Re: Modding crappy beige case
Posted on 2018-02-08, 21:36
Yeah those Aopens are not the best for cooling. Maybe whack a 12cm on the front, it's been done before... http://www.dansdata.com/hx45fan.htm
Re: Talking to an old lunchbox LCD
Posted on 2018-02-08, 21:14
There are three AV550 PCI cards listed on eBay at the moment, though they're a bit pricey (US$85-120). Prices for the AV545 ISA are insane though! Your post has cleared up one mystery for me, I have a full length PCI card with the same 50-pin connector and no SCSI controller chip, driving a display …
Re: Looking to Consolidate - Opinions
Posted on 2018-01-30, 14:27
You've got some really nice systems there! It would be hard not to want to keep them all. If forced, or to be able to play as many games as possible with the least fuss, I'd pick the following 5, with tweaks: 386DX-33, 8 MB RAM, TSENG ET4000 ISA 486DX2-66, 32 MB RAM, TSENG ET4000 VLB Pentium 166, 64 …
Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.
Posted on 2018-01-30, 14:12
Nice little Toshiba. Did you also get the power adapter for the CD drive, or are you using AA batteries?
Re: Bought these games today
Posted on 2018-01-25, 03:53
Received a package I had been waiting for a while now.. https://s5.postimg.org/9ygdubqhf/FR_Archives_Ultima_8_Wing_Commander_3.jpg As a bonus the FR Archives collection came with a free copy of Descent to Undermountain and manual, woot. Unfortunately the boxes smell of cigarette smoke and the …
Re: Anyone else collecting specific brands?
Posted on 2018-01-22, 10:40
A bunch of systems in my collection are IBM products - 5140/5150/5160/5170, PC350, Netvista, Aptiva and tons of Thinkpads, as well as peripherals and some software. I guess other than serious Apple or Commodore/Amiga collectors there won't be too many one make aficionados?
Re: IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6889-930
Posted on 2018-01-15, 11:03
What a beautiful machine, and lovely photos too. I'd be happy to get my hands on one of these! Many years ago, I worked at IBM as an on-site building manager; as the only computer enthusiast among a team of engineers and architects they got me to spec up a dual PII M Pro for CAD work. From memory it …
Re: Best CPU for the board
Posted on 2018-01-14, 11:13
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Prod … nuID=24&LanID=0 Looks like the best supported CPU is the 3.06GHz HT Northwood - 512k, 533MHz FSB
Re: 1997 - 2001 pricing at the time
Posted on 2018-01-14, 07:21
Could be a few useful magazine scans in here: http://kiwis.world/index.php/component/jdownl … bm-pc?Itemid=-1 PC Powerplay might have pricing of gaming/high end equipment. Edit there are a number of Australian Personal Computer mags in that date range on the site
Re: Help identifying Compaq 486 model
Posted on 2018-01-11, 10:05
I guess this isn't it either but this thread is turning into a Compaq desktop variant register ;) dirkmirk posted this a while back, the trim pieces are different to the 5xx series ones (ribbed vertically). Actually this one looks like the Deskpro 466 I posted earlier, so feel free to ignore... …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-01-11, 00:32
Not exactly hardware but I thought: better grab them while they're cheap... I have never been more jealous than i am now XD Yeah that's a sweet haul Blurks :) me like too! I would be more jealous but I've just picked up pretty much all I need for 2018 (front seat was filled too) http://i64.tinypic. …
Re: Some questions about MS-4144
Posted on 2017-12-30, 15:09
For the missing resistor pack, i just use a bent wire between the slots . If I recall correctly, the Am5x86 requirement is to have the outermost socket with pins 1&2 shorted, pins 3&4 shorted, 5&6 shorted, and 7&8 shorted. I'll have to check my physical board though. I understand that the "resistor …
Re: Rarest CPUs?
Posted on 2017-12-30, 15:06
Is the withdrawn PIII-1.13 Coppermine rare, or did a lot of them stay out there in the wild? i think they are extremely rare. they were supplied to oem only, so they were easily recalled without leaking, save for a few test samples given to media which they kept as evidence and denied to return. I …
Re: Help identifying Compaq 486 model
Posted on 2017-12-26, 11:12
Just noticed this thread in System Specs - Crawlspace Project: Compaq Presario 633 - any closer to what you seek?
Re: Did you get any gear for Christmas??
Posted on 2017-12-26, 10:50
Bought myself the last lot of US->Australia shipping for the year. New year resolution is to stop buying ... so much 😁
Re: Do any of you know of a good website/archive of PC Games Catalogs?
Posted on 2017-12-26, 10:48
Might be a number of catalogs in http://mocagh.org though the focus is adventure/RPG. Didn't even notice this post before I made my huge wall of text. :blush: LOL kudos for pulling all the links out! Looks like there are some interesting brochures in there :cool: Sort of remember a scanned games/PC …
Re: Merry f'ing :-D christmass 2017 everyone :-) :-) :-)
Posted on 2017-12-25, 09:24
Re: Help identifying Compaq 486 model
Posted on 2017-12-25, 04:40
Deskpro 466? https://www.recycledgoods.com/amp/compaq-prol … -420mb-desktop/
Re: Do any of you know of a good website/archive of PC Games Catalogs?
Posted on 2017-12-25, 03:51
Might be a number of catalogs in http://mocagh.org though the focus is adventure/RPG.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-12-18, 04:48
hard1k wrote: ^ could you please specify what hardware is included with WfW? Sure! Back of the box says it's a "top quality" 16-bit ISA network card, T-connector and 25 feet of thin cable (it's a sealed box, still tossing up whether to open it). Filename _20171218_153141.JPG File size 2.44 MiB …
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