Re: Seller raises price after receiving question about said price..

Posted on 2016-06-12, 23:17

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by keenerb

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I bought a Tandy 1000EX with "Buy It Now" and had the seller cancel the bid because he listed shipping at $4 too low. There's no way to file a complaint about that. Can't even leave negative feedback.

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Re: Any idea what driver to use for this ethernet card?

Posted on 2016-06-12, 01:21

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by keenerb

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http://www.davicom.com.tw/userfile/24247/DM90 … tBrief_v1.0.pdf Thanks Nekurahoka. I was actually googling Vicom, I didn't evennotice the "Da" in front of it...

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

Posted on 2016-06-12, 01:07

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by keenerb

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Found some interesting wooden filing/sorting boxes that I thought would be perfect for organizing my ISA cards.

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Any idea what driver to use for this ethernet card?

Posted on 2016-06-12, 01:05

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by keenerb

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Hoping this will be XT-compatible...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-12, 00:18

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by keenerb

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Found at a yardsale for a quarter. Not really a calculator guy but I couldn't pass it up, that vacuum flourescent display always gets me.

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Re: Xi 8088 by Segey Malinov

Posted on 2016-06-10, 19:01

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by keenerb

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yeah I ended up with 10 of the keyboard controllers for $3...

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Re: Xi 8088 by Segey Malinov

Posted on 2016-06-10, 15:25

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by keenerb

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Here's the Mouser part list I found. Seems I've picked up some incompatible parts so don't assume this is correct! It's also only a partial list, there's many items I had to find on Ebay (and I already lost my 8087!) I also found 16mhz V20 but only picked up a 24mhz oscillator; I'll worry about …

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Re: Anyone built this PC-Retro IBM clone computer?

Posted on 2016-06-10, 03:25

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by keenerb

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I struggled with finding the right parts as well; the BOM for xi8088 had a lot of items that were no longer carried or ones where I had to figure out if I needed the LS, ALS, AHCT, HCT, etc. parts, which isn't easy considering I have no idea what any of that means... 74S, LS, ALS and F are all …

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Re: Anyone built this PC-Retro IBM clone computer?

Posted on 2016-06-09, 23:25

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by keenerb

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The real benefit compared to Xi8088 is that this apparantly comes with EVERYTHING. It took me ages to track down some of the more obscure parts for the Xi8088. Umm, what exactly? A couple of quick trips to ebay and aliexpress landed me with almost everything. The only parts that I don't have are …

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Re: Anyone built this PC-Retro IBM clone computer?

Posted on 2016-06-09, 20:04

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by keenerb

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The real benefit compared to Xi8088 is that this apparantly comes with EVERYTHING. It took me ages to track down some of the more obscure parts for the Xi8088.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-09, 18:39

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by keenerb

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http://i.imgur.com/xE4xB8xl.jpg Bought this mono/printer card off of Ebay just a moment ago. Any idea if this thing would support Hercules graphics? I'm having a hard time finding out any info on it. Realtek RTG3100 is the only IC on the board. Looks like classic late hercules model, only missing …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-09, 12:43

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by keenerb

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nforce4max wrote: Bought something really special today, I won't say what it is until it arrives but it is from EVGA and it is one of only 103 made. Finally I get to own something that is more rare than a V5 6000. I bet I know what it is. Rare enough to almost be made out of gold, if I am right.

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Re: Having a bit of trouble with a socket 7 computer

Posted on 2016-06-09, 12:06

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by keenerb

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http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cui- … P-2350-ND/97033 That might work.

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Re: Having a bit of trouble with a socket 7 computer

Posted on 2016-06-09, 00:55

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by keenerb

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The two traces that run between the battery and the keyboard connector look like they might have been damaged. Maybe check those with a multimeter. I find them very suspicious.

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Re: Makeshift Dialup Internet Server - Advice?

Posted on 2016-06-08, 19:09

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by keenerb

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It's entirely possible to fake a local dial up connection. You'll need to disable carrier detect on both ends, and using hyperterminal manually call a phone number on the client, and then manually answer on the server. I used that mechanism for a Windows 95 or 98 local area network for a good year …

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EGA display adapter, CGA monitor?

Posted on 2016-06-08, 17:17

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by keenerb

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I've picked up a CGA/EGA PEGA1A video card off of Ebay and I'm surprised to come across comments saying that the CGA monitor I have might be compatible with some/most of the EGA display modes. What I've gathered is that the Tandy CM-11 monitor I have might support CGA modes, and also EGA modes up to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-08, 16:52

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by keenerb

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http://i.imgur.com/xE4xB8xl.jpg Bought this mono/printer card off of Ebay just a moment ago. Any idea if this thing would support Hercules graphics? I'm having a hard time finding out any info on it. Realtek RTG3100 is the only IC on the board. I also picked up a tandy EGA/CGA adapter and a Persyst …

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Re: PC-Chips M747 VGA Header / Soundheader

Posted on 2016-06-07, 14:49

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by keenerb

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If you're lucky it'll be a standardized VGA output of some sort, like http://www.asus.com/ca-en/support/FAQ/1002197/ I know a few older PCI video cards had a VGA adapter connected via a ribbon cable to an 8x2 header port, I've got a few. https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/ASUS-R5230-SL-1GD3-L- …

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Re: What is it?

Posted on 2016-06-07, 14:38

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by keenerb

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It's a DLP cpu. http://www.ebay.com/itm/DLP-PROJECTOR-DMD-Chi … 0-/271798435054 Something like that.

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Modern printer for old PC?

Posted on 2016-06-07, 14:28

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by keenerb

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I'd like to connect a printer occasionally to my late 80's/early 90's PCs. Any suggestions for a modern printer that might have fairly good compatibility? I'm thinking anything that supports basic PCL/Laserjet compatibility might do the trick. https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/HP-LaserJet-P2035/ …

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