Re: EIZO MD-B12 TIGA TMS34010

Posted on 2019-02-11, 15:06

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The Rasterex card is surely missing some zip memory and probably some crystals. Older versions of Autocad are nice to play around with old TIGA boards, but I am still looking for an ancient version of Eagle PCB layout software supporting these tiga boards. Unluckily I do not have any rasterex …

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Re: NOTICE FOR IBM XT OWNERS

Posted on 2019-02-11, 14:06

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I had this issue twice on my boards. Once with only the bang, once with flames on the board afterwords. The worst is not the bang but the catastrophic smell. Replacement with good brand electrolytic caps should be sufficient, but I did not replace the missing two ones so far. eisapc

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Re: Strange 386 motherboard

Posted on 2019-02-11, 14:02

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The memory expansion fits perfect to my motherboard, sadly it not working. Without ram motherboard can't wake up, its beeping, without ram, but with memory expansion nothing, MB can't boot, with ram and expansion its starting but its freezing during memory count. It may need the correct switch or …

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Re: Ultimate Dual PIII-S Rig

Posted on 2019-02-07, 10:26

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Obijuan1983 wrote: Windows XP Home (SMP not supported) Why dont you install Pro with SMP support? I cant remember installing the Home edition anywhere. eisapc

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Re: ISA SCSI w/Floppy Controller

Posted on 2019-02-06, 10:03

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Cloaked Alien wrote: It's a shame that DC2.SYS that I keep seeing mentioned is nowhere to be found =/ Let me look at my archives. I received it again just weeks ago. There was some driver from Ultrastore as well to drive as third floppy. eisapc

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Re: Show us your unicorn! Let’s see the one you wish you’d kept

Posted on 2019-01-28, 08:51

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Owned one of these NCR 3000 system 3434 for a while, but gave it away to a fellow microchannel enthusiast after replacing the dead power supply with a spare part from the netherlands. Met the previous owner of the system last year on a private computer enthusiast meeting. (picture links borrowed of …

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Re: ISA SCSI w/Floppy Controller

Posted on 2019-01-24, 09:03

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Been there, done that, but can not remeber the dirty details. Basically the secondary controller needs the option to set it to secondary I/O port (J7 on the 1542B). I am not sure if a dedicated driver was required, but surely these drivers exist (eg DC2.sys by TMC). Finally a little fiddling with …

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

Posted on 2019-01-22, 09:53

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So...not exactly a dumpster find, but they were slated to be dumped if they weren't taken. Found out about these just being in the right place at the right time while at work. :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: Top server is Compaq Proliant PL1600 6/550 - Dual Pentium III 550MHz, 768MB RAM ECC …

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Re: Is this an interesting graphics card

Posted on 2019-01-21, 14:04

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As the name suggests its an entry level professional card based on the permedia 2. Gloria was the Name of the Elsa professional graphic products. The extra memory can be used to extend the 4MB onboard memory to 8 MB. Versions existed with or without the memory slot soldered to the board as well as …

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Re: What are some extremely high end keyboards from the late 1990s that go for a decent price now?

Posted on 2019-01-18, 06:52

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The new availiable Model M are not as high in quality as the ones made by Lexmark. I prefer old Cherry G80 or G81 keyboards for my retro rigs, while Model Ms are mostly for IBM RS/6000 and PS/2. AIX 3.2.5 for example demands on the special Model M with the build in speaker to work properly. There …

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

Posted on 2019-01-16, 12:21

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The additional SRAM may be used to store the EISA configuration, but I only remember boards using a separate DALLAS DS1225 NVRAM chip for this purpose. It should be possible to replace the included battery and add the two lost pins following this instruction: http://www.mcamafia.de/mcapage0/dsrework …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2019-01-10, 10:56

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meljor wrote: I don't see Skeletor? Purple tentacle is an evern bigger threat. eisapc

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Re: Randomly scanned old hardware ads from 1987-2002

Posted on 2019-01-10, 08:11

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Very nice ads, and dutch language is not the problem fr me. I grew up near Cologne and we used to watch dutch TV sometimes for some US serials. Reminds me I still have a bunch of german magazines (c´t and DOS international) from the late 80s and early 90s that are waiting to be digitalized. Still …

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Re: eisapc collection presentation

Posted on 2019-01-07, 10:08

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Installed NT Server 4.0 with all service packs and some standard software on the 4500 last weekend. Took me some time due to frequent file copy errors probably originating from a defective memory stick. Just have to resolve some minor issues with a dll required by the Compaq Inside Manager software. …

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Re: APS External SCSI Tape Backup Drive

Posted on 2019-01-07, 09:26

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As Zup allready wrote, Win98 is not designed to detect tape drives. Problem is most backup software is not free. There was a test software from hp called HP library and tape tools than can be used to check the drive. Booting a Linux live CD is another option to check if the drive is working. Or try …

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Re: The forgotten companies of computing - New Entry for DTC!

Posted on 2018-12-21, 09:59

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Just a few that comes in mind: Systems: Tandon (e.g. the famous datapac) Siemens (merged with Fujitsu later on) Digital Equipment Corporation (bougth by Compaq) Compaq (bought by Hewlett Packard) NCR IBM (sold to lenovo) Silicon Graphics Inc. Intergraph SUN Microsystems Storage: Future Domain (SCSI …

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

Posted on 2018-12-09, 11:52

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I was able to rescue the following from company scrap over the last months. Finally got the gatepass signed to get all the stuff home: - HP XW6000 dual Xeon workstation - HP XW6200 dual Xeon workstation - HP XW4600 C2D - HP MSA 60 external SAS/SATA storage enclosure - V7 media FX ISA soundboard, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-06, 15:31

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Predator99 wrote: No use for this one but I like this kind of cards: IMG_9987.JPG Congrats, this is a very nice TIGA board, but it seems to lack some oscillators as well as some (V)RAM. eisapc

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Re: From your experience, what have you found to be the most robust, reliable hardware to date?

Posted on 2018-12-05, 09:57

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Wonder why nobody mentioned the IBM Model M keyboard yet? The original with removable cable. Used several of these over the years and never one broke. Only caveeat is they draw too much power on some newer systems or KVMs and some keycaps got lost over the years. eisapc

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-11-22, 13:49

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Yesterdays stuff :) NOS Tseng ET4000AX, sold as EISA, but I would say Optibus. IMG_1486s.jpg Looks like Optibus for me too (never heard that expression before). The board looks like a perfect fit, even without CPU and cache. I never heard of UMC doing EISA chipsets. I own one or two of the same …

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