Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-02, 19:10

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Vampire V4 is not a real hardware Amiga. It's definitely hardware, Amiga compatible and likely uses a licensed Amiga ROM. Whether that makes it a "real hardware Amiga" or not is a matter of perspective, IMHO . It's definitely not a vintage Commodore Amiga product, no arguments on that . No need to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-27, 15:54

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I love the sound of Spanish/French/Italian, but so far I currently only speak Swedish, Norwegian and English (and just a little German). Would love to learn Spanish/French/Italian in the future (love those countries, and their cuisine) if I can get time and priority for it (and Japanese as well, …

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Re: Another PS/2 Mouse ISA (ISA8) card adapter

Posted on 2020-08-27, 08:29

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martinot wrote on 2020-08-03, 13:39: @Tesla + @candle_86: Great! Waiting for mine. Seems to be stuck at Russian post offices since July 8 (sent June 29). 🙁 When did you order yours? Update; finally got these last week (slow post offices), and so happy for that! Thanks! 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-27, 08:26

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Got this package yesterday 😀

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Re: Value in IBM AT vs a 386 for retro gaming?

Posted on 2020-08-25, 11:16

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That's a solid suggestion... that only doesn't work for me because I lothe the PS/2 line for some odd reason. Also, I actually don't want VGA on this, I think its out of place on a 286, but that's me. Tandy graphics maybe, or EGA, but that's it. However, thanks for the pointer! I think the problem …

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Re: Value in IBM AT vs a 386 for retro gaming?

Posted on 2020-08-25, 11:12

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Hmm.. https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-golden-age-of-dell-computers https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-golden-age-of-compaq-computers Your Dad must have been making some good $ to buy you a used 286 Clone back in 1987 since they were still about a $1000+ new. Cannot imagine it being less than $300 for a …

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Re: Value in IBM AT vs a 386 for retro gaming?

Posted on 2020-08-24, 21:59

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You could look into the IBM model 30-286 if you want history. PS/2 brought us a lot of standards, including VGA and the mini din keyboard and mouse connectors. The model 30 isn't that fast, even for a 286 I'd call it slow. But having 16b ISA on a PS/2 makes it compatible with the market (instead of …

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Re: Value in IBM AT vs a 386 for retro gaming?

Posted on 2020-08-22, 18:18

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I personally do not have the 286 Model 30 (only the normal Model 30), but I agree that is a great 286 machine to have. More compact than the much bigger (but better looking) AT, and like you point out with better more modern connections (PS/2 keyboard, mouse and VGA monitor support). Would love to …

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Re: Value in IBM AT vs a 386 for retro gaming?

Posted on 2020-08-21, 14:43

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So... I've done a bunch of reading on the Tandy 1000 PCs... wow, what a rabbit hole to go down. I first played on the Tandy 1000 at my Mom's office when I was a kid, I didn't know they were so basic in terms of hardware. Played Falcon AT and F-19 Stealth Fighter on one before I ever got my own PC ( …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-17, 19:16

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Today I received this beauty. Tyan Tiger 100 Rev. F (Coppermine support) with dual P3-600 CPUs. Intel 440BX chipset. Seems to be a bit picky about the RAM used, but after trying a few different sticks it POSTed just fine :smiley: 20200817_140852.jpg It came in a bundle with four CD-ROM drives, one …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-17, 10:18

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These were included in the lot I bought a week ago Saturday. I have no motherboards to test any of them, so I'll just stash them away until I hopefully do. 266 Celeron, two Slot One P3s (400/512 and 600/512 ) a Pentium Pro, and an 800 Slot A. https://i.imgur.com/MQw0Y98.jpg?1 I would suggest to put …

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Re: Value in IBM AT vs a 386 for retro gaming?

Posted on 2020-08-17, 10:03

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I see no practical (compatibility) reason, personally . If I was in your shoes, I would consider an XT class machine instead, ideally with CGA, to take advantage of CGA composite video . A 286 has just too much overlap with a 386, IMHO . EDIT: And for all the directly bootable games that probably …

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Re: Apple is getting off Intel CPU’s ?

Posted on 2020-08-13, 06:39

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🤣! Like the description of all three systems. 😎

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-07, 11:05

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Well, mosts DVD drive minimal system requirements list a Pentium II class CPU or better. And the CDR’s are more compatible than the DVD as the CDR will work in any drive. I tried a Sony DVD drive in a Sony Pentium 150MHz computer once and it did not work well. As as others already has (at least …

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Re: IBM XT computer alternative.

Posted on 2020-08-05, 11:03

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For the 8088 I picked up Zenith z100 which has a dual AMD CPU’s that run at 8mhz and 10mhz. It runs MS-DOS (special version), but as it unfortunately is not fully IBM PC compatible, it will have trouble running many applications that call the hardware directly. If the software makes standard DOS …

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Re: Another PS/2 Mouse ISA (ISA8) card adapter

Posted on 2020-08-03, 13:39

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@Tesla + @candle_86: Great! Waiting for mine. Seems to be stuck at Russian post offices since July 8 (sent June 29). 🙁 When did you order yours?

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-03, 13:21

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I bought 2 IDE/Sata Adapters. Works the same on ATA33 (22MB/s Read and 32MB/s Write) but I just tested on another ATA100 Mobo and Startech is slightly faster : ( With an Intel SSD ) Startech : Read 109MB/s and Write 81MB/s Digitus : Read 96MB/s and Write 78MB/s Digitus https://i.ibb.co/dK0hrJz/IMG- …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-03, 13:10

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just thinking... I'd have the chance to buy a 200Mhz 2ch scope locally, do I need 200Mhz or 4channels more in retro computer repairs? ^^ It is always a trade off (and nice to have both), but given the choice, I would personally go for a 2 ch 200 MHz scope for repairing an old retro PC. As rule of …

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Re: IBM XT computer alternative.

Posted on 2020-08-03, 12:53

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Another great alternative to the original IBM PC/XT, if you want to play games optimized for the 8088/8086 CPU generation, and could think about going with a non-IBM brand, is a Tandy 1000 series machine. My personal preference is the Tandy 1000RL which I really love. Being so nice and compact, but …

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Re: IBM 286 Alternative.

Posted on 2020-08-02, 19:11

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I wanted to buy an IBM 5170 computer but I found the Idea too expensive and not practical. I have had the possibility to buy an original IBM AT (5170) for a reasonable price, but I skipped it because I do not like it. Even if I actually think it is a very beautiful design and extremely handsome …

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