Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-04-13, 09:52

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by Miphee

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As in driving around the streets and picking up stuff from the curb? But yeah, she's a keeper She was the one who told me that the local school organized an e-waste collection day so we went there and picked up everything computer related. We had to make 2 turns to get them all. They usually don't …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-04-11, 16:16

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by Miphee

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Another spring, another municipal waste collection day. Wife was NOT happy but she helped me anyway. That's true love.

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Re: Fedex charges to ship lasers in CDROMS. Is this a scam?

Posted on 2021-12-09, 10:18

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by Miphee

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The new cold war has begun! CD-ROM lasers are a hazard because the Russians could shoot down friendly satellites with them!

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Re: No space in your room to store old PC?

Posted on 2021-12-08, 07:22

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Time to say goodbye to a few of them! I made a promise to myself that I won't store hardware in the living area. Let's be honest, it's not nice when you have to navigate around "e-waste" in your living room or hallways. Stacking them up also makes them harder to reach when you need them. Use a wall- …

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Re: Any advice on selling retro computer stuff?

Posted on 2021-12-03, 18:12

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by Miphee

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I only sell on local auction sites and offer local pickup only. It's slower and less profitable but the buyer gets what he sees and we don't have to deal with shipping costs and possible damages. Warranty is not an issue because no sane person would offer warranty on 20-30 years old tech that came …

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Re: Anybody has info on this monitor: Reuters CMV123NE?

Posted on 2021-12-03, 14:19

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by Miphee

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Well, it's too far to test it myself so I'll pass. Thanks for the help.

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Re: Anybody has info on this monitor: Reuters CMV123NE?

Posted on 2021-12-02, 14:44

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by Miphee

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True although I have 2 multisync monitors that support every imaginable outputs but only display BW monochrome. Poor man's multisync.

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Re: Anybody has info on this monitor: Reuters CMV123NE?

Posted on 2021-12-02, 14:27

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by Miphee

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The listing describes it as EGA, although it seems a bit odd that it's described as working Yeah, "working" means that the CRT fires up. So it's a multisync monitor with analog/digital RGB modes and possibly MDA, also A/V/chroma demodulator and coaxial RGB inputs? So it should know almost every …

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Re: Anybody has info on this monitor: Reuters CMV123NE?

Posted on 2021-12-02, 07:27

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by Miphee

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Thanks guys, that's what I wanted to hear. I didn't want to buy another "unusable" proprietary monitor that just collects dust on the top shelf.

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Anybody has info on this monitor: Reuters CMV123NE?

Posted on 2021-12-01, 21:04

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by Miphee

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A few pictures from seller, looks like a color EGA but I'm not sure. Don't know what a PGA-PS2 is or what those 6 coax inputs are. Any ideas?

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Re: What was the purpose of the plastic covers on some chips on the IBM HDD PCBs?

Posted on 2021-09-09, 07:07

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by Miphee

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What you see is a compromise. That chip needs ESD protection but they can't just put a lid on the whole thing, the chips would overheat in a fully enclosed case. So they did the next best thing.

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2021-09-06, 15:10

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by Miphee

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New management at my local waste collection place so they finally let me get some stuff. Yay! Too bad they only do it once a year.

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Re: Got an old Computer - can I rescue it?

Posted on 2021-08-05, 19:36

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This means you have to keep in mind that corrosion may be present underneath those ISA slots, which may need to be desoldered in order to verify & rectify this. Very true. It looks like an easy project (find trace solder joints, solder a wire to them) but it's quite difficult when the damage is …

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Re: Tips to be a pro fleebay seller.

Posted on 2021-08-05, 19:19

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mkarcher wrote on 2021-08-05, 18:00: Is waiting for an "item not received" case in some way the easiest or cheapest way for a seller to back out of a transcation? Is it worth it to tarnish their feedback score with all the negatives? Aren't too many defects lead to restrictions/suspending on Ebay?

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Re: Tips to be a pro fleebay seller.

Posted on 2021-08-05, 16:06

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Always use "untested/no returns" in the description even though you know full well that it doesn't work. I could sell like a 100 of faulty boards that way to unsuspecting bidders, none of them have any burn marks on them so it would be easy. Too bad I have a conscience.

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Re: Does this IBM board only work with ECC RAM?

Posted on 2021-07-31, 09:42

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If you had put bad ecc ram or non-ecc ram, I suppose it shouldn't make any difference as far as beep codes go. If it's "bad" it's just bad. True, beep codes didn't change. The diagnostic card showed different error codes though: 8803: no RAM 8810: wrong RAM (133 Mhz are not supported in any size) …

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Re: Does this IBM board only work with ECC RAM?

Posted on 2021-07-30, 16:43

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Took me long enough but I finally got it to work: IBM Netfinity 3500 mainboard with dual Pentium II 233 CPUs. Special thanks to Ram-co in Germany for yet another fast & flawless service!

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Re: Does this IBM board only work with ECC RAM?

Posted on 2021-07-16, 14:53

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I tried 14 different RAM configurations and none of them worked. I don't have a single ECC module so I have to buy a few to see if it's indeed the problem. The board looks decent otherwise and even works with a dual 233 configuration. Diagnostic code 8810: 64K base memory test. 1-3-1 beeps confirm …

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Does this IBM board only work with ECC RAM?

Posted on 2021-07-16, 12:36

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by Miphee

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I have a Netfinity 3500 board (93H7269) that beeps: 1-3-1 indicating a memory failure. Is it because I only have standard non-ECC RAMs? I tried a few non-ECC RAMs and it's the same beep code.

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Re: PCI slots fouling CPU heatsink

Posted on 2021-07-09, 20:06

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by Miphee

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Not a big deal now.

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