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Re: Favorite form factor for PC case?

Posted on 2014-01-30, 14:42

Desktops seem to fit the bill very well for classic PCs, especially for those XL and XXL sized ISA cards. Currently my LAPC-I and the full-sized CT2760 AWE32 reside in my desktop-cased 486. Towers are OK too, but I don't like these cards hanging down due to gravity in them. (Well, some might argue …

Re: Ebay rant again - how to deal with buyer

Posted on 2014-01-29, 14:49

Thanks everyone for your replies @Jan3Sobieski : If he agrees, you can discard the motherboard's box and repack the board in a padded foam with bubble wraps and place it inside the USPS box, and also tell him that's the best you can do keeping in mind the cost. Otherwise I suggest cancelling the …

Re: Ever get the feeling you missed the boat?

Posted on 2014-01-28, 16:51

Every small computer repair shop I've seen in the past 8 years has closed down eventually. The reason is simple. New computers are so cheap/accessible now that when one breaks within the first year, they send it back to manufacturer/store they bought it from and get a replacement. If it's past its …

Ebay rant again - how to deal with buyer

Posted on 2014-01-28, 16:44

I recently sold a motherboard to a buyer in Uzbekistan. Buyer had over 100 feedback and all positive so I didn't see a reason to remove his bid. After the auction he asked me to ship the motherboard using a calculation he got from the usps web site. That calculation showed $25 for a priority mail …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2014-01-07, 17:42

Nobody said the thread was about only playing old games, so DayZ SA has been played on my computer since it came out. The game is really lame and really exciting at the same time. Lame because you know there is nothing to do beyond a certain point (which you can get to in 5 minutes theoretically) …

Re: Help :( my neon250 is dead

Posted on 2013-12-26, 03:55

What temp was the oven and how long did you have it in for? Was the oven pre-heated? 385 degrees F, for 10 min, yes it was preheated. Try it again, this time with a pre-heated temp @ 400 F but leave it in for 15 minutes then turn the oven off and open the door; leave the card in the oven for 2 …

Re: Help :( my neon250 is dead

Posted on 2013-12-25, 17:42

Help :( my neon250 is dead I hope you didn't start this thread looking for sympathy. :lol: :) No. not sympathy. I just feel bad that it's dead knowing how uncommon they are. I really wanted to test it in some games. I would suggest oven trick and, if everything else fails, find a replacement BIOS …

Re: Help :( my neon250 is dead

Posted on 2013-12-24, 21:32

NitroX infinity wrote: If needed; high-res pic of my Neon250. http://tweakers.net/ext/f/LRPF86q6hvlAFjoh3p1l9KlH/full.jpg Way ahead of you. I referred to your photo when checking to make sure all resistors were there. 😀

Help :( my neon250 is dead

Posted on 2013-12-24, 20:31

So I had this thing for a while. Bought it off of ebay ages ago and never got around to playing with it. The only problem is, it doesn't work. It's dead, like dead dead. I only paid a couple of bucks so no big loss, but still. It's really sad because the pcb looks brand new, no scratches anywhere, …

Re: Am I the only one that gets pissed off about...

Posted on 2013-10-23, 00:53

It seems that 2011 was the whole 'gold scrap" hey-day. It's actually been slowing down alot over the past years. People have caught on just how much of a scam it was, gold plate is useless; most of the "gold" on vintage hardware [and newer hardware] is not gold but mere gold plate. Many of the old …

Re: The dangers of moving

Posted on 2013-10-17, 19:42

Man, that sucks big time. I hate moving. Every time I did though, it involved some amount of alcohol to keep me sane and on task. The drawback is that you might not necessarily remember where you put what 😉

Re: good stuff getting harder to find

Posted on 2013-10-15, 01:56

I don't know where you are, but the local Microcenter has all that stuff in stock and brand new. They even have new 3.5" floppy disks! Cool let me know if they got a new Yamaha GX1 or CS80 let alone a heap of boxed Roland medi gear. A Quantum 3D Alchemy rig would be a dream come true. Well, that's …

Re: Am I the only one that gets pissed off about...

Posted on 2013-09-30, 21:19

Oh, you have no idea how pissed I am. I already started a thread where I cry about my city recycling tons of vintage computers. As someone suggested, I just stopped going there or else I'd just sit there and cry all day. Seems there is a ton of people now (on craigslists and such) that advertise …

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