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

Posted on 2018-09-26, 21:17

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by SpectriaForce

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Lol you're right, but I don't really like blue LED's. I actually had a hard time searching for a green LED fan with the right dimensions. Let's call it green energy then, this pc will save the planet with its superior energy efficiency: Filename Energielabel.jpg File size 121.29 KiB Views 1027 …

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

Posted on 2018-09-26, 20:43

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by SpectriaForce

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Almost finished building and configuring my little nuclear reactor: PIII big tower a.jpg PIII big tower b.jpg I had to wait for a FDD extension cable to arrive from Hong Kong, which took 3 weeks (no supply in EU). Now I still have to figure out what for memory modules this Asus P3B-F (saved it from …

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Re: Creating 80186 Based System

Posted on 2018-09-22, 17:07

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by SpectriaForce

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That Philips YES system is indeed pretty rare. They were sold in The Netherlands, sometimes I see one advertised locally. This system was quickly replaced (1986 or 87) with Philips line (NMS 9xxx series) of almost fully IBM PC compatibles.

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Re: Absurd prices for vintage hardware?

Posted on 2018-09-19, 08:57

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by SpectriaForce

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If you don't need money immediately, then you can afford to wait for the buyer with the most money to show up. Even the buyer with the most money will look for the cheapest offering, not for the most expensive one. So if you ask a price that is higher than the rest, you won't ever sell something. …

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Re: Absurd prices for vintage hardware?

Posted on 2018-09-18, 22:46

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by SpectriaForce

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There is a Greek seller on ebay that sells stupidly priced hardware, and it's not to avoid re-listing fees or something since everything is 1-qty, he's just desperately waiting for some noob to buy his overpriced junk. It's not even rare pieces, for example he sells a 400Mhz PII for $300+... I …

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Re: Is this totally hopeless?

Posted on 2018-09-18, 22:32

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by SpectriaForce

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This is the first one I've seen for sale anywhere that wasn't selling for "collectible" prices, so naturally I'm interested in it. If there's a somewhat reliable method for bypassing demolished edge connectors, I'd try it. I've had pretty good results with vintage hardware repairs lately, so I'll …

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

Posted on 2018-09-18, 22:20

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by SpectriaForce

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Finished building this system to fully working condition: COMPAQ Prosignia 720 a.jpg COMPAQ Prosignia 720 b.jpg Unfortunately I don't have an I/O shield for this motherboard COMPAQ Prosignia 720 c.jpg COMPAQ Prosignia 720 d.jpg Specifications: - New COMPAQ Prosignia 720 slot 1 ATX motherboard (Intel …

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Re: A good place to buy computer parts online besides ebay?

Posted on 2018-09-13, 10:05

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by SpectriaForce

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Go to a search engine, type some keywords, hit the enter key and browse. In Germany you can find several big webshops, but I’m sure you can find such webshops in the U.S. as well. You might not be able to find the specific motherboard that you’re looking for, but you’ll find lots of socket 370, even …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-13, 09:05

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by SpectriaForce

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4x AOpen HQ-8 bigtowers. No other goodies from his place? :happy: Had a look around and spent some time reminiscing the good old days of big computer fairs - I almost certainly bought stuff from him back in the day. I was sorely tempted by a MediaGX board with socket (no CPU though) - but no, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-12, 22:47

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by SpectriaForce

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dionb wrote: 4x AOpen HQ-8 bigtowers. No other goodies from his place? 😀

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Re: Wanted: setup and diagnostics softpaq COMPAQ Deskpro 575

Posted on 2018-09-05, 18:08

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by SpectriaForce

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Problem solved, thanks to the web archive: http://web.archive.org/web/19961225085327/http://www.compaq.com/support/files/allfiles.html File = sp1699.exe Unfortunately the Softpaq text index on the HP website is no longer complete, the one on the web archive is available on different dates, in this …

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Wanted: setup and diagnostics softpaq COMPAQ Deskpro 575

Posted on 2018-09-05, 15:59

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by SpectriaForce

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Does anyone know which Softpaq contains the setup and diagnostic disks for the COMPAQ Deskpro 575? The idiots at HP have removed the text files so I have absolutely no clue which Softpaq belongs to what computer :dead: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp4501-5000/ By the way, it's a 3501N5 series. Help …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-04, 10:46

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by SpectriaForce

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And I will, because shipping significant numbers of NIB ATX bigtowers isn't cheap or practical ;) If you're looking for 2003-2007 period hardware, then he's the man to go to (don't know anyone else in NL who has such inventory), but you'd better be quick because he's scrapping a lot (for scrap …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-04, 09:08

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by SpectriaForce

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You're going to be disgusted with me now - but I've solved my dilemma by finding someone selling those cases NOS for almost nothing and ordering three more. Of which at least two are going to be instantly cannibalized for the tray, as will the ugly painted Frankencase. Number three of the new ones …

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Re: My name is blackmasked and I am an addict.

Posted on 2018-04-29, 23:23

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by SpectriaForce

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I have a limited amount of projects with goals that I enjoy. Recently I bought the last pc part according to my plan. Once all systems are assembled and/or restored and installed with software, then all that’s left is playing. My mission is to have several (ca. 15) different (e.g. graphic capability …

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Re: Hewlett Packard HP 9816 9000/216 workstation

Posted on 2018-04-29, 21:40

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by SpectriaForce

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If you have no purpose for it, then don't buy it 😊

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ATI Rage 128 Pro driver issue fix

Posted on 2018-04-29, 21:35

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by SpectriaForce

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I know this is a vintage topic: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=20414 but here's the solution for this mystery problem (just encountered the same problem): 1) Make sure all chipset drivers (for your motherboard) are installed properly. 2) Go to device manager>display adapters and then …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-28, 19:28

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by SpectriaForce

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EDIT: For anyone interested, got them at a small store at the Huaqiang North Road markets all from one small stand that had a lot of older PC hardware. 11/10 would recommend to any hardware enthusiast who finds themselves in China, or even Hong Kong (it's only a short trip). Sending a truck over …

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Re: Best laptop for DOS/Win9x gaming?

Posted on 2018-04-28, 19:22

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by SpectriaForce

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Did they even do P3 era laptops with DSTN? I would be rather surprise if anyone did. Yes they exist, up till the year 2000 or 2001 I think, but I have never seen P3 models with a DSTN screen, the ones that do have DSTN were all Celeron or AMD K6 models. The P3 CPU was very expensive, so most (if …

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Re: Best hardware for Need For Speed Porsche 2000 / Unleashed

Posted on 2018-04-28, 19:09

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by SpectriaForce

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That’s the lowest resolution setting I believe, with large speedometer and rpm counter. I by the way have tested on 640x480 as well and the frame rate only improved with a few frames. I couldn’t get 60fps ‘solid’. I will test the game on other systems in the future to see whether your and some …

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