Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-13, 10:03

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by dr.ido

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

imi wrote on 2020-02-12, 17:46: ... a very intriguing EIZO AA41 (CAD accelerator?) card hardware36_16.jpg Interesting - It doesn't look like a typical TIGA card. The piggy back ISA connector is likely for an optional EGA or VGA card - This card probably doesn't do any standard PC modes or DOS text …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-05, 11:41

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by dr.ido

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ISA_Media-H_rev_1-2.jpg I don't know this card for what it's for, I think it's a SCSI controller with one external connector. On the board it has also a molex connector and a 40 pin IDE... I need to do some digging to see what it is exactly. In the same lot I also got a Matrox AGP video card and …

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Re: Fastest emulators period

Posted on 2020-02-04, 11:22

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by dr.ido

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rmay635703 wrote on 2019-06-29, 15:42: Get an nes or gameboy Emulator running on a 286 then call me 😉 NO$GMB? I'm sure I've seen someone running it on an HP200LX.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-03, 09:58

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by dr.ido

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Gorgeous system. Yesterday, I bought an AIW 7500 64MB AGP, external USB FDD (needs repairs as it doesn't read any 720K diskette I put in there and doesn't format), and 3.5" FDD head cleaning kit for $18 at a local computer thrift store/electronic recycling center. Most USB FDDs are HD only. The IBM …

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Re: any use for broken hard drives?

Posted on 2020-01-25, 10:05

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by dr.ido

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Remove the platters and heads and you've got an air tight stash box.

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Re: Old Apple RGB to 9pin "VGA"

Posted on 2020-01-16, 09:46

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by dr.ido

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Which AppleColor RGB monitor? If it's the one from the IIgs then it's 15kHz and should work on an Amiga with a correctly wired adapter. None of the Mac monitors will do 15kHz.

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Re: Power Supply Help on AT Server Case

Posted on 2020-01-16, 08:10

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by dr.ido

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What most people call an AT power supply is actually a Baby-AT power supply. Your server case has a cutout for a full sized AT power supply.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-12-26, 11:05

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hello can any body help me with recognize this keyboard please? http://uupload.ir/files/3jnn_qx8_ey4r_thumb.jpg Do you have a higher resolution picture? It's some rare proprietary keyboard (maybe for a really old word processor system?), that's for sure. unfortunately no i haven't actually its a …

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Re: Jewel cases for 3.5" Floppies? This is weird.

Posted on 2019-12-07, 13:26

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in Milliways

I think jewel cases have been used for any format that could possibly fit in them them over time. I've seen 3.5" floppies in standard CD sized jewel cases and 3.5" floppies in smaller jewel cases sized exactly for a floppy disc. Somewhere I've got some weird releases on 5.25" floppies in jewel cases …

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Re: Win98SE When is the hardware overkill?

Posted on 2019-11-29, 10:10

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by dr.ido

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Overkill is any dual core or higher CPU even if its old like Pentium D which no one in their right mind should even use. Seconded. DOS and DOS-based Windows are inherently uniprocessor, using them on anything multicore/hyperthreaded is a mistake. Isn't a single core of a C2D faster than a P4 though …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-14, 10:03

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Last week I posted some frustration at being outbid on something. Not for the first time being polite and responsive turned out a better strategy in the end. The higher bidder just stopped communicating with the seller at some point, so I got lucky after all. Please meet the fastest 386SX out there …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-12, 09:58

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I daily drive an Inspiron 6400. With adblocking and script blocking ebay and facebook are doable - I've usually got them both open in 2 different browsers most of the day. Most the the time any lag is caused by our shit internet.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-10, 22:52

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this goes both ways unfortunately, some things are cheaper here, some things are cheaper in the US, if only people wouldn't ask for shipping costs of $50-$100 for a single card sometimes :lol: The reason for doing this is that shipping from some countries can be surprisingly expensive - especially …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-05, 09:56

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I wonder if anyone still broadcasts the text-over-radio service these were meant to receive anymore? Seems like the sort of thing that could have been left on at a transmitter site years ago and forgotten about - still broadcasting the page from when it was last updated 20 years ago. As unlikely as …

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Re: "ARM" laptop - what is this?

Posted on 2019-10-13, 10:03

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by dr.ido

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I've seen that case design before with various different brands on it - generic store brand. Pentium 1 from memory. Terrible DSTN screen.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-10-06, 10:50

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In some places ewaste (and recycling in general) is more about exploiting subsidies and government contracts than the resale value of the materials extracted - It doesn't matter that you (or anyone else) is willing pay more for a PC or component intact that they worth in scrap value because they …

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Re: Looking for fast laptop with 4:3 screen for emulation, what are my options ?

Posted on 2019-10-03, 10:37

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by dr.ido

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thinkpad T60 or T61 - 14 inch in 1024 x 768 or 1400 x 1050. 15 inch in 1600 x 1200. Core 2 Duo. Someone was building a replacement motherboard for these to upgrade them to modern i5 while retaining the original form factor including display, but I can't seem to find the project page now so I guess …

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Re: Looking for decent small CRT. What are decent ones ?

Posted on 2019-09-20, 10:58

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by dr.ido

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There used to be a lot of ex point-of-sale 10" VGA monitors around - some better than others. Did Sony ever make a 9-10" VGA monitor? I don't think I've ever seen one with an actual Sony brand on it. The only 9" Trinitron VGA monitor I remember at all was actually sold by Amstrad of all people to …

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Re: Why are 3Com NICs regarded in such high regard?

Posted on 2019-09-07, 11:56

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by dr.ido

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Like so many others I stuck with 3com (and Intel) NICs purely because at the time they were everywhere - and they just worked out of the box without having to find drivers - I've never done any actual performance comparisons between them and lesser cards. For the same reason I have a stack of Xircom …

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Re: Apple IIe Colour Composite CRT Monitor - no colour (sort of?)

Posted on 2019-08-31, 10:13

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by dr.ido

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I haven't seen a CRT on the side of the road in about 3 years, nobody seems to be tossing them anymore. I have a 20" CRT that can handle NTSC but it's too big for my setup and is instead in the other room as a test TV. Looks like you're in Australia - If you are anywhere near Oakleigh, Victoria …

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