Re: is a IBM PS2 MODEL 30 a good buy?
Posted on 2017-11-16, 18:18
hell, I might be in the market for for a bunch of those modded simms. I have one of these bad boys to fill: http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5162/cards/51 … _cards.htm#emea
Re: Maximum amount of memory on a 486
Posted on 2017-11-16, 09:01
I have two "high end" 486 boards. Both VIP and UMC 8433 chipsets (iirc), one is a pc chips with no cache and the other has sockets for up to 1mb of cache, but i cannot for the life of me find jumper settings, and there are like 30 jumpers on that board, so just winging it is a non-starter. my simms …
Re: Maximum amount of memory on a 486
Posted on 2017-11-16, 05:53
ugg... My 128mb simms cost me like $30 each. I'm not gonna dick with them. But that's 512mb for a 486. Do they even make larger simms?
Re: is a IBM PS2 MODEL 30 a good buy?
Posted on 2017-11-16, 01:44
The simms for model 30's work in 3 things. Model 30 model 25 MCA scsi cache cards (spock) for additional reference http://john.ccac.rwth-aachen.de:8000/misc/ps2cache/
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-11-15, 23:53
that is one slick machine.
Re: is a IBM PS2 MODEL 30 a good buy?
Posted on 2017-11-15, 02:37
$50 is a decent price for a working machine. The cpu is RATED for 8mz. The value of Y1 right next to it will tell you how fast it REALLY is running. New player trap; the crystals often run at 2x the cpu speed. IBM was always conservative on cpu speeds. that card in the top slot is to add an external …
Re: is a IBM PS2 MODEL 30 a good buy?
Posted on 2017-11-15, 02:14
do not use postimg. please use https://imgur.com
Re: is a IBM PS2 MODEL 30 a good buy?
Posted on 2017-11-15, 00:16
As someone who enjoys the IBM ps/2 models. I have to say, a 25 or a 30 is just fine, but are DEFINITELY not for beginners. If you are already familiar with the major quirks of 808x and 286 era systems, then getting a 25 or 30 is just adding a few more quirks to the pile. However they are usually …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-11-14, 22:47
not only that, but all the text is garbled.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-11-13, 22:40
Testing the Apple IIe parts I got last month... Found 2x speech synth cards for said Apples. Dicking around ensued: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvOB9n_kgeI If you're too young to get it... http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/all-your-base-are-belong-to-us
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-11-13, 04:42
imho the 3x zero fill is really overkill unless you find something sortid. Hell, I'm selling a 486 right now on ebay I got from a garage sale. I left the file system intact, because it had some special Acer windows apps. Reinstalling them without source disks would be a pita. So I just slapped the …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-11-13, 04:22
As someone who ALWAYS had a computer under his hands. The whole thing of computers being obsolete in a month was extremely hyperbolic. I could type in kindergarten. (age 5) So I was NOT a casual user. The family had an 8088 up until 1993. Then we got a 68030 mac (386sx ish). That worked perfectly …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-11-13, 03:58
There have been many discussions about this here and other places. For like 99% of cases, just trashing the drive or blanking it sight unseen is just fine. IDE drives are practically worthless. CF adapters make it stupid cheap to get a system going from the pre-pentium era. I only care about drive …
Re: Old hardware giveaway thread.
Posted on 2017-11-12, 22:44
is that the one with the 4:3 monitor? That would be awesome for a portable dosbox. so my next guess is 43.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-11-12, 20:15
Oh im gonna photograph it later today, but booted it today, previous owner was a pervert and im tempted to turn his old HDD over to the police, its got some disturbing pictures Stealing someone's trash is crime. That drive won't be admissible as proof most likely and will get you fined if nothing …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-11-12, 19:49
candle_86 wrote: Oh im gonna photograph it later today, but booted it today, previous owner was a pervert and im tempted to turn his old HDD over to the police, its got some disturbing pictures dod wipe the drive. twice. Then forget it existed.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-11-11, 23:35
damn, I hear those ls-240 drives are near unobtainium, and its boxed even! I tip my hat to you sir.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-11-11, 23:03
It is always easier to get forgiveness than permission. let that soak in.
Re: Old hardware giveaway thread.
Posted on 2017-11-11, 22:51
44 only gonna do it once, don't wanna be greedy. already got some nice ram. 😀
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-11-11, 18:38
BitWrangler wrote: All hail the model M. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Though I swear the damn things are getting bigger as they get older, or modern "full size" keyboards are still shrinking... I'm favoring the M2s now. godfrackingdamnit, now I got this song in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch …
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