Re: Is the risk from static damage overblown?

Posted on 2019-11-03, 03:05

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Touching something to "ground" yourself beforehand doesn't really do anything, since just brushing up against your own clothing or handling items generates static buildup. Plus, people usually think just touching a piece of metal will ground you.. it does not, since all you're doing is transferring …

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Re: Need help with 3D printing.

Posted on 2019-10-29, 09:48

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If you want super easy, use Sketchup. You can just import that image, then trace the design with the actual dimensions using the line tool, make it 3D by dragging it up the Z-axis with the thickness needed, then export it as a STL file for a 3D printer. It should take less than an hour if you've …

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Re: Request for 3 NEW forum categories.

Posted on 2019-10-29, 03:01

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I think with the amount of content, that could easily just fit under one category -- "Repair & Fabrication".

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Re: Posts photos of your favorite 386/486 computer.

Posted on 2019-10-28, 23:54

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My Dash OPS-1000, because black on amber ftw. Wait, this would be a good Halloween build. 🤣 (just a bunch of phone/modem/t1 boards that I have no use for, but look cool as hell)

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

Posted on 2019-10-27, 09:33

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Now I need to get the buttons on the front of this monitor working. Anybody know how to work on these things? The 4 touch sensitive buttons on the front don't seem to work at all. Maybe some thing disconnected or gunge preventing contact. Odd they are all not working though. I know they're not …

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Re: Recycle Pile Rescue: Compaq Presario 9232

Posted on 2019-10-27, 03:07

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Glad to hear you got it working. 😀

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Re: Recycle Pile Rescue: Compaq Presario 9232

Posted on 2019-10-26, 12:58

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Can't you preformat a partition or create a new volume? I used a 4GB CF card with my Presario 9232. You can also use a dynamic drive overlay software like Ontrack to create a drive with a specific size.

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Re: Xi 8088 by Segey Kiselev

Posted on 2019-10-26, 12:39

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Interesting, I can't believe I didn't know about the MTM Scientific kit.. and the guy who sells them lives very close to me. hah, small world. Maybe I'll order one this Christmas.

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Re: Is there anybody left on this forum that still has an AM5x86 that will do 200mhz?

Posted on 2019-10-26, 12:18

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Would be neat to see if modern 14nm process would be capable of making super high-speed low-voltage 486 CPUs. Anyone here have some contacts at TSMC? lol Check out the Vortex86DX: It is more of a i586 though. Up to 1Ghz and uses a whopping 2.02w at 800Mhz: http://www.dmp.com.tw/tech/vortex86dx/ …

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Re: Recycle Pile Rescue: Compaq Presario 9232

Posted on 2019-10-25, 00:59

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Installing Windows 95 from my own set of floppies works, but.... 1) as someone mentioned before, the Quickrestore CD from archive.org is bad so I can't use it to restore to factory. It would be nice to boot a CD to install a Linux distro but that I haven't figured out yet. That is why I was hoping …

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Re: Is Impact Computers a good resource for laptop parts?

Posted on 2019-10-23, 14:04

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I placed 2 orders from them in the past and I was satisfied. The first was a power adapter and external floppy for my Sony Picturebook - both parts arrived fast and in good condition. The 2nd order was a GeForce 2 Ultra.. I actually received a GeForce 2 GTS. I contacted them and told them, so they …

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Re: Remove anodization from pc case ?

Posted on 2019-10-22, 09:29

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A wire brush on a rotary tool would be faster. Use very light pressure going with the direction of the original brushed finish. Just wear safety glasses -- I've seen some little pieces of the wire brush come off and embed into people eyeballs requiring surgery to remove. If you want to change the …

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Re: Advice needed for home security camera system

Posted on 2019-10-19, 20:36

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I've been using the Ubiquiti UniFi Video system for the past 6 or so years. (both Gen2 and Gen3 cameras) No software fees, can use the cloud if you want, access to the recordings and live video through your phone or computer, software installs to any computer for local storage of footage. You can …

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Re: Help with getting Windows 98SE install to see my optical drive

Posted on 2019-10-17, 02:18

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Put your SATA controller in IDE/legacy mode from the BIOS. Boot from the Windows 98SE floppy boot disk, then you can install via the CD-ROM. Windows 98SE does have SATA support through 3rd party drivers. I'm using a SATA optical drive in one of my builds -- the driver disk for my motherboard came …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-10-16, 09:43

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Sound Blaster CT1920 AWE32 Upgrade Card (Goldfinch)

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Re: storage of vintage hardware

Posted on 2019-10-16, 09:40

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Store your stuff in a climate and humidity controlled environment. Storing outdoors only sheltered from rain isn't good. Extreme hot/cold cycles leads to cracked solder joints. Excess humidity oxidizes solder and rusts metal.

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Re: Anyone collecting old storage media?

Posted on 2019-10-14, 23:30

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A large box of new/sealed 5.25" floppies.. (25 boxes of 10) Work was throwing them away.. 🤣 Oh, and a small stash of Minidiscs for my Vaio MX.

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Re: Help identify hardware.

Posted on 2019-10-14, 23:20

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Baoran wrote: For me the motherboard seems to be Asus TX97-E. I concur.

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

Posted on 2019-10-13, 22:35

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My entire RAID collapsed, again. Previously the backplane failed and hosed the volume. This time the controller failed (or better put, the SCSI chip on the controller and not the RAID controller itself) and a bunch of services failed to stop because for some reason the controller and IBM's software …

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

Posted on 2019-10-13, 18:41

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retropol wrote: as i understand this is self-made project? No, it came like that from the integrator.

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