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Should I keep this Compaq Prolinea?

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First post, by Moogle!

Posted on 2017-09-30, 04:53

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I found some old PCs at the dump last weekend, and one of them was a Compaq Prolinea. It's a real nice machine, solidly built, with a DX66, 12MB ram, and, most significantly, an onboard ET4000 instead of the usual garbage Cirrus Logic video chip. What it does not have, unfortunately, is the L2 cache module, which sit on a shortened PCI style slot. Are these cache modules hard to find? A quick search on Ebay has so far turned up nothing, but I have not had time to do a more thorough search.

Keep it or scrap it for the CPU and CD-ROM?

Reply 1 of 3, by Cyrix200+

Posted on 2017-09-30, 05:08

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I'm not sure what type of cache module you need exactly, but COAST modules are (relatively) easy to find. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_on_a_stick

What is the model number?

I'm always in favour of not scrapping complete machines, especially if they work.

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Reply 2 of 3, by Moogle!

Posted on 2017-09-30, 05:27

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It's not like the pipelined stuff most socket 7 boards use, nor is it the format that the PC CHIPS M919 uses. The slot is shorter and deeper.

Reply 3 of 3, by jesolo

Posted on 2017-09-30, 13:29

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Perhaps reach out on sites like Amibay to see if someone doesn't have one.
But, I agree with Cyrix200+. I wouldn't scrap such a PC if it is working.
If you really don't want it, give it to someone else or, trade it.
Amibay is a good place to start.

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