Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-11-07, 19:33
A Diamond Monster Fusion 16MB AGP Two ISA Soundcards for really cheap
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-11-07, 14:09
I presume you mean on the highest "official" socket 7 bus speed of 66mhz, at 6 x 66. ... because there was a 550mhz part. Edit: Though even then you could get faster with a K6-3, 2+, 3+. EditII: Though that was only intel triton class anyway, there was Via VPs that officially supported 83, so …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-11-06, 13:46
Also, I found these cards in a plastic bag on the floor of a secondhand store in the neighbourhood. Had to buy them all as a bundle, but that's okay, the price was just 2,50. There is only one card I was interested in, guess which one ;) http://i.imgur.com/2lnw7vzl.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/5e5EXgql. …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-11-06, 13:26
I got another nice old Tulip system again. This one is a Tulip at compact 3, a 286 system. It looks really similar in build to the PC compact 2 I have, it will be nice to compare. It came with an ATi VIP combined EGA/VGA card (just bought one a few weeks ago...) and the original paperwhite VGA …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-11-03, 07:27
After a little while he turns his back and walks towards the general waste area where over people are unloading and I spot my opportunity, I quickly run to the skip bin, grab the case and throw it in the back seat, I can hear something rattling around, cover it with an old jumper and drive off, …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-11-02, 19:12
derSammler wrote: Prepared my Intel Neptune board for testing today. Complete the way it was sold in 1994, with a P75 and 2x 8 mb fast-page RAM. I have a similar board, need to replace/mod the Dallas RTC because it is empty.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-11-02, 07:19
So, I bought one of those NOS 486 motherboards (G486SVL) that was linked in the eBay auction thread a week or so ago. I didn't really need it, but the price was great and how often do you find this kind of old stuff "new". It arrived today and looks all good to me so far. The motherboard was still …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-11-02, 07:07
Got this for 60€ today : A 12MHz 286 with ... an EGA monitor ! sweet ! And that monitor supports anything older than VGA (and even VGA I guess since a sticker on the back says that it supports "PS/2") Inside of it there's a 40MB MFM HDD as well as this EGA video card : 60€ if more than what I'm …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-11-02, 07:04
Got a really nice case today: 2017-11-01 01.37.27.jpg I generally prefer desktop cases, but I always liked this particular design — sans the faux 3.5" floppy drive (I think it's silly, why would anyone do something like this?). I kind of hoped that I'll find a 386 of some kind inside, though. I …
Re: Tulip pc compact 2
Posted on 2017-10-31, 22:59
A little update: I also purchased another EGA card, which gives me the exact same problem. I also took some time to slowly take apart the monitor a bit more, and I was able to spot all the potmeters on the PCB's. I adjusted the '15khz H.HOLD', 15khz H.CENTERING', '15khz H.WIDTH', '15khz V.HEIGHT' …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-10-26, 14:46
Can anyone ID this motherboard from seller's potato shots? I may be interested in getting it with the 800EB and RAM on it if it's a Tualatin board with ISA.. He asks only $10 for it, though it's "untested". [ /quote] According to my Google research, I found the board information. It's a soltek sl- …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-10-26, 12:57
Can anyone ID this motherboard from seller's potato shots? I may be interested in getting it with the 800EB and RAM on it if it's a Tualatin board with ISA.. He asks only $10 for it, though it's "untested". It looks quite beat up, corroded and dirty. It's hard to make out, but I don't think the …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-10-26, 09:41
No, these are SMD transistors and have no heatsinks. What you see there is just soldering flux. Apparently, there were once larger transistors installed which got replaced. I have seen this before, I think flux is added to the board during production automatically, but in the end the components …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-10-25, 08:55
Red and Red? Then you're dead. I don't like the way that AT power supply is hooked up. Good catch! Misplaced AT power connectors out of ignorance with P133, corrected after power switch did nothing. Everything seems to be working. Should I expect troubles? They would not let you fry the mainboard …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-10-25, 08:14
CkRtech wrote: overdrive333 wrote: Worth to buy? (20$) https://www.avito.ru/ekaterinburg/nastolnye_k … ium_1_933137247 […] Show full quote Worth to buy? (20$) https://www.avito.ru/ekaterinburg/nastolnye_k … ium_1_933137247 inwin case ? Red and Red? Then you're dead. I don't like the way that AT …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-10-25, 07:08
Worth to buy? (20$) https://www.avito.ru/ekaterinburg/nastolnye_kompyutery/sistemnyy_blok_pentium_1_933137247 inwin case ? Looks like a nice solid InWin case. What do you want to do with it or is it just for fun? The rest of the hardware seems a bit 'boring'. Pentium, probably 133MHz - 200MHz. …
Re: Reconfiguring my retro machines to remove OS redundancy…
Posted on 2017-10-24, 14:20
One concept I have in mind is using a socket 370 motherboard with ISA slots (e.g. Intel BX, like the Asus CUBX-E) and a 1.4GHz Tualatin CPU (in the BX example that would be a Celeron 1.4GHz, keeping the FSB @100MHz). That way I could at least use the available set of add-in cards including the MPU- …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-10-24, 13:50
I wish a producer would make a limited run of quality AT/ATX hybrid cases. The only difference between the two is that ATX boards have a bigger cut-out and AT cases use a different switch. An AT board will fit an ATX case, but would benefit from an AT backplate. All I ask for is an AT backplate in …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-10-24, 08:42
Hello everyone, I'd like to "share" some pics about my last "encounters" with retro old bargain hardware... Last year I was digging in local 2nd hand webs and bought this stuff... Supermicro dual slot1 P6DBU + 2x PIII 700mhz/100fsb + 768mb of ECC ram... The total cost was 10€ , and the mobo is …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-10-18, 19:05
Got this a while back, bought it because it wa cheap and I never had one. Did not realise that I bought a PCI version until I got it. Looks like a clone of the nVidia GeForce MX 4000 Series cards. I have the MX 4000 PCI myself, and it sucks. Luckily, I got a new heatsink and the card still works, …
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