Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on Today, 03:10

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https://i.imgur.com/MBpnxRIh.jpg the current state of my new-old-stock 5170 - IBM EGA adapter - IBM 5154 EGA display with memory expansion (for mode 10h) - 80287 FPU - AST Rampage 2MB memory expansion - Adaptec 1520 16-bit ISA SCSI adapter - 4gb Quantum Fireball SCSI drive - SB Pro 2.0 with CMS …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on Yesterday, 15:24

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Gonduron, do you have a little external mixer, for all the sound sources? I don't have an LAPC-I, but I have a MT32, SCC1 and normal sound card and it's a pain to get the levels correct. I've been looking for a small external mixer to do this job in hardware.. If you search for threads containing " …

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Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on Yesterday, 15:23

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Yeah, that is probably what I get as well.. I really should give mine some work, but similar to the old guy I bought this from, I never seem to get more. More time that is.. Ain’t that the understatement of the day. I’ve got about eleven computers or laptops sitting around in various states of …

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Re: My dream machine from 1996-1997

Posted on 2022-01-25, 06:49

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Nice restoration job on the front panel. I had a beige / turquoise 'iMac-inspired' atrocity of a late 90s-early 00ies case once as well that served me well during my university years. Keep the updates coming please 😁

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Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?

Posted on 2022-01-23, 09:23

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Backfire_67 wrote on 2022-01-22, 08:45: 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 Rev.3700 100_5795.JPG - Backfire - Win

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 dual Deschutes build I never had

Posted on 2022-01-20, 02:19

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That fan bracket looks massively over engineered, but cool! I went for the Zalman BR123 myself, not nearly as impressive. https://www.quietpc.com/br123ff1 or simply bending a I/O cover and mounting a fan on it is the period correct way ;) As you say not many LX builds exist, really why would you? …

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Re: Any Thinkpad 600x users here? Need help with a nagging FRU 301 issue

Posted on 2022-01-19, 23:07

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The problem with my 58-301 error is that the system prevents you from booting any further. I can’t even enter the BIOS…but I guess a thorough cleaning and disassembly of the keyboard may fix the issue. I’ll report back…

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-01-19, 08:01

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I'm digging it too, good job 😀

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Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?

Posted on 2022-01-19, 07:45

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I feel this kind of thread should be more relevant to conversations about valuation and scarcity, I'm just not sure if I'm qualified to be the one to resurrect it after 5 years ;) I don't have much but I would consider these the rarest of what I own: - Quantum3D Obsidian 2 X24 SLI boxed - Voodoo5 …

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Re: Database of best NVIDIA driver revisions per card per OS

Posted on 2022-01-18, 08:17

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Apologies for reviving an old thread but did anyone manage to find anything? I just thought of this exact question today as I was looking at the pile of VGA cards and GPUs I still have to test on my systems and realise that driver management is a b*tch.

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Any Thinkpad 600x users here? Need help with a nagging FRU 301 issue

Posted on 2022-01-14, 12:10

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I picked up a 600x off a user in France that came with a bunch of accessories and in full working condition aside from the French keyboard. I then found a 600x in even better cosmetic condition but with a dead CMOS battery off eBay with a USA keyboard - here thinking I'd have a suitable keyboard and …

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Re: PC tower cases by year

Posted on 2022-01-13, 06:14

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Does anyone recognise this case? I’m in love. It was just posted by x86dreams https://www.instagram.com/p/CYpknqOMu8 ... =copy_link:

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Re: Steps to restore an IBM Thinkpad 755CD / 755CX

Posted on 2022-01-12, 12:28

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I've posted this over in the huge https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=17341 thread but I'll update here as well. A 755CD in great condition just arrived earlier today. First few boots were successful and I then set about looking to format and reinstall Windows 95 on the machine. When booting …

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Re: What did I buy?

Posted on 2022-01-12, 12:17

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Sounds promising, good luck. I hope you get what was advertised! 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-12, 08:40

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• IBM Thinkpad 755CD Well, she’s here and she’s a beauty. It’s a Pentium model with what looks to be two original Ni-cd batteries. My aims now are to see if I can clean off and remove the marks on the top case and hunt down a working Li-on battery. CD-ROM drive, HDD and FDD seem to work just fine. …

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Re: What did I buy?

Posted on 2022-01-12, 05:54

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Why not plug it in and see what shows up? Assuming you have it in hand.

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Re: Dual socket X58 motherboard with CrossfireX support?

Posted on 2022-01-11, 15:03

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Getting it all to work is surely all part of the fun 😉

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Re: Are we opening sealed copies of old games?

Posted on 2022-01-11, 14:04

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A guilty part of me enjoys having to physically get the CD out of the box and insert it into the drive before playing a game. I want my retro experience to be complete, dammit. Plus, it helps I can now afford to buy all the games I used to play instead of downloading them off an ftp and using Daemon …

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Re: Are we opening sealed copies of old games?

Posted on 2022-01-10, 12:51

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I’m of the opinion to let the unopened boxes go to those who see worth in them. For myself, I love the boxes out of nostalgia and so am pretty happy as long as the all of the original contents are all there and it’s not falling apart. I say sell it to someone who’ll cherish it and pick yourself up a …

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2022-01-10, 12:19

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I keep reading this thread and now suddenly I am the owner of 10 laptops between the years 1995 and 2010. We have approximately a 50% time period overlap. :D I'm the owner of 10 (I think) laptops between 2002 and 2017... But none of them classify as 'retro' yet. My A21m which was borderline retro …

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