Re: Any of these old monitors good? (Nokia 445ZA, SDIS ErgoView 210, NEC XP17)
Posted on 2021-05-24, 19:18
A lot of money for something he planned to throw away. These CRTs are usually free.
Re: When publishers break software on purpose (Adobe in this case)
Posted on 2021-05-24, 10:10
or at least use lobbyists to write the law. That's why I'm happy that EU laws are quite sane and progressive in that regard. For example the Microsoft EULA states that a Windows licence can only be used with one specific computer. If I stick a COA on my computer and change basic hardware elements …
Re: When publishers break software on purpose (Adobe in this case)
Posted on 2021-05-24, 10:03
And about power used by devices I think about how much does it cost for example.. even with low power light bulb, even not opening hot water or using a lot home devices at the end here the costs/bill is something like 1/4 of the cost of what's consumed and the other 3/4 like services, taxes, …
Re: When publishers break software on purpose (Adobe in this case)
Posted on 2021-05-23, 01:18
Planned obsolescence exists because most people don't really want appliances that last. What's the point? They'll replace them after a few years anyway. Why should a TV last 30 years when the next gen model will be out in 3 years? It's not necessarily a bad thing. These appliances are fully …
Re: Making a Dell Poweredge SC1420 mainboard work
Posted on 2021-05-22, 18:54
Thanks for the help but I couldn't get it to start. I still think the problem is a missing component but I don't have a source for those so I have to put this aside for now.
Re: Making a Dell Poweredge SC1420 mainboard work
Posted on 2021-05-21, 16:59
- does your Dell psu have both the 20-pin (12V) & 24-pin power connectors - the standard non-redundant psu has a sensor for fan failure which might be triggering against your own psu - most of the motherboard fans have failure sensors, and the 4-pin fan headers seem custom...how are you connecting …
Making a Dell Poweredge SC1420 mainboard work
Posted on 2021-05-20, 12:03
I bought this board to test my Xeon CPUs. I have a 650W Dell PSU, DDR2 server RAM and plenty of s603-604 Xeons but I don't have the control panel assembly that would fit in the Front connector (next to the white floppy connector). When I plug the PSU in it starts for a split second then turns off. …
Re: Clumsy computer related mistakes
Posted on 2021-05-19, 19:48
I flipped the 115/230 switch on the adapter of my NES. I was 10 and I didn't know what I was doing, I was just curious and dumb. My first victim. I hated those kill switches with a passion ever since.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-05-19, 18:44
Just bought a famiclone (seller's picture). It's ugly and doesn't work but I can't resist a challenge!
Re: When publishers break software on purpose (Adobe in this case)
Posted on 2021-05-19, 15:16
Similar to my situation. My 8 years old fridge needed new gaskets. Nobody made them anymore, not even the manufacturer. Without it the fridge was useless and had to be replaced. So I bought an universal set of gaskets instead and made it fit my fridge. It works now. That's what you need to do with …
Re: How to identify bad video RAM chips?
Posted on 2021-05-18, 08:13
Measuring voltages on the I/O pins and comparing them to each other often helps. Worked multiple times on Trident and CL VGA cards.
Re: What do I need to make this external tape drive work?
Posted on 2021-05-17, 20:24
Thanks, I didn't know SCSI-1 (that was made in the 80's) worked with Ultra-SCSI (~2003).
Re: What do I need to make this external tape drive work?
Posted on 2021-05-17, 19:14
Could you show me some pics of such a cable?
Re: What do I need to make this external tape drive work?
Posted on 2021-05-17, 18:27
I just got an Ultra-SCSI card, would that work too?
Re: What do I need to make this external tape drive work?
Posted on 2021-05-17, 17:32
The problem is availability, SCSI-1 cards are pretty rare here so I have to work with what I get.
Re: What do I need to make this external tape drive work?
Posted on 2021-05-17, 17:19
Now that would be interesting. 😁
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-05-17, 17:16
Bought this Ultra-SCSI RAID interface because nobody else wanted it and the seller gave me a 50% discount. Not really retro but I like full-size server cards. Might be fun later.
Re: What do I need to make this external tape drive work?
Posted on 2021-05-17, 17:00
I will dig thru my software archives over the next week or so. Have some tape backup software that I used with a SCSI Travan 400Mb tape drive years ago Thanks, I appreciate it. So anyone who has never used a tape drive before, be aware they take hours to do anything. I'd be happy if this thing …
Re: What do I need to make this external tape drive work?
Posted on 2021-05-16, 21:44
I'll have to buy the adapter, cable and cartridge first so we'll get back to this when that happens. 😁
Re: What do I need to make this external tape drive work?
Posted on 2021-05-16, 20:20
Okay, thanks guys.
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