Re: My new baby - 486 DX4 100MHz with GUS.
Posted on 2013-08-25, 02:26
I haven't seen a machine earlier than a Pentium that detects a CD ROM at the bios level. The driver will still find it.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2013-08-23, 21:51
dirkmirk wrote: That is a beast What plans do you have for it? I'm thinking of an AMD K6 3, super socket 7 setup. Voodoo 3, Vortex 2, etc. I read good things about the K6 3 on the redhill guide and have wanted to try one out since.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2013-08-23, 11:25
I picked up this NIB AT case from an old bloke down the road who runs the computer shop that time forgot. I've gotten some great stuff from him over the years but dealing with him is kind of like playing an old text based adventure game - I have to phrase my "do you have" questions exactly right, or …
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2013-08-20, 00:27
Must be all those people out there trying to run a DB on an OPLSAx card driving demand 😵 Nah I think sellers do that because they've run out of stock, and they don't want to pull the listing for whatever reason - save on fees?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2013-08-16, 09:37
I wanted one of these bad boys so badly when they came out, but they were just too expensive. Patience is a virtue as they say, this one cost me 32 bucks.
Re: What's cool in your collection?
Posted on 2013-08-16, 06:09
This certainly looks like the underground storage chamber of a mysteriously specialized computer store... And I think I spot the top of a retail crate full of sealed Roland SCC-1 boxes just out of view, below those shelved LAPC-I's ! :cool: You are not far off when saying it's an underground …
Re: So what do you guys do... you know, in real life?
Posted on 2013-08-15, 22:52
Re: Vintage hardware lovers - do you really love vintage hardware or simply pragmatism?
Posted on 2013-08-14, 22:23
If I'm being honest with myself - I'm not always - I'm forced to admit that I enjoy buying and playing with hardware more than playing games. My projects are always aimed at getting the best hardware to cover a given period, and I have several beautiful PC's and consoles as a result. But once I …
Re: My cool at system
Posted on 2013-08-14, 04:50
Welcome! Wow I like that case, you don't see new ones of those often these days. Re the sound card / gpu - what games are we talking? And what OS?
Re: Symphony 80486 VLB motherboard
Posted on 2013-08-13, 22:41
Hmm that dallas clock / battery thing is a double edged sword. One the one hand it probably saved it from an acid attack, and on the other now you're stuck with a dead battery. I don't see an external battery header mentioned on stason - can you see one on the board?
HyperRace 586 - anyone seen one of these before?
Posted on 2013-08-13, 12:26
I was digging through my collection of CPU's and I came across this thing, I have no idea where I got it: http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/rjheard/IMG_4226_zps7357f727.jpg http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/rjheard/IMG_4227_zps8c73c4b9.jpg http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/ …
Re: ctl alt del causes hang
Posted on 2013-08-13, 00:06
h-a-l-9000 wrote: If the keyboard controller can be replaced it's one option to check out. It's soldered on! And I noticed that the turbo LED header doesn't work on this board either - the switch does, but the LED is always on. That's it, I'm going to hand it on my wall of dead hardware. Thanks for …
Re: ctl alt del causes hang
Posted on 2013-08-12, 10:02
Thanks for the suggestions but no, waiting doesn't help and the EMM386 tip was a good one but didn't make a difference either. I've noticed also that memmaker can't reboot the machine, and now that I think about it neither the DOS installer nor the creative software installer rebooted the machine …
Re: Ebay Insanity, acutal selling prices.
Posted on 2013-08-12, 04:04
Agreed, a good spiel and lots of pics go a long way, I'll have a crack at both. I've been watching that blokes actions for a couple of years and he wins some, loses some. The 486 I bought off him 2 years ago - same specs as that $600 dollar one - I got for ~20 bucks. I can't imagine the market has …
Re: Ebay Insanity, acutal selling prices.
Posted on 2013-08-12, 03:17
Wow, that's awesome! Inspired by the price of that 486 in your original post, I'm putting together a 486 from spare parts and will try my luck shortly. The same guy is selling a very similar machine here: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141033031333?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 So …
ctl alt del causes hang
Posted on 2013-08-11, 23:41
I'm putting together a 486 using an Aopen (Acer) brand VLB motherboard: http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/A/ACER-INC-486-VI15G.html#.UgggEdIwf3t It's working OK, but doing a soft restart using ctl alt del causes the system to hang instead of reboot. If for example I'm at the DOS prompt (clean …
Re: Commodore 64 revival (warning, wall of pics)
Posted on 2013-08-11, 23:22
Am I the only one who remember a data-sette compatible tape recorder ? Which was NOT a Datasette at all ? Since I remember a tape recorder with the same dimensions as the tape recorder you can see in the film Police Academy 6. Where commandant Lassard can be heard (on the tape) "oh God please don't …
Re: Commodore 64 revival (warning, wall of pics)
Posted on 2013-08-09, 22:01
Yeah that's the conclusion I came to too, so I've ordered a 1541U II. It's double the price of the SD2IEC, and who knows when it'll show up - they're currently in production so it could take 3 months or more - but they really do sound like the way to go.
Re: Did you know / hints & tips
Posted on 2013-08-09, 10:02
SquallStrife wrote: A filling of your choice between two slices of bread makes a novel and convenient meal. Money can be exchanged for goods and services. Na, I got nothing... 😖 I just bought a sandwich, thanks for the tip 🤣
Did you know / hints & tips
Posted on 2013-08-09, 05:02
I thought it would be good to have a place for people to list retro computing related items of interest / hints and tips as they discover them. For example I have a 21" Sony WEGA CRT TV which I use for old consoles, which is perfect for the job but the image was not centered properly. This is the …
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