Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2018-08-03, 16:19

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How did I lose you @ Burning Man? Hell, you and I should go one year and setup the first Burning Man outdoor interactive computer museum. Ha! The cost of the case plus shipping was a little over $100 to CO iirc. That was a heavy beast. Of course being me, I just send it your way. ...or the hardware …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2018-08-03, 10:34

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So if I collected a couple hundred vintage PC cases and turned them into an art installation at Burning Man would you all still be my bros? LOL In the past I've passed on similar cases at garage sales knowing damn well they were headed to the scrap heap. I have also thrown out software and parts in …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-08-01, 15:46

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There is very little practical difference between S1 and S2. I have both and think the S1 sounds better. The S2 applies some crazy overdriven effects on all instruments, making it sound like a SID chip on ecstasy. ;) Both are great, however, but I would always prefer the S1 if I could choose. Too …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2018-07-26, 22:45

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Cool eh? Well it would be if I didn't need some weird Compaq drivers, the 4402 is nearly working properly but I'm having some weird sound issue that seems to be connected to one of the unknown devices. I'm guessing it's the controls on the front of the machine fucking things up. Also have a small …

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

Posted on 2018-07-25, 19:29

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Cyrix200+ wrote: I tried taking them but no dice, the guy wouldn't budge. I even tried a little bribe. What a waste. Same problem in my area. One day they will be in a good mood and let me pick what I want and the next day they wont let me in the door. Finally had to look elsewhere. Too …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-07-22, 16:18

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I really like the look of this tower case. ^^^^

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2018-07-22, 11:50

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I honestly think this is a hidden gem on the 3DO and is definitely one of the best ports of this game (which was on everything , even the Apple II & C64.) It's full of epic sci-fi atmosphere, has some fantastically '90s voiceover work from Michael Dorn (aka Worf from TNG), and the music is freaking …

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

Posted on 2018-07-21, 18:54

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Cases are spray-painted. This can be seen from the haze of paint on the inside of parts, where the paint cover is not complete. The slightly rough structure you see on some cases is an effect called "orange peel", so-called because the paint resembles the skin of an orange, and caused by using the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-07-21, 18:49

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Looks like new ^^^^ nice!

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

Posted on 2018-07-21, 00:37

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After a 24 hour wait the paint remover stripped 4 coats of spray paint off and I see some raw metal. One more coat of paint remover overnight should get me a bare metal case shell. Then time to paint on the new enamel coat. Filename IMG_1452.JPG File size 364.67 KiB Views 1068 views

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

Posted on 2018-07-20, 00:40

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I’m quite interested in this because I have a couple of case covers that need a paint job. i havn’t experimented yet but getting the right paint gloss level and colour is probably key. You know that nightmare where you are running down a hallway and the hallway keeps getting longer and longer? Yeah …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2018-07-17, 15:32

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Tried playing Comanche 4 on my XP system but was no go - drivers problems probably. So went and got Serious Sam The 2nd Encounter off Ebay, never heard of this one until recently watching one of Phil's videos. So far it's enjoyable and funny as heck, similar to Duke Nukem but with better "eye candy …

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

Posted on 2018-07-16, 18:24

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So after multiple tries with spray can clear coat on my steel case cover I have concluded this is not the best approach. It comes out blotchy and uneven even with multiple coats. I also found those hairs I mentioned in an earlier post look to be impurities in the clear coat mix itself. I am getting …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-07-15, 14:40

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An Atari Portfolio with its box and documentation, a 524kb FLASH memory card (no batteries!) and the PC interface, again in the box. PLUS there was a serial adapter stuffed into the lot as well. Wowza! The boxes look sun faded, but man, everything inside looks museum quality. Very nice find and for …

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

Posted on 2018-07-13, 18:41

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Here I go again: Filename IMG_1424.jpg File size 517.16 KiB Views 1348 views

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

Posted on 2018-07-12, 23:44

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I would like to vent, bitch, whine, etc. just for a moment. Remember that Pentium 100 case I restored/painted/cleaned/whatever... p100restore.jpeg I have been trying to clear coat the paint job for the last two weeks. Why is it not done you ask? HAIR cousinit.gif Arm hair, cat hair, lip hair... …

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

Posted on 2018-07-12, 15:31

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I was just curious how your mono LCD screen displays graphic modes. Mine is EGA and the system represents colors with patterns. Ok, It is a 640x480 screen and also displays patterns for colors I think. Looks like it if you look at it closely. From the photos that LCD screen looks like greyscale to …

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

Posted on 2018-07-11, 23:14

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mcobit wrote: It has a monochrome screen but was afaik the first laptop with a vga adapter. On the backside vga port it produces 256 color vga. I was just curious how your mono LCD screen displays graphic modes. Mine is EGA and the system represents colors with patterns.

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

Posted on 2018-07-11, 18:49

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mcobit wrote: I finished the restauration of my compaq slt/286 today. Has a modded Dallas RTC, SD Card to IDE interface in the battery bay etc. Also some really badly needed cleaning. Nice! I have a similar system with a mono LCD. Is yours EGA mono?

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

Posted on 2018-07-11, 15:22

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1996-97 is when the full-on progress rush started and it was already losing steam by 2004. It was a really intense few years. I think that's why so many of us fixate on those years as a high point in computing. 1985 was the high point of computing, for me, with the release of the Amiga 1000. At no …

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