Re: What happened to all those beautiful systems

Posted on 2018-08-22, 17:26

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peido wrote: Lol I'm always trying to help the environment, by "recycling" my co-workers and friends old computers for free :P https://digiti […] Show full quote Lol I'm always trying to help the environment, by "recycling" my co-workers and friends old computers for free 😜 🤣!!! 😁 😁 😁 😁 Yeah I …

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Re: What happened to all those beautiful systems

Posted on 2018-08-22, 17:24

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we could use a drone for pick-up, transport, and delivery!

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Private Messages remain in "outbox" and don't get sent

Posted on 2018-08-22, 17:24

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Hi guys, I hope this is the right sub-forum for general questions about forum tech issues. I tried to send 2 private messages to a user, but they remain stuck in the "outbox" folder and never move to the "sent" folder, thus they never get sent. 1) Why? 2) What should I do to kick them towards the …

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Re: What happened to all those beautiful systems

Posted on 2018-08-22, 11:27

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Wow fantastic deal!!! We're a team, man! And we helped the environment!!

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Re: What happened to all those beautiful systems

Posted on 2018-08-22, 11:17

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Scraphoarder wrote: eisapc wrote: Some more Compaq boxes in the collection include the Systempro, Systempro LT, Systempro XL, Prosignia, Prosignia 300 and Prosignia VS. You lucky bastard 😎 Please post pictures of those Systempros so we can drool over them! 🤣 😁 😅 😎 😲 😮 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ (y)

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Re: A guide for SCSI

Posted on 2018-08-22, 11:16

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There are quite a few guides out there, targeted at various audiences / levels but this one at scsifaq.org covers most of the basics (although a bit dated now and with some dead links) http://www.scsifaq.org/scsifaq.html Great, thanks! A few things to remember... - Terminators must be set on BOTH …

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Re: What happened to all those beautiful systems

Posted on 2018-08-22, 11:07

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This thread made me search my local ads for servers. Found and bought an HP Compaq ProLiant ML370 T02 with two Pentium III 1.26GHz, 1Gb RAM, three 72,8Gb hard drives and two 18.2Gb ones. This is a really big and cool machine, but, besides installing Windows and displaying it proudly, I don't know …

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Re: What happened to all those beautiful systems

Posted on 2018-08-22, 10:57

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Some of the older Proliants are dozing in my basement. e.g. Proliant 800, 850R, 1000/486, 1000/Pentium60, 1500(R), 1600, 1850, 2000, 2500(R), 3000R, 4000, 4500(R), 5000(R), 5500R, 8500R They were dirt cheap on ebay around year 2000, but due to their wheight and the corresponding shipping cost, …

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Re: What happened to all those beautiful systems

Posted on 2018-08-22, 10:53

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r.cade wrote: They don't exist anymore because they were scrapped and recycled well over 10-15 years ago. There was no reason for people to keep them until today. 🙁

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Re: What happened to all those beautiful systems

Posted on 2018-08-22, 10:52

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Baoran wrote: I had a chance to get one last year at local recycling center, but I thought it was too big and I didn't have enough room, so they recycled it. It didn't have any standard parts that could have been used anywhere else either except cpus and ram. Oh my goodness!!!!!! 😲 😳 😳 🙁

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-22, 10:51

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yawetaG wrote: "System on Chip", normally. Oh, ok thanks!

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-21, 17:37

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Datasheet for the main chip: http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/stmicroelectronics/7341.pdf Looks like there's USB in the mix. I think the Advantech board might have a separate SVGA? Non-SoC video looks like it might be optional. From full manual: 1.3.2 VGA function (PCM-3346F/P only) • …

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-21, 17:16

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Datasheet for the main chip: http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/stmicroelectronics/7341.pdf Looks like there's USB in the mix. I think the Advantech board might have a separate SVGA? Non-SoC video looks like it might be optional. From full manual: 1.3.2 VGA function (PCM-3346F/P only) • …

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-21, 16:59

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oh yes sure, I forgot to mention. The IDE connector is also PCI-interfaced

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-21, 16:52

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That IDE I/O module looks pretty useful. The SBC has a 44-pin laptop-size EIDE interface anyway, but the I/O supports CF and full-size 40 pin IDE. SBC itself could take a 44-pin IDE DOM SSD though, shouldn't even need a molex power connector for it. PCI to ISA wouldn't work with this one. It's to …

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-21, 16:41

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Also, this is the manufacturer. There's good stuff here it seems: PC/104 I/O modules provide IDE to CompactFlash module, ISA Bridge module, and ISA module in PC/104 form factor: http://www.advantech.com/products/pc-104-i-o-modules/sub_1-2jklug Embedded Single Board Computers: http://www.advantech. …

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-21, 16:37

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• I couldn't find anywhere on the datasheet for the SBC itself that said it attaches over PCI, but I found the datasheet for the SVGA chip itself and it says it'll do either PCI or AGP. I don't think it's attached over AGP. • It might not be that hard to lay out. Now that I've already given the …

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-21, 16:25

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Thomson second-sourced for Cyrix, so it should be a relatively normally performing single clocked Cx486 (but on a 66MHz bus). I couldn't find the Cx486DX-33 in the Ultimate 486 Benchmark Comparison to compare speeds with, say, a 486DX2-66, but the DX2 comparison from Cyrix to Intel isn't a big gap. …

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-21, 16:00

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I expanded the question above, showing the link to the product diagram mentioning a "PCI BUS".

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Re: New "Thomson" (???) 486 DX-66 CPUs with VGA, EIDE, SSD, EDO Ram and all ports!

Posted on 2018-08-21, 15:53

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wow guys. Never heard of them before. Any clue about, besides the clock, how do they compare vs Intel 486 DXs in terms of performance in different areas, architecture, etc.? Compatibility? MS-DOS, Windows 3.xx, etc. How would you hook somehow a good SVGA to that thing/module? The diagram mentions a …

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