MMaximus wrote on 2021-05-31, 13:28:

PC@LIVE wrote on 2021-05-29, 19:50:

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I have done it in the past with other cards, the alternative you suggest of the external battery, instead requires the setting of the jumpers, theoretically it is simple to do, unfortunately I do not have the manual and therefore I do not know how and what are the jumpers to set.

I'm 99% sure that the ext. battery connector is the 4-pin connector next to the barrel battery, and pin marked "1" (closest to the barrel battery) is the positive. It's also likely that the 3-pin jumper block right next to the battery connector is the one responsible for enabling the external battery. You could try changing the jumper setting and see if the board remembers the CMOS settings.

Ok thanks a lot for the info.
It's probably as you say, that 4 pin jumper, should be the battery connection, and the other with three pins should be the one for selection.
I already have a replacement battery to solder, so I should be using that, but I haven't done repairs to the two broken tracks yet, and haven't resoldered the keyboard connector yet, so I can't try to boot.

Man, I use a minimum of 500kWh/mo in the summer. Luckily I just removed the pool last summer - with the pump running I'd be near 2MWh/ mo. 🤣

wiretap wrote on 2021-05-31, 23:40:

Man, I use a minimum of 500kWh/mo in the summer. Luckily I just removed the pool last summer - with the pump running I'd be near 2MWh/ mo. 🤣

Now you're showing off 😀

Gotta keep the computers cool. It's probably because I keep the AC at 71 freedom units.

Bought a parts GameBoy Color since my childhood one broke on me and I have the necessary components (screws, buttons, and membranes) from the busted one.

Some more boxed items 😁

Nice, the ultimate VLB card in the 4MB configuration and still sealed. That's quite the find...

This rather uninteresting build, but in a supercute case.

HanJammer wrote on 2021-06-02, 09:30:

This rather uninteresting build, but in a supercute case.

Worth a deep clean I'd say. Even the drive bay face plates are cool. 😀

blurks wrote on 2021-06-01, 21:14:

Nice, the ultimate VLB card in the 4MB configuration and still sealed. That's quite the find...

I was looking for ones for a long time... but the time has finally come and it also made a big dent in my wallet. But you just can't say no 🤣

pan069 wrote on 2021-06-02, 10:18:

HanJammer wrote on 2021-06-02, 09:30:

This rather uninteresting build, but in a supercute case.

Worth a deep clean I'd say. Even the drive bay face plates are cool. 😀

That's the plan. Plastic is very yellow, but overall the case and internals are in perfect condition (there is even original protective film on the display panel).

HanJammer wrote on 2021-06-02, 09:30:

This rather uninteresting build, but in a supercute case.

Great looking case!

Bought more cards/etc. from ewaste on the cheap (Diamond V2 is 12mb):

Putting the Promise card in my 386 build to replace my Prime2 controller =)

Wow, excellent stuff. Especially on the second photo.

mtgmackid wrote on 2021-06-02, 14:27:

Great looking case! […]
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HanJammer wrote on 2021-06-02, 09:30:

This rather uninteresting build, but in a supercute case.

Great looking case!

Bought more cards/etc. from ewaste on the cheap (Diamond V2 is 12mb):

Putting the Promise card in my 386 build to replace my Prime2 controller =)

Very nice. Look at all those socketed Chips, pun intended. 😀

mtgmackid wrote on 2021-06-02, 14:27:

Great looking case! […]
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HanJammer wrote on 2021-06-02, 09:30:

This rather uninteresting build, but in a supercute case.

Great looking case!

Bought more cards/etc. from ewaste on the cheap (Diamond V2 is 12mb):

Putting the Promise card in my 386 build to replace my Prime2 controller =)

Ah yes, the SIIG CyberPro serial card. Had a handful of those at one point. Not super useful in modern times, but still nice to look at.

Won this beauty (well, needs TLC and repairs): an IIT Wedge 486 laptop with a weird top display cover.

Seller's photos:

Also has accessories (serial Trackpad, 14.4K data/fax PCMCIA modem), the power supply, diskettes, and manuals.

bjwil1991 wrote on 2021-06-02, 23:59:

Won this beauty (well, needs TLC and repairs): an IIT Wedge 486 laptop with a weird top display cover. […]
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Won this beauty (well, needs TLC and repairs): an IIT Wedge 486 laptop with a weird top display cover.

Seller's photos:

IIT-Wedge-Front.jpg

IIT-Wedge-Cracks.jpg

IIT-Wedge-Top.jpg

Also has accessories (serial Trackpad, 14.4K data/fax PCMCIA modem), the power supply, diskettes, and manuals.

That's a sweet looking laptop. I hope it survives shipping and your able to restore it back to its glory days.

Definitely. I'll do a live stream of the system and go over the features.

tikoellner wrote on 2021-05-20, 08:37:

Got myself an interesting CRT today, which seems to be EGA monitor. It's Thomson 4460D. It requires some adjustment; we'll see if it works at all. I kinda like the design. EGA CRTs seem to be rare - It's the first one I have seen for sale for a long time.

After receiving the monitor yesterday and hooking it up to my new and ugly 286 build, I can now happily announce that the monitor is fully functional and works in all modes (blue/green/orange/RGB). I'm happy to have finally gotten a proper EGA display. The garbage just required changing the position of two microswitches on my graphics card to become a rather nice and crisp image.

kixs wrote on 2021-06-02, 10:24:

blurks wrote on 2021-06-01, 21:14:

Nice, the ultimate VLB card in the 4MB configuration and still sealed. That's quite the find...

I was looking for ones for a long time... but the time has finally come and it also made a big dent in my wallet. But you just can't say no 🤣

It would look lovely next to my PCI version: