bestemor wrote on 2023-08-27, 13:43:

appiah4 wrote on 2023-08-17, 13:58:

This is my newly finished 286 build. More of my computer builds are available on my website.

Whats with all the cookies..? 🤨
cookies.jpg

It is a Google Sites page, so I have no control over that I am afraid..

...sure, but what I meant was, why any cookies at all on such a website? 😅
Message says something about google(!) 'improving' the 'services' and whatnot, L.O.L.
And there is NO opt-out option at all.
Oh well, I'll not make too much of a deal out of this, but just had me baffled for a short minute there.

(or are private non-commercial sites actually obligated to always have these things ? If so, I suppose vogons.org would have to implement tracking cookies etc. I don't know too much about this, but was really surprised to see google butting in like that, already enough telemetry as it is)

EDIT: oh, new reply while I was writing. Ok, I get it.

Nice

Boomer wrote on 2023-09-03, 07:15:

Go BIG and go BOOM Specs Motherboard Abit BH6 v1.1 Prosessor slot Intel Pentium 500/100 SDRAM PC133 128mb memory Graphics 3DFX V […]
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Go BIG and go BOOM
Specs
Motherboard Abit BH6 v1.1
Prosessor slot Intel Pentium 500/100
SDRAM PC133 128mb memory
Graphics 3DFX Voodoo 5500 pci
Sound card for windows gaming Sound Blaster EAX1 SB0090 and for MS-DOS Sound blaster 16 CT2291 X2GS

Feels rocketcomputer for playing Doom 😁

Edit: Add some music while you watching picture

I like it! Was the music from your Audigy? If so what sound font.

Hi everyone 😀 I wanted to show off my new retro rig Pentium MMX 166

Just like the first assembly, all components are from 1997,the price of the whole set is 670€

The front and inside of the cabinet was sprayed because it was in bad shape

the composition lasted more than a year

MSI MS-5146 V:1.1 ,08/97
Pentium MMX 166 MHz A80503166 SL27K
Nvidia Riva 128 4MB ELSA Victory Erazor 4 PCI ,10/97
Western Caviar 3.5"WDAC33100 ATA 3.2 GB ,02/97
2x E98600 EDO RAM 16 MB 72pin
Techmedia CDD-7120 16x ,05/97
Sony MPF920-E/131 1.44MB 3.5in ,04/97
Power Supply CWT-200PA
Sound Blaster AWE 64 CT4500 ISA ,09/97

Really excited about this work in progress:

Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-686BLX Mainboard with Intel 440LX Chipset
CPU: Intel Pentium II 233 Mhz Slot I. Will upgrade to 333 mhz soon (less heat output, for passive cooling)
RAM: 128 MB SD-RAM PC100
Optical: Sony CRX220E1 52x24x52x CD-R/RW IDE
GPU: Matrox Millennium G450 Dual Head AGP 16 MB
Sound: Sound Blaster PCI 128 CT4810

It belonged to a heavy smoker so there was A LOT of cleaning and retrobrighting involved...

At the moment I am cleaning the FDD

peter_shaw wrote on 2023-09-25, 12:30:

Really excited about this work in progress:...

I think i know that case...
Isnt there a black translucent strip over the leds?

Or i just misremember it 😁

Looks really fresh 👍

DerBaum wrote on 2023-09-25, 13:13:

I think i know that case... Isnt there a black translucent strip over the leds? […]
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peter_shaw wrote on 2023-09-25, 12:30:

Really excited about this work in progress:...

I think i know that case...
Isnt there a black translucent strip over the leds?

Or i just misremember it 😁

Looks really fresh 👍

Yes, exactly! I removed it for the retrobrighting. Will put it back on later

peter_shaw wrote on 2023-09-25, 12:30:

Really excited about this work in progress: […]
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Really excited about this work in progress:

Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-686BLX Mainboard with Intel 440LX Chipset
CPU: Intel Pentium II 233 Mhz Slot I. Will upgrade to 333 mhz soon (less heat output, for passive cooling)
RAM: 128 MB SD-RAM PC100
Optical: Sony CRX220E1 52x24x52x CD-R/RW IDE
GPU: Matrox Millennium G450 Dual Head AGP 16 MB
Sound: Sound Blaster PCI 128 CT4810

It belonged to a heavy smoker so there was A LOT of cleaning and retrobrighting involved...

At the moment I am cleaning the FDD

making it look nearly new there 😀

I have this case too. Mine has a greenish power button. The case yellowed with age, even though no heavy smokers use it, but it's not bad enough to make we want to do a retrobright on it.

peter_shaw wrote on 2023-09-25, 12:30:

Really excited about this work in progress:

I don't have this case, but the one I have also has a tiny little reset button that is impossible to push with my finger. It's annoying because sometimes I need to reset it.

eesz34 wrote on 2023-09-26, 12:50:

I don't have this case, but the one I have also has a tiny little reset button that is impossible to push with my finger. It's annoying because sometimes I need to reset it.

I think this one is similar. I have to use my fingernail. Doesn't work well for folks whose fingernails don't extend past the tips of their fingers...

peter_shaw wrote on 2023-09-25, 15:26:

Yes, exactly! I removed it for the retrobrighting. Will put it back on later

I think your style of case is one "styling generation" after this one :

Medion MT2:

The general design is very similar to your case, but the "Medion MT2" generation is not as round.
I would guess its the same manufacturer making these cases.

Update: Replaced the 233 mhz Klamath with a passively cooled 333 MHz deschutes.
Also in the picture: Fujitsu Siemens Scovery xS, freshly retrobrighted with matching keyboard

Very nice! What are the specs of the Fujitsu Siemens?

I love that Siemens-Nixdorf keyboard by the way. I just wish it didn't have rubber domes ..

devius wrote on 2023-09-29, 18:08:

Very nice! What are the specs of the Fujitsu Siemens?

It's a socket 370 coppermine Celeron 700, Integrated graphics (Intel 82810e) - kinda bad for 3d games, but quite decent for Age of Empires 2 and the like

I just found my first controller - Microsoft Sidewinder gamepad! Haven't used it in about 25 years and it still works!

The last 3 computers I have found are Pentium 3's. This is the latest one. It is a Dell Dimension 4100. It had 128 Megs of RAM. No HDD, anda P3 933 mhz CPU. I really like this case, so I might transplant a 1ghz cpu into it and more ram. It also had an ATI rage 128 pro in it.

THen I have this NetVista P3, which has a 1 ghz CPU , 500 megs of ram and I had a voodoo 3 2000 installed. This is the machine I was playiing Max Payne 1 on .

I also have this Black NetVista. Well the cover is black, but not shown in the pic. Its a 1.3 ghz celeron with 256 megs of ram. I recently put the voodoo 3 in it to test it and it runs very nicely.

Well here is the oldest of my 5 retro machines.
AMD am386dx40
Cyrix fasmath 40
PCChips M321 rev 3.1 motherboard
256mb cache (cachechk reports it as good)
4MB of ram
Trident 8900 VGA card 1mb
Sound blaster 16
SD to ide card adapter
8x mitsumi cd ROM.

It's been a fun unit to play with. I still would like to add an xtide card in as right now I'm using ontrack to use drives as it has the 500MB limit.
I use a floppy emulator on it most the time too but I only have one I swap between machines.