Re: Great collectors of Vogons! What's missing in your collections? :P

Posted on 2020-07-23, 04:24

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Not much.....most of my builds are almost 100% maxxed out. Some things are so rare or don't exist so I'm building them or fixing them myself. - Light Pen for the Tandy 1000A (looked for a WarpSpeed Light Pen, can't find one, so I'm building one) - Working batteries for the laptops (working on that …

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

Posted on 2020-07-23, 04:19

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by creepingnet

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Not been very active with Vintage computers up until a few days ago because our lunatic neighbor lady finally moved away....so I've been spending over a few months dealing with that and chasing rental houses which amidst COVID-19 has been a royal pain in the rear....looks like the urgency to move is …

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Re: 32-bit OS that will run best on 8MB 386sx-16

Posted on 2020-07-23, 03:38

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by creepingnet

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If you're going 32-bit I'd probably use OS/2 2.x because it can also run DOS applications. Not sure about software support. I have 2 copies of OS/2 2.x (2.0 and 2.1 with Multimedia Support and Win OS/2) and I have run them on a few 386s including a 386SX with some pretty nice performance.

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Re: Retro builds with modern conveniences

Posted on 2020-07-23, 03:33

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Okay, story time.... I was working with 8088-80486 PC before it was "retro" - when they were called "doorstops" "boat anchors" and "dinosaurs" - that was over 20 years ago. I was a poor Teenager, and I wanted a computer.....BAD......that had some capability to get on the internet so I no longer …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-23, 03:06

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Because I'm a masochist, and I wanted a 486DX4 laptop with a sound card, and like challenges like building up hinge mounts out of thick gumps of SteelStik and J.B. Weld original, and taking my chances on 1990's era touch screens......I bought this NEC Versa M75.....and I have no idea what the heck …

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Re: What are builds you want to make someday?

Posted on 2020-07-23, 02:57

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If I ever get to go back to my childhood home in Alabama, I think I saved Creeping Net #1 (1992 Flight 386 SX) second Motherboard (ZEOS 386/486 Upgradable Systems Mainboard per TH99). Sadly I had to dump the case in 2011 because it was rusting and coming apart (crappy apartment would not fix mold …

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Re: What was the first computer you ever purchased?

Posted on 2020-05-28, 14:13

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I was already running cast off relics as my primary back then. First computer I ever bought for myself for day to day use was a pair of Twinhead Slimnote 486 laptops circa 2002-2003 to build one.good working one for my first portable computer. 486 DX-33, 8MB of RAM, 80MB HDD, DTSN color screen, and …

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Re: File transfer from Windows 10 system to older systems ?

Posted on 2020-05-27, 05:29

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by creepingnet

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I've done the file xfer thing from Windows 10 to my armada of oldschool PC's ranging from a Tandy 1000A running DOS 6.22 to my Pentium 100 NEC running Windows 98 SE. Typically the method depends on the devices OS. For official Microsoft O/S, such as DOS or Windows 3.11 For Workgroups, or Windows 9x, …

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

Posted on 2020-05-27, 05:16

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Started building out a multi-purpose home server using a Dell PowerEdge T610 a coworker bestowed upon me. Just installed Plex Media Server and started putting some movies on it currently. Planning on adding some file storage for software as well, and maybe play with PXE once I get my hands on an …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-27, 05:09

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Well, I won this strangely, and possibly Tandy 1000 compatible LightPen on E-bay today. No real basis except that it uses a DB-9 female port and I have enough electronics skills to backup actually figuring out the pinout and looking at the circuit. I'm kind of hoping it's one of the "Warp Speed" …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-12, 18:48

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Another NiMH battery for the NEC Versa 486. One so I can put new cells in the original, and two so I can try two batteries (est 4 hours of life) at once using the "versa bays". Filename Screenshot_20200512-114506.png File size 495.98 KiB Views 1264 views Filename IMG_20200218_215429.jpg File size …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-05-12, 18:16

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Filename IMG_20200428_215733.jpg File size 1.79 MiB Views 2247 views File comment Tandy 1000A w/Deluxe Mouse Finally got a Tandy Deluxe Mouse for the Tandy 1000A. Surprisingly it's not bad at all given all the odd quirks I read about being a Joystick based device. Soon it'll be time to throw an …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-10, 23:12

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Bought a Tandy Deluxe Color Mouse on fleabay so I can start using a mouse on my 1000A. We'll see how long it takes because...well....COVID.

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

Posted on 2020-04-10, 23:08

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Been away awhile.....working on car stuff (replaced my own clutch). But today....I'm back. Broke out the Tandy 1000 and stated messing with surfing BBSes in that.....about as authentic as it gets. Filename IMG_20200410_160029.jpg File size 1.45 MiB Views 907 views

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

Posted on 2020-02-24, 23:23

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This was all last week but you know...... Upgraded both 486s to FreeDOS 1.2. I'm beginning to think this may be the best choice for non-windows vintage PCs and even has some "daily" capabilities such as HTTPS support in Links and Dillo. I liked it so much I sacrificed Win95 on the NEC Versa laptop …

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

Posted on 2020-02-17, 06:48

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Been tinkering with FreeDOS as a quasi daily driver on my 486s. The laptop is setup identical to it's 6.22 setup but with 80GB of space and no windows. The desktop is running on 40GB so far really digging Links as a web browser and looking into using AutoTrax 1.61 as a PCB developer. I also …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-12-14, 00:03

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Got one of these PC ProPAD 4's. Box had been opened but the controller itself has never been used. Not sure how they hold up against the Gravis Game Pad, will give it a test run over the holidays. Edit: Does any know what year (around) these things are from? Can't find any date on it... https://i. …

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Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?

Posted on 2019-12-13, 23:22

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It even has full SVGA broadband graphical internet via Arachne 1.97 GPL. that runs tolerably at 12MHz?? Yes, there's an APM (Arachne Package Manager) file from awhile back, and a special 286 compiled version. Not amazingly fast (actually slow enough to make the "Parsing Java....Would You Like Some …

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Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?

Posted on 2019-12-13, 16:33

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286s are not at all useless. One of my vintage boxes is a GEM 286/12 AT clone with SCSI. It even has full SVGA broadband graphical internet via Arachne 1.97 GPL. And there's a lot of games and software for DOS that run on the platform. I kind of see the 80286 as the misunderstood and underrated red …

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

Posted on 2019-11-30, 07:57

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I had originally hopes I was done after the laptop. I just got the Cisco WaveLAN card drivers from VCFED and got them working like a champ. Now I'm using that card more than the Lucent WaveLAN Silver. So the wife gets this cool idea to make a "Technology" christmas tree this year because, well, it …

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