Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-25, 10:32

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I got today a NOS Mitsubishi Amity SP, a super-ultra-mega rare 486 DX4 @75Mhz tablet pc that was opened only to take pictures of it but there is no manual. I tried to boot it up docked at its docking station (and not docked too) and it boots but it stops in the post screen and the screen blinks …

---

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-05-24, 21:36

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Hi folks, I'm a long time lurker on this forum and have it's been massively useful, inspirational and fun. I've been tinkering with retro pcs for a year or two now and I think I've finally settled on a configuration that I'm happy with (until I'm not.) Everything except the case and the top DVD …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-22, 15:49

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Had to pull the trigger on this one...for 5 bucks, old fashioned compaq logo with ps/2 connector, its not mechanical, it uses NBM dome with slider. It has a very satisfying snappy keyfeel. Imaculated state except for the yellowing which I will take care with some retro brightening. 347142141_ …

---

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

Posted on 2023-05-22, 15:46

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Because the popularity of x64 software (OS, drivers, apps) lagged several years behind the hardware in the consumer market: ClawHammer Athlon 64, the first x64 CPU for consumer market, debuted in September 2003; Windows had no dedicated x64 version until WinXP Pro x64 edition in April 2005, which …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-22, 11:47

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I got today a NOS Mitsubishi Amity SP, a super-ultra-mega rare 486 DX4 @75Mhz tablet pc that was opened only to take pictures of it but there is no manual. I tried to boot it up docked at its docking station (and not docked too) and it boots but it stops in the post screen and the screen blinks …

---

Re: AGP for Super S7 with weak VRMS?

Posted on 2023-05-16, 21:35

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

We had two MVP 3 systems in the house at that time and neither had issues with any Nvidia based GPUs. One was a ATX gigabyte board and the other was a ATX Abit board those systems were both rock solid and got used heavily and had plenty of upgrades over their lifetimes.

---

Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-14, 20:35

by

by chrismeyer6

in Milliways

in Milliways

I picked up this adorable little Lenovo desktop today. IMG_0543.jpg $200 CDN got me: -i7-7700 processor -16GB of DDR-2666 -A freakin' low-profile GTX 1650 -512GB M.2/PCIe SSD -I was more than a little surprised to find this all running off of a 220w proprietary PSU. Crikey, how does it even manage …

---

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-08, 19:13

by

by chrismeyer6

in Milliways

in Milliways

Continuing my FPS (re)playing spree with a bit of Doom 3 . I'm using the original release from 2004, and not the later BFG edition. This is the GOG version, so the game comes fully patched, includes the RoE expansion pack, and is of course DRM-free. To clarify, GOG only offers the BFG edition for …

---

Re: We found a dual Cpu patch (SMP) that works on old games.

Posted on 2023-05-08, 12:02

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

This is awesome. Hopefully come fall I'll have time to get my dual p3 build back together and try this out.

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-08, 11:50

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well I'm 0 for 1 so far on the new acquisitions, the P5N32-E SLI will not POST at all using known good components from another system, so I'll have to return it. That's a huge bummer. Hopefully the other two boards work. Maybe it's just me but it seems like there's a lot more crap being sold on …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-07, 19:47

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

First, an ASUS P5N32-E SLI socket T (775) motherboard, which is the same board I had when I built my first Core2Duo PC with an Intel E6600. I still have that same E6600 CPU but I might stick the QX6700 CPU I currently have in another PC in this one, not sure yet. Also not pictured are two brand new …

---

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

Posted on 2023-05-05, 13:19

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

CRAIGSLIST SCORE OF THE DECADE While technically I did give the guy 20 bucks to meet me halfway from his house, all of these items were essentially free. All boot up, all work perfectly, All WinME.... PC1: Asus P2B w/P2 350 Slot 1 768 MB RAM GeForce Ti4200 SB 16 PC2: Shuttle AV18E w/P3 633 …

---

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

Posted on 2023-05-03, 03:40

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Best score in a very long time; a GTX 1070 8 gigabyte! I saw the listing last night, and I was sure that someone else would have gotten dibs already, but he listed it as a "Free GTX 1070" in the Craigslist free section with no elaboration on what it actually was, so it's likely a lot of people had …

---

Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-05-02, 18:56

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

ubiq wrote on 2023-05-02, 18:52: My room circa 2000... room1.jpg Obviously in the middle of something, no idea what. 😂 Think I see a P2-350 CPU and something on a slocket on the bed... That looks just like my room looked like at that same time period.

---

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-05-01, 15:52

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Hi, new to Vogons! I'm not sure how much period correctness is the rule or just the desired aesthetic round here but... this ain't it. 😂 For this one I wanted to build a nice slick Slot 1 system, but put it in a modern case because... why the heck not. Anyway: IMG_4412.jpeg ABIT BF6 Pentium III …

---

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

Posted on 2023-04-29, 19:09

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've been having a bit of a retro writeoff month, lots of chores, appointments, running around, leaving me zapped, then the mighty engines of tree semen fired up to max and pollened up the air, which has had me even more zapped. Looked for new coping tips, found something that went like "What you …

---

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

Posted on 2023-04-16, 10:49

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Have a Deep Cool Tessaract Iv been debating on putting my 8 core rig into off and on, currently in a 2010? Antec case. However I just found this PSU NIB someone gave me ages ago that is literally perfect for my P4 rig that is in a beige case. . .i guess the question is if a red GPU would clash with …

---

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-04-15, 18:50

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Hello to all users of retro hardware! When I browse posts here, I'm glad there are still freaks like me :) I just finished building my retro station. https://i.imgur.com/cBDrSmj.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/8aleQ3m.jpeg I have some 8 bit machines like C64 or Atari, but since that kind of computers are …

---

Re: Supermicro SUPER 370DE6 REV 1.2/Dual PIII Coppermine Build

Posted on 2023-04-14, 19:15

by

by chrismeyer6

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Ohh this is going to be fun!! I can't wait to see your results.

---

Re: Spam, spam, spam

Posted on 2023-04-14, 16:49

by

by chrismeyer6

in Milliways

in Milliways

alexclaudiu2003 wrote on 2023-04-14, 16:07: Sorry, it's my fault, now I saw the plus on the top, right. I'm glad you got this all sorted out. Happy posting!!

---