Re: MediaVision Thunderboard
Posted on 2024-04-11, 10:01
Well.. The Protac Thunderboard clone supports MIDI UART mode. Demo with SC-55 https://youtu.be/7KZV0UkcdEI?si=r68mW4slMo1pmmTw
Re: MediaVision Thunderboard
Posted on 2024-04-09, 23:30
Hi I also have the Protac clone board. I got it in a very big lot last summer and only tested it this week. I noticed a very interesting thing. While the original Mediavision Board is said to not support midi, the clone have markings that suggest it does. protac_thunderboard_clone_mvd121_mvd201_isa. …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-04-09, 13:53
Last Friday I received an am386 sx-40 I bought it untested so I needed some time to test everyhing… Very nice, be sure and post updated pics after those pieces find a proper home! :) I would love to have a compact AT case but the closest thing I have is the case seen on the picture (ATX moded to …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-04-08, 16:50
Last Friday I received an am386 sx-40 I bought it untested so I needed some time to test everyhing IMG_20240401_193344.jpg First I needed to remove the varta battery. The leaking was luckily very minimal. I cleaned it with a toothbrush and white vinegar, then water. I used alcohol for the rest of …
Re: What is the deal with S3's Chrome cards?
Posted on 2024-04-04, 18:52
I was working in a computer store at the time these were new and don't recall seeing them. We never had any for sale either. At this point, onboard graphics (including S3/Via) were "good enough" for the low end and would have priced these out. These products also had no future due to the whole …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-04-03, 18:38
This Genius EasyMouse, serial, for 1$. https://fccid.io/FSUGMZE3 - a hot item from 1996... Hmm. That reminds me that I ended up with too much old mice. I will try to list them on the givaway thread before sending them to trash. I have some serial ones I guess... yours looks familiar to me. I might …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-04-01, 18:15
I juste bought this 386 board with an am386sx-40 on it. Unfortunately not a DX one. But the am386 history is interesting and i always wanted to have one (even more a 40 MHz one) Not tested, the battery seems to not have leaked too much, and at 20€ I'm not risking a lot of money. IMG_20240401_193344 …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-04-01, 17:41
I juste bought this 386 board with an am386sx-40 on it. Unfortunately not a DX one. But the am386 history is interesting and i always wanted to have one (even more a 40 MHz one) Not tested, the battery seems to not have leaked too much, and at 20€ I'm not risking a lot of money. IMG_20240401_193344. …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-03-29, 22:17
I received a 6800GT PCIe today... but artifacting. I got refund and kept the card. The second I have which does not work...
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-03-23, 21:55
My 4CoreDual-sata2 always had issues. Instabilities, ps2/usb not working randomly. I wanted to buy a new one but i only found extremely expensive ones. I found a 4CoreDual-vsta, tested + ram + a c2d E6850 (quite decent) . 25€ inc. Shipping. Its not as good as the sata2, but i took the offer anyway. …
Re: Help needed for GPU identification
Posted on 2024-03-17, 21:08
elszgensa wrote on 2024-03-17, 20:49: I think I might've seen one like this just a few weeks ago, right here. Thanks ! Yes good catch ! That must be an FX5600.
Help needed for GPU identification
Posted on 2024-03-17, 20:39
Hi I'm generally not bad at identifying cards but I find no results about this one. The back points me to a Leadtek Winfast card. I thought about a GeForce4 ti4800/4600/4400 but the VGA out connector placement seems not correct (DVI on the top, then TV out, then VGA) while the GF4 ti generally have …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-03-17, 00:30
Especially if it's purple in color lol (the one isopropyl alcohol I got must've been for automotive purposes or something as it has a purple color) here they dye Methanol blue, ISO is clear like water same for Ethanol. In France i think we cant buy medical 90° ethanol anymore. You still can buy …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-03-13, 06:18
Bought an Athlon XP 3200+, which turned out to be a fake :( The seller's cool and taking it back, they were none the wiser either. From looking at the bridges and comparing with a reference guide it appears to be an XP-M 2500+, which by itself is a great chip and a good overclocker, and this one …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-03-09, 19:22
I found this lot for 9€+4€ shipping : Abit BE6 and BH6. Boards are untested but said to be unused. Super clean, caps looks ok. I'm optimistic. Damn I think you beat my deal, I got broken (caps) Abit BH6 for $8 including shipping last month :) Unfortunately i'm busy at the moment with almost no free …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-03-08, 13:19
I was looking for a slot 1 BX board to replace the Via one i was using. I found this lot for 9€+4€ shipping : Filename IMG_20240308_134801.jpg File size 1.87 MiB Views 513 views Abit BE6 and BH6. Boards are untested but said to be unused. Super clean, caps looks ok. I'm optimistic. Will use one of …
Re: Computers based on the 80188 processor
Posted on 2024-03-08, 07:40
https://i.postimg.cc/8jPWnMfj/proc.png Please tell which computers were produced with an 80188 processors. https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/80188/index.html Hi. Not a very common CPU. There is a list of systems using it on the wikipedia page. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80186 I don't think …
Re: Some kind of record price?
Posted on 2024-03-05, 13:29
I was fantasizing about adding this to vgamuseum.info but there was no way I could hide 5000 $CAD missing from my wife and our joint bank account. So this unreleased video card sold for 3,750.00$; a working BitBoys Pyramid3D. I guess there was someone that would and could pay that price for a piece …
Re: Motherboards with AGP and PCIe
Posted on 2024-03-05, 13:24
I have both 939Dual-Sata2 and 4CoreDual-Sata2 Well... they are not as versatile as you could imagine. I wanted to use them as a "universal" test system... but it turns out that the 939Dual-Sata2 is just hit or miss with some cards. Some just won't POST while being 100% functional on other systems. …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-02-25, 12:21
Excellent find :) Good graphics and a cool running CPU make for a great little system. These Pentium M systems with good graphics cards (where the graphics chips haven't failed) are really excellent little systems, especially now there's SBEMU for DOS games. I've got an Acer Travelmate 8000 for a …
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