Re: PC cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-23, 09:01

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CkRtech wrote: I hope to one day find the desktop case that was used for my 286 from 1990/1991. That is definitely going to be like finding a needle in a haystack. Nice thread, btw. find a photo, maybe we should create a "wanted" marking for those desirable cases. ps: done for my first case 😀

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Re: PC cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-23, 08:36

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"Silvester" ca 1999 very late AT case with low cost Celeron 366 config first post updated!

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Re: PC cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-21, 05:48

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i upload the images to the imgur, and link to the first message with the information. i also give a random name for the cases to recognize them. done 😀

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Re: pc cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-21, 05:25

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IMG_20160822_221652.jpg There is another one: It as was the case for a very late 486 rig from end of 1996 or early 1997. For me it looks more "486" style than the previous case. I would avoid this one. Although the plastic bezel has an attractive design, the chassis itself is pure garbage. I can …

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Re: pc cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-20, 14:45

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IMG_20170715_120452.jpg IMG_20170715_120525.jpg In Win IW-A500 I found some web pages from September of 1998. A relative bought one of these a long time ago from a friend's family. It had a 440LX motherboard with a P2-233MHz in it. It was apparently built by a shop - it has a shop sticker on the …

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Re: PC cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-20, 14:22

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IMG_20160822_221652.jpg There is another one: It as was the case for a very late 486 rig from end of 1996 or early 1997. For me it looks more "486" style than the previous case. I find this case the most attractive. Where did you get it? Are there more? Does the right-most button look strange in …

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Re: Is 486 DX the ultimate DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-05-20, 11:06

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I benchmarked here some "authentic" pcs, from different ages in the 90s. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eXksIjli6f0JetBpih-XuR7PJrAJry4GLwFq7x3MVZU/edit?usp=sharing Doom benchmark: 1993 typical 386DX40 4,68 FPS 1993 highend 486DX2 66 VLB 20,63 FPS 1994 highend 486DX4 100 VLB 39,54 FPS 1995 …

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Re: pc cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-20, 10:55

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Filename IMG_20170715_120452.jpg File size 541.46 KiB Views 20591 views Filename IMG_20170715_120525.jpg File size 242.52 KiB Views 20591 views In Win IW-A500 I found some web pages from September of 1998.

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Re: pc cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-20, 10:51

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Filename 1stcase.jpg File size 58.71 KiB Views 20586 views I had same case in May of 1993. That was my first pc, a 386DX-40. If you have one, I would like to buy it 😁

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Re: pc cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-20, 10:48

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Filename IMG_20160822_221652.jpg File size 113.81 KiB Views 20581 views There is another one: It as was the case for a very late 486 rig from end of 1996 or early 1997. For me it looks more "486" style than the previous case.

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PC tower cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-20, 10:43

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Hi I would like to create a topic about the old pc cases and we could use some "collective memory" to recognize the old pc cases. I mean if you remember - "I saw somewhere same/similar case from this year, with this configuration" - you can share this information with us. That helps to build more …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-05-10, 07:01

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Modul based games... epic pinball, etc. But it shines at the demoscene, for games mostly useless.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2018-04-18, 19:06

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Thx, i took the photos with my mobile :D I planned with ghz p3 and gf2gts, but i felt a little bit overkill for the w9x area, and the actual is more bx autentic and still 90s. I wanted to cover the 90s, but finally i build a dx4 too - anyway the p3 coverage is quite good for dos games and demoscene. …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2018-04-18, 07:25

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the last piece of the puzze is done, an early 7200rpm hdd from 99. :) here is my 1999q4 rig again. https://i.imgur.com/qwpfrXSh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/1A0H4EDh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/SUrAekjh.jpg and a bonus bootup video :) https://photos.app.goo.gl/4UPLmIYtJAN258eM2 1999 Q4 - Pentium III Windows …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-17, 20:58

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the last puzzle for my 99q4 computer :) it was very hard to find one... ibm 34gxp 27g (i skipped the 34g version). Asus P3B-F rev 1.04 Intel 440BX Intel Pentium III 700B Toshiba PC100 SDRAM 8ns 64M x2 Asus V6600 32M AGP NVIDIA GeForce 256 Diamond Monster 3D II 12M PCI 3Dfx Voodoo2 Creative Sound …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-08, 20:19

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Beautiful looking case! Tiny scratches and bends just add character. :P Yeah... It is a typically mid-90's AT case, if I remember correctly. I have a problem though... I can't decide if I will be using the case for a rebuild of my 5x86-133 or my dx4-120. However. This purchase, allows me to get rid …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-07, 07:30

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751261d61cad90b49975957bd9f81014a7f29e2c.jpg a6d7d193-c7da-4f0f-9394-3860f01d77d2.jpg bought this set of cases because the big one looked nice and had a mobo which seemed good (3 isa slots, 4 ram slots..). after looking at it it's an Abit BX6, with a PII 233mhz. Case is great except some rust i can …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-04, 19:22

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Cool. Thanks. These are indeed interresting results. :-) Edit... So it seems, that ET4000w32 VLB is indeed overhyped. Slower and less compatible than S3-805 and up. In vga mode the ark1000vl is the fastest. It is outperformed the w32p and the vision864. i did some dx4 related benchmarks https:// …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-04, 19:18

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Holey mackerel... I found a cheapish ASUS P3B-F v1.04 motherboard with 1GB RAM, an AGP Rage IIc video card.. and wait for it... a Slot-1 Pentium III 1000/256/100 CPU. MWAHAHAHA :evil: for the CPU. The motherboard and video card were not really even on my radar as I have plenty of Slot 1 440BX …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-14, 17:45

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The Serpent Rider wrote: Welcome to ASUS P5A club. thx, i will pair with a v3 3000, as an alternative config to my p3 + gf256 konfig.

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