Re: What can I do with this? (RAID array motherboard)

Posted on 2017-08-05, 01:40

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Neat! It reminds me a lot of the old Cobalt Raq3 servers; like, really, a lot. I used to have a rack full of 'em.. I still have 2 or 3 of them. The Raq3 was also Socket7 but ran K6-2 processor. Standard PC hardware, but a really (really) custom BIOS with a built-in (non replaceable) boot loader. …

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

Posted on 2017-08-05, 01:33

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shipping fees are 15$ to ship to my country, that's a bit too munch for me Maybe you can find another (local) store that sells the item you want? Try searching for the part number. Yeah, that was just my go-to supplier. There should definitely be a more local seller or shop. If you have any tv/ …

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Re: Scored Doom 2 Floppies at a Garage Sale - need Disk 4 files!

Posted on 2017-08-05, 01:30

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That's a good point. I have actually been trying to copy that single file from disk 4, and it just wont copy. It keeps having errors reading it. I have another idea -will try writing an image from a PC w/ real FDD controller as Xplus93 suggested. I was able to install it once on one machine, but …

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

Posted on 2017-08-04, 21:30

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Deksor wrote: The belt is completely destroyed so no floppy would be read from it. I never ever found any belt that was the correct size/ width for it. It's like 108mm long, 1-2mm wide and 0.5mm thick http://www.studiosoundelectronics.com/belts.htm Should be part FBS4.0

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Re: Electromyne and others overpricing. Changing face of the hobby. Opinions?

Posted on 2017-08-04, 19:08

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Also, if anybody is wondering, my personal collection will either be buried with me or put in a museum. If I end up having kids and they make one penny then they will never see the outside of a courtroom. By selling your collection? Or is your objective to raise them Fregan? :) Yeah, if they sell …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-08-04, 18:44

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Arrived today along lots of other useless garbish. Asked the seller to pack at least the Voodoos separately in newspapers. He replied that he sold it for gold recovery :blah: :blah: :blah: As**** Do people relly think somebody buys 5 kg of boards to recover the gold from it?! Will not rate him …

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

Posted on 2017-08-04, 18:40

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Deksor wrote: I've got a T1800 but my problem isn't the screen, it's the floppy disk drive which is dead and makes the computer litterally unusable 🙁 Like actually dead or just dirty heads/dry gears?

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

Posted on 2017-08-04, 15:48

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/3Com-3C509B-Combo-Ethernet-Network-Interface-Card/292015458225?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D45726%26meid%3D7de1ba6441ff45dc87449b126cf1a04b%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D311929037425 Yeah, the combo …

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

Posted on 2017-08-04, 15:47

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Yeah, worst case scenario, put it on ebay. It's always best to pass it along so someone else can fix it. IMO it's arrogant and selfish to scrap anything you can't personally fix. If it's the CPU then someone with a rework station could fix it easily. Well, yes probably. It does have a plastic bezel …

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Re: Scored Doom 2 Floppies at a Garage Sale - need Disk 4 files!

Posted on 2017-08-04, 15:44

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In my experience USB floppy drives never work right for imaging. You need to use a PC with a real FDD controller.

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Re: Electromyne and others overpricing. Changing face of the hobby. Opinions?

Posted on 2017-08-04, 04:24

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Also, if anybody is wondering, my personal collection will either be buried with me or put in a museum. If I end up having kids and they make one penny then they will never see the outside of a courtroom.

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Re: Electromyne and others overpricing. Changing face of the hobby. Opinions?

Posted on 2017-08-04, 04:21

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The recycling center in my area says all electronics cannot be sold or given away by them because there property of the county. I went to the county's site and it says "All items are not available for local sale or reuse" which I interpret as "we are selling this hardware to someone else far away …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-08-04, 04:04

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Got the first couple parts in this week to I guess officially kick off my first 486 build! Both new in box, too. The case is apparently a Topower 730DF, according to the box it shipped in. I'm still trying to confirm that though, along with the manufacture date, if anybody has any info. http://i. …

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

Posted on 2017-08-04, 04:00

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I doubt I will forget this purchase! It was advertised as a "yard sale," but was inside. I looked up the address, and thought I typed it wrong; the address showed a strip club. Luckily, it has been closed for years, but the signs were still up, so it still felt awkward. This card was just sitting …

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Re: What can I do with this? (RAID array motherboard)

Posted on 2017-08-04, 02:58

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I thought I saw someone selling those recently. Wanted to buy it, but no money. Personally I like anything dell. If it's a purely ROM based system then there isn't much you can do unless it's been hacked. If you can boot a standard OS then it would make a great DOOM or Quake server. If you can boot …

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Re: Is this a rare card? What is it for? Is it worth $15?

Posted on 2017-08-04, 02:42

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What most of you guys aren't seeing in context is that nobody wanted to JUST watch a DVD. They wanted to "work" at the same time which meant you had to offload mpeg decoding to get your CPU back for some awesome excel spreadsheet action.

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Re: Modern beige rigs & peripherals

Posted on 2017-08-04, 02:37

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Just want to point out it's the same with cameras. My dad thinks it's funny I prefer silver/black bodies over black/black. The "i'm cool because i'm all black" thing has kinda gone away. Now people want the brightest colors possible. Back on topic. As far as beige/black goes. At least black doesn't …

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

Posted on 2017-08-03, 23:45

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I had to hace some retro-ness at my main desk, so this is what i put there. P4-3.0-1M, HD3450. Should be perfect when I need a quick deathmatch or a floppy image written. Try opening six instances of http://zombo.com . Shit, I haven't seen this in years....mmmmm, zombocom! WTF? I guess that's zombo- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-08-03, 23:39

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Finally got to the 486 I picked up a week ago. It does NOT post. I'm going to assume because of leaky battery. It's a Northwest Micro with an Asus ISA-486SV2 and a 486SX. Some highlights: VLB IDE/Floppy, Diamond Stealth 24 VLB (but for some reason, it's not an S3 chip?), Media Vision Pro Audio 1993 …

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

Posted on 2017-08-03, 22:25

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Not a dumpster find, but a free pickup from a yard sale. A Creative CT2970! All I know is that it's a Vibra board. Can't wait to take my first step into Creative! (Sorry for low quality picture; phone is a POS) (Also, it's funny, 'cause I have never seen any PC components around here before, so I …

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