junk :) According to seller it is: IBM Aptiva Model 2170-26G AMD K6-2 450Mhz / 128MB / 4GB HDD / CDRW / NIC / MODEM Seller says it doesn't start, nothing happens when power button is pressed. I'm hoping it is just a matter of replacing the PSU. Even if it is totally trash inside, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-28, 22:08

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Bought another one of these Pioneer slot drives. This is the third one I've bought. Two others died quite soon after purchase. Maybe this will last :D I just like how they look. Bit different than typical PC drives, somewhat eyecatching when someone has one of these in their machine. 20200728_ …

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Re: MCA Adlib card -- just need pictures

Posted on 2020-07-22, 08:20

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by CrFr

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TexElec released their assembled card for sale couple of days ago. When I saw that price, it was one of those "shut up and take my money" moments 😁 https://texelec.com/product/resound-2-opl3-mc … nnel-computers/

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-22, 01:20

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Bought this Compaq Prolinea 4/50S for 66€ including shipping. I don't know if I overpaid, but I have wanted a 486 or 386 desktop system with ISA slots for some time. It has integrated Tseng ET4000/W32i graphics, which I suppose is decent for DOS games. Hard drive is missing, hard drive mounting …

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