@OldCat: Yep, CTM644! And somewhere under the table is fully working Amstrad / Schneider CPC 464 with Zaxon's DDI3 USB floppy emulator 😀
My new arrangement.
Main setup in the conservatory. Systems left to right- HP P200mmx running Xandros 2.1, IBM PC300GL Celeron 400 minitower running Win98FE, Compaq Presario CDS524 MS Dos 6.22/Win3.1/GeoWorks, Zenith Z286LP Plus running MS Dos 5a and Windows 3.1,packet driver and Trumpet Winsock 1.0, 386DX25 running MS Dos 6.2 along with Wfw 3.11. All the systems on the desk/stand are networked via Cat5. 18.5" IBM P97 SVGA flat screen monitor shared by the 286 and 386 using a monitor switcher.
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Taking over the kitchen table for testing. Left DEC 486LPv+ 425sx upgraded to 486DX2/66 16megs of ram running OS/2 v3 Warp. Right my wifes 2yo el cheapo AMD based HP laptop for downloading docs and software with external 3.5"usb floppy drive for imaging purposes. Runs Windows 10 Both networked.
Lounge with Linux box and a shelf with some software I've collected over the years. Connected to router by Cat5. Not quite the same as having the space of a whole double bedroom but hey.....
There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉
Found this old one from 2008
HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
wrote:@OldCat: Yep, CTM644! And somewhere under the table is fully working Amstrad / Schneider CPC 464 with Zaxon's DDI3 USB floppy emulator 😀
A fellow man of culture indeed. I also use Zaxon's floppy emulator, albeit a different one (for 6128, external).
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Found this old one from 2008
Ah, I see you "upgraded" to a rotary phone, prefer a green one though 🤣
Asus P5N-E Intel Core 2 Duo 3.33ghz. 4GB DDR2 Geforce 470 1GB SB X-Fi Titanium 650W XP SP3
Intel SE440BX P3 450 256MB 80GB SSD Asus V7700 GF2 64mb SB 32pnp 350W 98SE
MSI x570 Gaming Pro Carbon Ryzen 3700x 32GB DDR4 Zotac RTX 3070 8GB WD Black 1TB 850W
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Found this old one from 2008
Hmm... That leather couch on the far right makes it look like part of the setup, being the chair for the desk...
My setup 😊
^ great stuff here too I always like CRT screens with old systems, lcd don't cut it if you have the space
one day I will also find a nice IBM keyboard 😁
Thanks keropi, the CRT is 17" Viewsonic PT775. It has great colors. I got it as a gift from a friend.
The Model M is from '89, next month is its 30th birthday. 😁 It is in great shape.
wrote:one day I will also find a nice IBM keyboard 😁
finding them is not the issue, having to rob a bank to pay for it is 🤣
It wasn't that expensive, 30 euros plus shipping locally. For a legendary keyboard it isn't expensive. You can find them cheap locally, on ebay they are are way more expensive. It was all dirty when I got it, cleaned it and it looks brand new.
I'm always hunting for deals, not paying the crazy prices.
yeah you can also find the lexmark ones cheaper too... practically the same experience anyways
HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
Here’s one of my “computing” tables. I have my Inspiron 8200 (my favorite Windows XP laptop of all-time) sitting here currently.
I should also mention that this Inspiron 8200 has an NOS LCD panel which I found on eBay. Very bright and doesn’t have any of the yellowing that you see a lot on old LCDs.
Starting Windows 95. . .
wrote:yeah you can also find the lexmark ones cheaper too... practically the same experience anyways
The Model M became progressively shittier as time went by.
The first variant (square badge) is arguably the best.
The next one (oval black badge, still made by IBM themselves) was slightly worse (thinner plastic, thinner backplate, etc.)
The Lexmark variant (blue badge, non-detachable cable) is the second worst. The black badge Model Ms have a nice controller PCB with proper connectors for the membrane contacts. The Lexmark Model M has a very odd PCB and the membrane contacts are simply pressed against contacts on this PCB. If you disassemble it, it's rather difficult to make it work properly again. The plastic and the backplate are even thinner, and at some point in the 90s they switched to single-piece keycaps.
The current Unicomp Model M is the worst. It has the same downsides as the Lexmark Model M, but the case is even thinner and badly molded with lots of sprue, and the backplate is so thin it could be made out of tin cans. They have reintroduced the two-piece keycaps though.
I have a Model M released in 1987 that needs a good cleaning on the switches for the arrow keys, but it feels good typing on that thing, and I have a 6' cable that I bought NOS on eBay a while back and it's pretty stellar.
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Systems from the Compaq Portable 1 to Ryzen 9 5950X
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wrote:I have a Model M released in 1987
That's one of the good ones!
Personally don't see what all the keyboard fuss is about. I've had my $25 Genius keyboard for over 20 years now and it's still going strong.
There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉
wrote:I have my Inspiron 8200 (my favorite Windows XP laptop of all-time)
Hey Zack_H, could you elaborate a bit more why this is your favourite XP laptop? Really curious. I have Dell M70, but maybe there's a better fish out there.
My *retro* computing area.
Currently my Macintosh Color Classic extreme.
