Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2015-01-26, 07:31

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It's neat, it's tidy - very nice! What's with the towel over your CRT? Does your cat sleep up there? Them felines love CRT's. Thanks...still have a lot to do to make it right but it's a start :lol: as for the towel is concerned...I would like to have a cat one day....lol... but no the towel is just …

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

Posted on 2015-01-26, 07:18

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Great job Phil! It's so worth spending the time to try and fix a GUS. Congrats.

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Re: Who's still using XP?

Posted on 2015-01-25, 12:29

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I am running XP on both my primary rigs. Got windows 7 as secondary system to handle anything my xp rigs can't. I don't see myself moving away from xp any time soon until I am forced to when programs become unusable on xp. I will continue to use xp offline, I am sure, for many years to come.

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Re: New AT compatible cases

Posted on 2015-01-24, 07:13

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I was pleasantly surprised to find that the new case I ordered from Newegg is AT compatible. With AT cases getting harder and harder to find I thought I would share which model that is, and maybe start a thread where members could share what new cases in their experiences are AT compatible and/or …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2015-01-24, 01:53

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Specs: Intel Pentium 100MHz 24MB RAM 810MB IBM HDD C&T 65550 with 2MB VRAM ESS 688 AudioDrive with genuine YMF262 OPL3 Windows 95 EDIT: Forgot to mention that this is in really good shape! Also came with a few goodies: the original external floppy drive, a copy of Windows 95 (like I didn't already …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2015-01-24, 01:42

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ahendricks18 wrote: Extreme pinball for 40 cents Nice...I love extreme pinball

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

Posted on 2015-01-24, 01:38

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This afternoon I visited an e-recycling company. They asked me to provide some training on vintage computers. They had 12 desktops/mini towers. Mostly 386/486 clones. Also one IBM PS/2 Model 55 and 3 Epson Equity's. CT1740s with ASP, Thunder Board and Tandy CM-11. I will be back in touch with them. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-23, 21:10

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Those monitors are awesome! Nice find! Thanks...I was lucky to find them. I have been searching locally for a long time now and finally got something close to the original IBM (51xx) monitors I was looking for. I really would love to find a matching Packard bell system with matching keyboard to go …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-23, 20:23

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Picked up a couple EGA? monitors yesterday...Packard Bell and a Princeton Graphic Systems HX-12 RGB (the Princeton CRT is missing a knob). Is it me or is the green channel out? No, the green channel is more than fine..the Packard Bell CRT displays everything as though it was new...it's just my …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2015-01-23, 19:41

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I remember reading about the great escape game as a kid. Your gonna have to play it and tell me how bad it is. lol Lol...ya it will probably be pretty bad lol (but you never know...it is an "Editors Choice" after all...lol)...I originally thought it was a cheap version of the movie when I saw it on …

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

Posted on 2015-01-23, 19:39

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How many Tandy 1000's do you have retrofanatic? Tandy 1000EX x2 Tandy 1000HX x2 Tandy 1000SX x1 Tandy 1000TX x1 Tandy 1000TL x1 Tandy 1000TL/2 x1 And some Tandy Color Computers Tandy CoCo 1 x2 Tandy Coco 2 x2 Tandy Coco 3 x2 And a bunch of other Tandy/Radio Shack/TRS80 stuff and systems. I'm always …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-23, 19:34

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Nice! Where did you find these beauties? Also extra points on the PB monitor, that's just too cool. Thanks..It would be nice to have an XT or 386 PB to go with it! I've been looking for monitors like this for a while to go with my Tandy 1000's. I rescued them from a local recycler. I originally …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-23, 19:20

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Picked up a couple EGA? monitors yesterday...Packard Bell and a Princeton Graphic Systems HX-12 RGB (the Princeton CRT is missing a knob). Filename 20150122_192811.jpg File size 155.55 KiB Views 6437 views Filename 20150122_192803.jpg File size 323.85 KiB Views 6437 views Filename 20150122_194313. …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2015-01-23, 19:15

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dollar store finds...not the best games in the world, but good for a buck each nonetheless... Filename 20150122_200059.jpg File size 366.22 KiB Views 1769 views Filename 20150122_195921.jpg File size 518.26 KiB Views 1769 views

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

Posted on 2015-01-23, 19:13

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Retrobright treatment on the control knobs of a Packard Bell (EGA??) monitor I just bought locally. I apologize for the terrible photos...I forgot to take one before I did the retrobright treatment so I had to use the original sellers photo and I am just using my mobile phone camera for now for the …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2015-01-23, 18:51

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A Work in progress...the beginnings of my retro gaming room setup...slowly working on it. Moved in my Sony CRT from the garage and stacked my 286 Emerson system and Tandy 1000 SX TX, TL, and TL/2 in a stereo cabinet along with my Tandy 1000 EX, Amiga 2000HD, and three other pc's in desktop cases ( …

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Re: Tex's new Socket 7 DOS machine

Posted on 2015-01-21, 05:51

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Actually I own an original PAS 8 bit, in the original box but I don't know how to check if it needs the -5v rail. If you need me to check, let me know what to look for and I'll let you know. Great build btw. Wow i wish i had one too, if you can check it i would appreciate it. If you take a picture …

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Re: Most Sought After Retro Hardware?

Posted on 2015-01-21, 00:15

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I agree with rare Sound hardware (i.e. Roland, GUS and AdLib especially) and rare Video Card hardware (i.e. Voodoo, etc.) being at the top of the list, but I have to say that Tandy 1000 hardware, whether it is expansion cards, accessories, or the various Tandy systems themselves are VERY soughtafter …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2015-01-18, 22:08

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Forgot to brag about my keyboards... 2 Model Ms (1391401) AUG1989. The first has been in continuous use since 1990; currently used in my main online computer and carries the grey IBM logo. It takes 2 boots to get into Windows, as the machine is too fast for it to register the first time :D Made in …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-16, 17:07

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A few other odds and ends I picked up this week... An AWE 64...for $5, can't hurt to have another (when I say things like this, I think I really am becoming a hoarder :lol: ) $_57 (2).JPG An external USB 250 Zip drive...may come in handy when transferring files from my modern pc's to ZIP disks to …

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