First post, by Ensign Nemo
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking to get a system for playing around with DOS and Windows 98 and would appreciate some advice on a interesting looking system that is available locally. I found a Fujitsu Stylistic LT for $50 from a local seller:
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-other/calgary/fujitsu … sted/1628140596
It looks to be in really good shape and is cheaper than anything else that I have found from that era. Here are some of the specs:
Pentium MMX 233. 64Mb RAM.
Video: NM2160 (MagicGraph128XD)
Audio: ES1879S ESS Technology, Inc. Sound Blaster Pro compatible.
I'm mainly interested in 2D gaming (e.g., Civilization 1) and some programming, so I think those specs would be fine for me. However, I'm a little apprehensive over trusting hardware over 20 years old.My main concern is if I would be able to replace the HDD in this device if it fails. I found a technical guide for it and it states that the "IDE hard disk drive is preinstalled at factory, and is not field-replaceable". It seems strange that you wouldn't be able to replace the part most likely to fail, but maybe the device was built in a way that makes it inaccesible?
Is anyone here familiar with this tablet and do you know if it would be hard to replace a failed drive? If it's similar to replacing a laptop drive, I'm fine with that.
The guide also states that it has a "Sub Battery Lithium battery (built in; 3.0 V, 265 mAh)" that provides "real time clock power backup". It states that the "Approximate battery life is 5 years" and that it is not field replaceable. Would this be the CMOS battery and should that be a concern too? I'm not too worried over having an incorrect time and date if that would be the only problem. However, I found a few posts on the web that describe other Stylistic tablets that won't boot with a dead battery.
I would appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance!