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Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-07, 20:02

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

There is no maintenance / service manual for the Tecra 510 (not that I can find). But they are built like the satellite series (I have some of them). You want to carefully remove (plop out with a sharp item) the small but long bezel right south of the keyboard. Then you will be able to lift it out …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-06, 22:24

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

"Micro Switches" hue Uses two joystick inputs for DOS (2 Analog axis, single plug) to make use of all buttons without a TSR. D-pad and triggers have mechanical switches.

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-06, 18:06

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Vipersan, the keyboard has arrived. And from what I can see it is in very good condition, and must have been under storage for a very long time. Normally with these laptop keyboards from the early nineties, after several months of medium usage (or after several years of light usage) the matte finish …

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-06, 11:26

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Tecra and Satellite series are neat. What T is the right one? It's not the 4900 since it doesn;t have a trackpoint 😀

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-05, 23:14

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Yeah, will do the same. I also have my original "003E" chip as well.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-05, 11:02

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Mmh, a super slim-drive with a belt. That's unfortunate (and rare :P). Most super slim-drives actually have a belt, as motors flat enough to fit were hardly available. Not quite true. Seems to be only true for the eldest super slims. All the 1/3rds I have in my laptops 1994 and up are all direct …

Re: DreamBlaster S2P : Small form factor General MIDI on parallel port

Posted on 2018-02-05, 10:22

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Will there be a Win3.1 driver available? I guess a TSR for remapping under DOS is in planning, but what about being able to use the General MIDI capabilities under Win3.1? That would be handy for Win3.1 games. MIDI output over S2P and sounds over speaker with PC-speaker driver, or - if you have 2 …

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-05, 08:09

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

YEah my original BIOS out of the T3200SX is also version 003E. But the one I am using now is the patched version from HighTreason, which is the "CH" version that is found on omolini as well linked above. @IanB: It's supposedly the "vga bios from version 003I (supposedly faster VGA BIOS) with base …

Re: The dying Quantum Bigfoot

Posted on 2018-02-04, 10:42

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Seconded. I had a lot of old Quantums and Conners leaking out oil in grand fashion. And you don't want to have that on your planar. They are ticking time bombs.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-04, 10:19

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

@ henryVK Mmh, a super slim-drive with a belt. That's unfortunate (and rare 😜). Be sure to replace it with a newer super-slim that has a direct drive.

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-03, 12:28

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Ok, instead of taking a gamble and getting the keyboard that is new, but doesnt have the trackpoint and could therefore be incompatible, and also would force you to change the keyboard layout with your English keycaps... I went ahead and bought the used one (second link) for 20 Euro. This one albeit …

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-03, 11:30

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

All I could find right now are two German ebay offers over here for a T1950CT new and T4900CT (it seems) used, which appears to be the exact same keyboard, albeit without the integrated Trackpoint. The other used one seems to be the right one. http://www.ebay.de/itm/NOTEBOOK-LAPTOP-ORIGINAL-TOSHIBA- …

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-03, 11:25

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

With the help of overlay software you could have utilized the whole 10GB of the drive as one big fat32 partition, if so desired. Great to hear it works. Will help having a look out for 4900CT parts.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-02, 15:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

cyclone3d wrote: Edit: nevermind.. the seller canceled my order due to "out of stock or damaged"... grrrr Crap, even with the 3 caps having to be replaced it would surely still have been a good deal.

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-02, 15:38

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

First of all, IanB..: Awesomesauce! And thanks for the quick reply. I immediately went through the memory bin in the basement and found four of the following 30-pin bricks: https://i.imgur.com/4NEefQkm.jpg I then went to work finding the appropriate pins and traces, although it wasn't completely …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-02, 12:32

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

cyclone3d wrote: Somebody posted an Aztech Sound Galaxy BXII on eBay for really cheap... had to pick it up. Already have one, but hey, why not. BXII.jpg C31 and EC11 look like spots that have been populated before, compared to not being populated ever. You might wanna look into that..

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-02, 12:26

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Ah, yes, ok that makes it at least feasible to run Win95. Very jealous regarding the memory. I only have the stock onboard 1MB plus 2x 1MB extra, total of 3MB. Do you have any tips/examples for me when it comes to acquiring additional memory? I am very tempted but scared to buy the wrong ones as the …

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-02, 10:05

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Eh, a 20Mhz 386-SX running Windows 95? That must be slow as hell... Even Win3.1 runs slow on my T3200SX (16Mhz). Yeah, the Librettos are really nice machines, albeit the train has pretty much left the station with these ones, they are getting rare and extremely expensive.

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-01, 22:14

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

So I think I need a bit of help here ..regarding the T4900CT .. I have an 8gb SSD which I want to use with this laptop .. It is possible according to this youtube video.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt8_R86uDPQ But I couldn't create partitions with Fdisk .. I put the drive in a usb caddy ..and …

Re: A couple of retros I'm working on.

Posted on 2018-02-01, 13:46

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I spent most of last night constructing a Win95 floppy installation kit.. As yet untested though..but if it functions will be a useful addition to my toolkit. I made it primarily for installing 95 on the likes of the T4900CT which has no CD of course ..but does have a working floppy drive now. If …

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