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

Posted on Yesterday, 10:48

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by OSkar000

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found 2x8mb FPM... not much but enough to boot a system that doesn't run with EDO. You can mod any EDO module to FPM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk8uEFpYbBw https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=39993&p=1161204&hilit=fpm%20edo%20ca%20cas#p1161204 Thanks! I will give that a try! I have …

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Re: Tangent 486 EISA/VLB Tower Build Complete!

Posted on 2023-06-05, 19:28

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by OSkar000

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That is a really nice 486 😀 I have one of my 486 systems in the minitower version of that case. That one is more or less untouched since 1995 when it got a multimedia upgrade.

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

Posted on 2023-06-05, 19:22

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by OSkar000

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I went thru a bag of random 72pin memory modules to find something for one of my next projects. 2023-06-05 20.58.49.jpg And found 2x8mb FPM... not much but enough to boot a system that doesn't run with EDO. 2023-06-05 21.05.14.jpg Last week I took a peek inside the PSU and it looks ok from what I …

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Re: Changing video card fan to a more power consuming one, am i looking for troubles?

Posted on 2023-05-12, 16:55

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by OSkar000

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A 40mm fan that consumes 11 watts doesn't seem to be reasonable at all. A powerful 120mm is about 6 watts and a Delta 60mm 7000rpm fan that sound like a hairdryer is about 4 watts.

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Re: A large 386-project, bringing back a Facit S333T to life and some upgrades

Posted on 2023-05-11, 06:16

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by OSkar000

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Oh, cool, didn't see this thread before now :) As I've probably told you already, I have a special place in my heart for Facit too. Together with Hasselblad's ditto, the company story is a school book example of what happens when you grow too big, become overconfident in your current products, and …

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Re: A large 386-project, bringing back a Facit S333T to life and some upgrades

Posted on 2023-05-07, 19:03

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Oh, cool, didn't see this thread before now :) As I've probably told you already, I have a special place in my heart for Facit too. Together with Hasselblad's ditto, the company story is a school book example of what happens when you grow too big, become overconfident in your current products, and …

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Re: Let's talk about cases

Posted on 2023-04-18, 17:47

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by OSkar000

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Chieftec has some nice cases with a very timeless look to them. https://www.chieftec.eu/products-detail/71/CW-01B-OP Imagine that one in classic beige... https://www.chieftec.eu/products-detail/57/BM-25B-OP

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Re: HP Vectra XU: Found, Fixed, Upgraded! Dual Pentium Pro

Posted on 2023-04-10, 17:47

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by OSkar000

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I had no idea the GXPro was a dual-processor system. I always thought that it only took one Pentium Pro. Does the second processor go on a card that fits into the brown slot directly next to the Socket 8? It looks like a cache slot, but that would be pointless for a Pentium Pro. I suppose I lucked …

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Re: HP Vectra XU: Found, Fixed, Upgraded! Dual Pentium Pro

Posted on 2023-04-10, 15:04

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by OSkar000

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There is something really special with dual Pentium Pro systems. Really nice to se this one in good working condition. I hope that I can upgrade my "sleeper station" to dual Pentium Pro some day, but finding the correct CPU-board for a Dell Optiplex GXpro seems to be hard. I had no idea the GXPro …

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Re: HP Vectra XU: Found, Fixed, Upgraded! Dual Pentium Pro

Posted on 2023-04-10, 06:31

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by OSkar000

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There is something really special with dual Pentium Pro systems. Really nice to se this one in good working condition. I hope that I can upgrade my "sleeper station" to dual Pentium Pro some day, but finding the correct CPU-board for a Dell Optiplex GXpro seems to be hard.

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A large 386-project, bringing back a Facit S333T to life and some upgrades

Posted on 2023-04-07, 14:24

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by OSkar000

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A few years ago I got myself another 386 just because it was looking good and it was a brand that I'm a little bit obsessed with. It has been sitting in my basement since I got it apart from a few tests with more or less good results, mostly not so good. First of all, this is not a "normal" 386 with …

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Re: Compaq Prosignia 3080 / 486DX33

Posted on 2023-03-30, 19:40

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When I started my ProSignia 3080 a couple of years ago (after 12 years of storage), all tantalum caps on 12V rails (three on +12V, one on -12V) failed with fireworks and smoke emission. Is your "Wayne's World" board still on the original tantalums? As far as I know it still has the original caps on …

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Re: PC Case Identification

Posted on 2023-03-28, 06:21

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I would say some kind of noname or "put whatever you want on the box" brand from around 2005. I did a review of a bunch of cases back in 2004-2005 and saw a lot of similar cases with different "brands" on them. All of them had the same internal layout and cheap feeling plastic. But for what they …

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Re: Tandon 286/n

Posted on 2023-03-18, 20:44

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by OSkar000

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There is something special with pizza box 286 systems 😀 Mine is a bit thicker but it has more or less the same specifications.

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Re: Pentium 75 - Windows 95 or 3.1?

Posted on 2023-03-18, 09:21

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by OSkar000

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I would go for Windows 3.11 Quick and easy to install and great for file management and copying stuff from network resourses.

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Re: Compaq Prosignia 3080 / 486DX33

Posted on 2023-03-18, 07:44

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It is a while since i worked on this machine the last time, but I had it started a few months ago and it still works great. When I started my ProSignia 3080 a couple of years ago (after 12 years of storage), all tantalum caps on 12V rails (three on +12V, one on -12V) failed with fireworks and smoke …

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Re: Compaq Prosignia 3080 / 486DX33

Posted on 2023-03-17, 20:23

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by OSkar000

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Not much happening here since I got another project that needs some more attention than this one. More on that later :) I got image files for Dos 6.22 and I found the orignal windows 3.11 installation disks in a box here. Also with Dos 5 and Windows 3.0 and some other programs from that time. …

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Re: Riser cards as backplanes for single board computers

Posted on 2023-01-11, 18:21

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by OSkar000

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It should work without problems. I have done the same things with a 486 SBC, added vga, a sound card and network.

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Re: RIVA TNT2 ULTRA 32MB and Voodoo2 in same rig

Posted on 2022-12-20, 13:32

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I had the exact same combination when Voodoo2 and TNT2 Ultra was some of the best cards you could have. The TNT2 gives much better image quality and the Voodoo2 great performance in games with Glide support. So its the best combination from two worlds. In most games you can select if you want to run …

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Re: 286 USIT Athena PC

Posted on 2022-12-15, 09:56

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by OSkar000

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Really nice 286 in a compact form factor! It reminds a bit of my 286 that is slightly smaller. Lots of parts integrated to the motherboard, pizzabox desktop case and similar specifications. Having 3 isa-slots is quite useful if you want sound card, better VGA and a networking card.

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