Re: Buying/using NOS IDE hard drives

Posted on 2021-07-19, 22:21

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by Unknown_K

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The only unused old drives I have are SCSI, everything else has seen some time or a lot of it in use. I have stacks of old IDE drives for both desktop and laptops because I like to use them in vintage machines. Stuff from the 1xx MB range to 256GB+ and they all seem to work reliably after sitting …

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Re: Old servers - what are they good for?

Posted on 2021-07-15, 03:30

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I have a bunch of old servers and workstations(mostly dual processor) that I load old operating systems on. It is fun to run NT 3/4/2k on these machines with exotic hardware and raid cards. If you collect EISA cards for example you generally need a server or high end workstation machine to install …

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Re: Did you ever have a realisation that your retro memories or assumptions weren't quite accurate?

Posted on 2021-07-02, 20:10

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I downloaded Dune2 from a local BBS when it was released and loved that game, played it a few times in a row after I won. I have to say going back and playing it again can be infuriating because of all the advanced in RTS gameplay since then, but it is still fun just not mindblowing. Reminds me how …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-01, 01:08

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I ran 16MB on a 386DX/40 + FPU on WFW back in the day. I don't see why you wouldn't use 32GB on a newly built system today, you need 16GB just for some/most games.

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Re: Advantages of Dual Pentium3 or dual Pentium motherboards for retro PC?

Posted on 2021-06-25, 06:42

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My first dual CPU rig was a dual PPro 200 server I built around 2000 or so. I also ran RC versions of Win2k on it before it was actually released and loved the performance, eventually buying 2 PPro overdrives for it (kept the original boxes for them too). Not everybody builds a retro machine for …

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Re: Allure of retro computing

Posted on 2021-06-18, 20:14

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Around 20 years ago I purchased an old Mac Quadra 950 just to mess around with old video editing software which I found interesting (from reading magazines). Since I never had a Mac of any type and found it interesting I ended up purchasing a Powermac 8500 shortly later to support the old Quadra. …

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Re: CD-Burners

Posted on 2021-06-18, 00:50

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I paid $1100 for my first burner HP402oi when Bestbuy first got them. A month later it dropped $100 and I got a rebate back from Bestbuy and purchased a Matrox M3d card with it . Anyway that drive was SCSI without buffer underun so you needed a fast HD to burn at 2x and eventually it went bad (sent …

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Re: Are K6-iii chips obtainable?

Posted on 2021-06-17, 00:43

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From what I recall the K6-2 design was running out of steam by the time they hit 450 mhz and the added cache was all that made them any faster hence the K6-3 model name.

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Re: 32-Bit is dead

Posted on 2021-06-09, 08:05

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-06-09, 07:47: Still have my table. It's the last thing left of my JVC stereo system from another life a centary ago.... I miss full sized component stereos with large 3-way full sized full spectrum speakers.

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Re: 90's 10/100 ethernet switch

Posted on 2021-05-27, 20:07

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by Unknown_K

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You can't go wrong with 3com for vintage gear.I still have some old hubs but they are not currently in use. One hub is a 10Mb model that also has coax so you could use both. Mostly I use 24 or 48 port 3com managed switches for vintage gear and 1GB netgear swicthes for the more modern stuff ( …

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Re: Sleeper pc trend

Posted on 2021-05-20, 04:36

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vad4r wrote on 2021-05-19, 16:44: I think it's silly to put modern hardware that consumes much more power into an old case with no room for big fans. For a gaming system with a huge GPU sure. If you just wanted to use an old metal case you liked with a modern 65W or so CPU with built in video …

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Re: Why is Amiga so popular with retro community ?

Posted on 2021-04-27, 13:47

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The Amiga failed because nothing at that time could compete with the amount of hardware and software that was being developed for the IBM PC line. The economy of scale crushed everybody and it is also the reason the x86/x64 got bogged down having to be compatible with all the old software and …

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Re: Savage 4 is it useful for anything?

Posted on 2021-04-27, 06:24

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by Unknown_K

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Most people collect the best of the best leaving the oddball stuff to be recycled. I have a Savage 4 in my collection just because it is different and last of the S3 line, but it is on the shelf at the moment.

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Re: Anybody know what this beast of a card is?!

Posted on 2021-04-25, 19:36

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by Unknown_K

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Not a TV tuner card, probably some kind of capture card or data processing card.

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Re: Help finding Ensoniq Soundscape card type

Posted on 2021-04-14, 18:24

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by Unknown_K

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Setting them up was a pain because of IRQ's and I used an adapter to join 2 outputs into one.

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Re: Good looking CD / DVD drive

Posted on 2021-04-14, 18:23

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by Unknown_K

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The creative drives are nice for old vintage gear since they were made during that period of multimedia upgrades. I wish I had purchased a bunch of Plextor SCSI drives when they were being blown out online.

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Re: Help finding Ensoniq Soundscape card type

Posted on 2021-04-13, 04:35

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by Unknown_K

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I have one of those Reveal badged Soundscape cards purchased new back in the day and I just used it for MIDI/music paired with another Reveal card that had decent FM for gaming.

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Re: Your saddest retro computer pictures, a feel bad topic

Posted on 2021-04-10, 17:05

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I saw an Etsy link a few years ago for someone selling 'gold fingers' necklaces of some kind, and I saw the ISA fingers of a Gravis Ultrasound. I mean, even a broken card sells for 10-20x more than they were selling the necklace for. Many years ago I got a forum member (different forum) connected …

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Re: Your saddest retro computer pictures, a feel bad topic

Posted on 2021-04-07, 17:41

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I remember seeing 30 pin SIMM keyrings at Software Etc (I think it was) in the 90's before collecting computers was a thing.

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Re: office suites and business software

Posted on 2021-04-07, 17:27

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I have a small collection of boxed Apps for the 68K and early PPC Mac era plus boxed Apps form the DOS and early Windows 3x era. One thing I would like to have would be the old engineering apps that required key disks or dongles from the DOS era. Stuff like piping design, CAD, heat exchanger apps …

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