Re: I will never EVER buy a robot manufactured in China

Posted on 2022-07-21, 23:21

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chris2021 wrote on 2022-07-21, 21:54: Errius wrote on 2022-07-21, 21:36: You've been hanging around that forum that shows bloody industrial accidents haven't you? No. I just don't savor the idea of a chinese made robot attempting to strangulate me while I sleep. Components inside that robot WILL be …

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

Posted on 2022-07-21, 22:09

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Spent a few hours tidying up the under table system power wiring and marked the plugs with different plastic cable ties so I know what power cord goes to what system. Eliminated one multi bock in the process. Now it is time for the network cabling.

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Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB

Posted on 2022-07-21, 21:56

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50 ohm coax, joiners, Ts and terminators are still available at our local electronic store. XP down still support NetBeui and a simple Work Group between the XP system and older kit using network shares will be easy to set up. This can been done with coax or RJ45 cabling.

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Re: Yet another 286 build.

Posted on 2022-07-21, 05:25

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Looks like we a drifting off the topic. Now what was it again? Ah yeah, 286s 😉

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Re: Yet another 286 build.

Posted on 2022-07-20, 23:12

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pentiumspeed wrote on 2022-07-20, 22:42: In aircraft and miltary aircrafts, The wiring is white due to plastic they required has higher fire resistance. Cheers, They're heavily shielded and text is easy to read as well as being easier to route.

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Re: Hotdog Linux..

Posted on 2022-07-20, 22:28

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How's the keyboard hotkeys/shortcuts/task managing/screen savering/auto mounting/drive paths/etc? Just give it a try/test to find out yourself. Cut and paste is probly the usual highlight the text with left button Move the mouse curser to another window with doc you are going to. Place the mouse …

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Re: Yet another 286 build.

Posted on 2022-07-20, 22:21

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Colored ribbon cables are (almost) an industry standard, I think. They're really cool and around since the 1970s or so. The purpose of the colours is to assist wiring of the individual wires. If they all were mono colour, electricians/technicians/.. had much more trouble counting wires and would …

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Re: Which OS has more cheap or free applicationd?

Posted on 2022-07-20, 22:09

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But certain proprietary software I do need doesn't have linux versions or indeed suitable equivalents for linux, and Wine and related apps dont work well enough with them so that concluded that side of the experiment. yes. (quoting because it's turned linux evangelizing already) Well I haven't …

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Re: Hotdog Linux..

Posted on 2022-07-20, 21:56

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Neat. I'll give it a shot some time soon.

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Re: Which OS has more cheap or free applicationd?

Posted on 2022-07-20, 21:40

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I didn't know something like lubuntu had a vast s/w repository. Or does it just use Ubuntu's? Debian has an online repository. You can't even get debian anymore without a torrent. Too damned big. You get the extra software using the official Ubuntu or Debian repositories. You can even install/use …

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Re: Yet another 286 build.

Posted on 2022-07-20, 19:07

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Never had any issues as I usually use bundled/ rounded cables in my builds, probably because my chain of SCSI devices are usually limited in number and over a very short distance, so signal loss/ interference is not to bad. Think my cable thing is a hang up from the 90's (maybe early 2000's), when …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-20, 18:53

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Jccwu wrote on 2022-07-20, 18:45: SIMM 128Mb FPM Module it's crazy Can't see the sheep for the rams;)

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Re: Which OS has more cheap or free applicationd?

Posted on 2022-07-20, 18:40

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32-bit Windows?

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Re: Gateway 2000 overdrive build

Posted on 2022-07-20, 18:33

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Sphere478 wrote on 2022-07-20, 02:27: Okay, so… win 3.11, windows 95, or….? Linux? This thread may give you some useful information- Which operating systems work on i586?

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Re: Gateway 2000 overdrive build

Posted on 2022-07-20, 18:28

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OS/2 v 3 will run on that setup fine as well. FreeDos is another option.

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Re: Company names with abbreviations

Posted on 2022-07-20, 09:42

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DR=http://digitalresearch.biz/

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-20, 08:11

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mITX is a standard isn't it? https://pcgamerbuild.com/best-mini-itx-motherboard/ I have an P4 based X Shuttle. Maxed out the ram to 2gig.

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Re: Fastest storage solution for all ISA systems

Posted on 2022-07-20, 07:38

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pshipkov wrote on 2022-07-20, 07:20: What motherboard you plan to use ? ^^More detail about the build would useful. Of course this has been discussed a number of times for at least the last three decades. Any results from a internet search at all?

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Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB

Posted on 2022-07-20, 06:04

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https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=39172 It’s nuts, some of my systems will be slowed down by like a whole third just by installing a USB 2.0 card Can't say I've experienced the same. Has anyone else on Vogons witnessed this? The OP just wants a way to transfers files so even if a system is …

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Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB

Posted on 2022-07-20, 05:16

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usb 2 pci cards slowing the system down? Never heard that one before. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=39172 It’s nuts, some of my systems will be slowed down by like a whole third just by installing a USB 2.0 card Can't say I've experienced the same. Has anyone else on Vogons witnessed this? …

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