Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-05-10, 10:32

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PD2JK wrote on 2022-05-10, 07:11: Exquisit setups people, very nice. I'm posting this because this delightful forum unfortunately lacks a Thumbs Up or Like button. We praise the old fashion way, with words... 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-03, 02:45

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Got a boxed SoundBlaster 1.5. I do love that 80's box styling, from the chrome logo to the ridiculous over-the-top marketing blurbs. Finally I can blast away that PC sound barrier! :D Interestingly it came with the Phillips SAA1099P chips installed, which I assume must have been an aftermarket …

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

Posted on 2022-04-29, 01:23

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Created my Windows 3.11 WFW 8x floppies set :love_you_gesture: 2022-04-27 20.04.27.jpg Comparison between mine and official one : 2022-04-27 20.05.24.jpgmedia-disk01.jpg That's quite good! What are you using for labels? I was about to ask, "why" are you using labels, since the containers are …

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Re: Overclocking a 233MMX to 266MHZ

Posted on 2022-04-16, 10:00

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This [1] might be a better heatsink for your set up. But yes, I agree with others here. It might not be worth overclocking this poor CPU. [1] https://www.startech.com/en-us/computer-parts/fanp1003ld

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Re: How much cpu usually a sound card uses?

Posted on 2022-04-15, 20:48

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Two different things. The CT-1748 is for playback of ADPCM compressed audio. You bacially send it ADPCM compressed data (usually through DMA/IRQ) and the chip will decompress and play back the audio. This obviously takes some pressure of the CPU becuase if you had to do the decompression with the …

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Re: 486 board with no FDD connector

Posted on 2022-04-15, 04:42

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Looks like we have the same board and were wondering the same thing 😀 Adding floppy controller to 486 mobo that has none

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Re: ARGUS Project thread - now accepting pre-orders (for north/south American and Europe)

Posted on 2022-04-14, 22:49

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I found this in this topic, i'll go with this way, if i get my card. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=891522#p891522 Any idea how we’d go about getting these made? All else being equal I’d rather a real metal bracket than something 3D printed. laser cutter, metal punch (or brake), and a belt …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-13, 22:21

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NyLan wrote on 2022-04-13, 16:02: Who could resist the urge to buy 340 new floppy disks? 6 sealed 50u packs and 1 opened with 40 unused floppies inside. 2022-04-13 14.13.24.jpg I bought a pack of floppys like that a few years back, they were all dead. I hope you have more luck.

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Re: Help request - 386 motherboard identification

Posted on 2022-04-10, 21:18

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Try looking on https://www.ultimateretro.net/en/. It used sites like TH99 at the start, but has massively added to it, fixed lots of errors in the database, and is searchable. As well as being added to on a daily basis, with user input welcomed. eeew... They changed the Search with Images to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-05, 21:42

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Some nice early systems there @bjwil1991 and @Shponglefan The terminology they used in early PCs makes me cringe sometimes; "Strike F1 to...", as if you're supposed to hit it with a baseball bat or nuke the shit out of it... 😀

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-31, 08:03

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Not bought yet, but thinking of buying... However, looking for some advice before I do so, hope you guys don't mind. I have this board: Asus Pro Q470M-C/CSM [1] and I'm looking for a cooler for it. I'm planning of sticking this board in a low-profile case and I was thinking of getting this cooler: …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2022-03-24, 19:29

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Very nice. Hope you don't mind me asking but, how did you manage to get the dull looking ports look all shiny and new again?

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

Posted on 2022-03-22, 02:18

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chris2021 wrote on 2022-03-22, 01:14: I took delivery of M$ Powerstation FORTRAN 1.0. RAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH Ok not really an activity, but close enough. Potential activity... 😀

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

Posted on 2022-03-21, 20:02

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RaiderOfLostVoodoo wrote on 2022-03-21, 18:18: BetaC wrote on 2022-03-21, 17:42: I’ve salvaged what I can, but the cases two cases you see here are going to get Recycled. Recycling AT cases? Are you nuts? Those sell for a premium these days. Or just give 'm away to someone for free...

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Re: what projects have you yet to get to?

Posted on 2022-03-20, 03:16

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From the top of my head: 1. I still have two full Snark Barkers kits to build (would love to have a good solution for a bracket that is not 3D printed). 2. I took apart my 386 some time ago to do some recabling, need to put it back together. 3. I have all the parts for a nice Super Socket 7 build ( …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2022-03-18, 20:40

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This month I couldn't go to the communazi market so I just picked up some games online: IMG_20220318_153014.jpg The what market? A local vintage market which usually has a good amount of 'certain vintage stuff' for sale. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1041077#p1041077 Checking out the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 07:27

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*Bzzzt* But are you really a fan if you don't have a 3DFX Tiffany Lamp ? Spoiler 50 are known to exist, given to Execs... http://www.thedodgegarage.com/3dfx/gear/gear_lamp.jpg great. geo blocked website. 🙄 Even Australia is blocked ..very odd Works for me. Maybe your ISP is playing net-nanny on you …

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

Posted on 2022-03-14, 20:56

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Is a broken CDROM drive nothing but scrap? Not necessarily. I need black 5.25" adapter for my Wyse because HDD fronts are also black so I came up with this idea. Designed and printed a new faceplate to CDROM drive chassis to mount a floppy drive in. Original was already lost. There are some full 5. …

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

Posted on 2022-03-14, 20:54

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HanJammer wrote on 2022-03-14, 20:25: pan069 wrote on 2022-03-14, 20:07: Oh, that's really nice. Looks like an 8088 at 10Mhz? All connectors look pretty standard, what that connector next to the game port? Video Better pics: Thanks. Yeah, I thought it said video but wasn't sure. What kind of video …

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

Posted on 2022-03-14, 20:07

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This late XT board. It's Tidalwave XT All-In-One and has serial/parallel/gameport/floppy controller and video on-board. NOS in the box. Battery leaked a little, but corrosion damage is minimal. I will likely throw-in V30 and FPU on it. Or 286 accelerator I got recently. Oh, that's really nice. …

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