Re: SBPro (CT1330A) + LAPC-I, Best System for em?

Posted on 2017-04-18, 20:59

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by yawetaG

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I was thinking Socket 7 or SS7 for the AGP slot. That's fine, but becareful with AGP 1x slots. They used to run on a higher voltage, even though some slots were mechanical compatible with never revisions. AGP 2x cards can usually work in either slot (speaking under corretion, better check that). …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2017-04-18, 10:14

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by yawetaG

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Not PC gear, but bargain price on shipping! http://www.ebay.ca/itm/4-LEFT-RIGHT-AWNING-RAIL-RAIN-GUTTER-SPOUT-SHORT-BLACK-RV-CAMPER-TRAILER-/162461911054?hash=item25d37c080e:g:a2IAAOSwv0tVTSQR&vxp=mtr It says free shipping for me. Hmm... I wonder how it's calculated. http://i.imgur.com/wNpVRRg.png …

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Re: My Schneider AT Towers

Posted on 2017-04-17, 07:46

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by yawetaG

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These look fantastic. I've never before seen a Schneider system never mind two! Schneider also sold the Amstrad PCW systems on the German/mainland European market - rebadged to their own name, and likely manufactured in their own factories, as there were some color differences between an Amstrad …

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Re: HELP! Windows 3.1 stuck in single click navigation.

Posted on 2017-04-15, 09:10

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by yawetaG

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Turns out I'm just not used to Windows 3.1, I think it's just ordinary. Click once for a menu double click to open. Gotta say though, Windows 3.1 fucking sucks. No idea how it won out over Geowork Ensemble or OS/2 since you had to quit out of it to run any games reliably anyhow whereas in the …

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Re: Do MAC edition video cards work on PC's?

Posted on 2017-04-14, 17:05

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by yawetaG

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Sometimes, for instance my Mac Edition HD4870 works fine in PC's, in general the AGP versions don't but the PCI express versions do. The PCI-express bus was never used on PowerPC Macs, only on Intel Macs. The Power Mac G5 had PCIe expansion slots, which is why I asked. (There are also other non- …

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Re: Do MAC edition video cards work on PC's?

Posted on 2017-04-14, 07:50

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by yawetaG

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candle_86 wrote: Sometimes, for instance my Mac Edition HD4870 works fine in PC's, in general the AGP versions don't but the PCI express versions do. The PCI-express bus was never used on PowerPC Macs, only on Intel Macs.

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Re: New/unused older hard drives; are they of particular value?

Posted on 2017-04-14, 07:48

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by yawetaG

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In older DOS 6.22 systems 2GB or so is the practical limit, though SCSI drives and controllers might need to be use depending on the motherboard. Depends on the BIOS, really. 524Mb, 1Gb, 2Gb, 8Gb (in four 2Gb partitions) depending on the system. Most contemporary SCSI controllers had a 1Gb or 8Gb …

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Re: Static sound from Sound Canvas SC-88

Posted on 2017-04-12, 19:42

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by yawetaG

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https://goo.gl/photos/wMcQMWsEjv8j6mnEA It also looks like the PCB has some corrosion damage near the chip in the middle...(from being stored in a damp area?) Unfortunately I can't help you with the values of the capacitors, I don't own a SC-88, only the smaller SC-88VL, which has the same …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-04-12, 11:18

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by yawetaG

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Ah, the mailman. Apart from ASUS VL/I-486SV2GX4 the package also contained these two cards: http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/tikoellner/20170412_123627_zps0bmhhhrx.jpg Top: Adaptec AVA-2820 SCSI/IDE controller (I did not find any pictures of this device in the web) Ah, the Adaptec SCSI …

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Re: Static sound from Sound Canvas SC-88

Posted on 2017-04-12, 06:54

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by yawetaG

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Have a look at the manual and find the section on resetting it to factory defaults ("Initialize"). It's fairly rare to buy something from Y! Auctions Japan and have it not work - much rarer than on Ebay (in my experience, I think I got burned exactly once on Y! Auctions and I've been buying stuff - …

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Re: The Roland SC-55 takes on Progressive Rock

Posted on 2017-04-12, 06:40

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You'd probably have to use a middleman service and hope that the download service has no IP restrictions, otherwise you'll need to ask the middleman service to download the files and send them to you, or use a VPN exiting in Japan. Also understand that publishing those files on the internet once you …

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Re: Static sound from Sound Canvas SC-88

Posted on 2017-04-11, 19:34

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by yawetaG

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Did you try replacing the internal battery with a fresh one? A low battery can cause strange behaviour (including corrupted sounds) in these units. Other things to check for are interference (may be something as simple as being connected to the same power outlet as your PC), but in some cases the …

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Re: Static sound from Sound Canvas SC-88

Posted on 2017-04-11, 07:31

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by yawetaG

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Did you try replacing the internal battery with a fresh one? A low battery can cause strange behaviour (including corrupted sounds) in these units. Other things to check for are interference (may be something as simple as being connected to the same power outlet as your PC), but in some cases the …

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Re: NEC Packard Bell ProMate V2166CD

Posted on 2017-04-09, 21:31

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by yawetaG

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I pretty much gave up on it. So that brings the tally of drives destroyed by my shit AMD Duron machine to three... :dead: The SCSI card will see some more life in my Epson MMX machine, probably as a means of talking to a hardware audio sampler and/or MO-drive (and the Epson will be repurposed as a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-04-09, 07:27

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by yawetaG

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dexvx wrote: TheAbandonwareGuy wrote: Edit: I'm going to run my usual gamut of 3DMark tests and then bag it. Long day today and I must retire. How does one add pictures that doesn't get cut off on this forum? The picture does not get cut off if your screen is wide enough (it's a CSS/page formatting …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2017-04-08, 20:43

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by yawetaG

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Those prices are high (2x nominal) of where this sort of gear often sells which is already some of the most expensive stuff on the retro PC scene. I was under the assumption that anything roland goes for about $400+ these days. No, that isn't the case. It depends on the item, and deals are to be …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2017-04-08, 11:03

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So while googling a solution for my will-not-reformat 1Gb Fujitsu/Compaq SCSI drive, I came across the following two auctions: http://www.ebay.com/p/Fujitsu-1-1GB-Internal-5400RPM-3-5-M2694ESA-HDD/108780509 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fujitsu-M2694ESA-1GB-5400RPM-SCSI-3-5-M2694ES-/160373296943 1,600 and …

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Re: NEC Packard Bell ProMate V2166CD

Posted on 2017-04-08, 10:57

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by yawetaG

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Well, looks like the SCSI drive is toast. Scandisk hangs on 26% completion, FDISK can remove the logical partition but not create a new one as drive verification fails, and the Adaptec SCSISelect utility can't low-level format it until I've verified all of the sectors one by one, which throws up a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-04-08, 09:51

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by yawetaG

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Strange. Card used in a test rig for laptop screens?

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Re: NEC Packard Bell ProMate V2166CD

Posted on 2017-04-08, 09:41

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by yawetaG

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Huh that's a weird one, any date stamps on it anywhere? I thought generally NEC took over Packard Bell around '98 so it's a little strange it's a P166 (think that's what you said but can't find it now lol). Specs can be found here (in Japanese): http://web.archive.org/web/19980216132122/http://www. …

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