My ultimate multi copy machine
Having always trouble with copying disks I built an ultimate copy machine. It consists of an old MSDOS computer with an opti green motherboard with an ISA bus and award bios, a 486-DX2-66 processor and...
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SPEA Graphiti Gallery S (Mega Gallery), High Resolution Video Card for...
Hi guys!, Thought I had posted about this card back when I got this old 486er a few years ago, that used to be a AutoCAD workstation. Was dumb and installed a new version of DOS before I had backed up...
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How-To: workaround when your Sun Ultra-5/10 NVRAM no longer works
New member here... mainly just joined to sell off my old Sun and other ancient computer equipment. But, as I was digging through old files, I found stuff that I thought might be useful to the folks...
View ArticleHow-To: Overclock your Sun Ultra 5/10
Although overclocking is often done in the PC world, it is also possible with some Sun systems. I use to own several Sun Ultra 5/10 systems (mostly sold, have one left that I might sell), and found...
View ArticleQuestions about Packard Bell M415
I recently got a late-1997 Packard Bell Multimedia M415 for free. After doing a little bit of research, I found that my model is completely stock. I also found that my model is filthy. So, here are my...
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FS: various old PC adapters (PCI/ISA) - located in San Diego, CA, USA
Hi folks, I've reached a point in my life where I don't need to keep a lot of this old computer equipment that I've saved for one reason or another. I've got a lot of old PC stuff, also some Unix...
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FS: SUN Microsystems / SGI components
I've reached a point in my life where I need to downsize and get rid of stuff I've been keeping for too long and not really using. I've had so much computer gear in my house and they need to find a new...
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EGA/CGA to VGA board
Does anyone have any experience / suggestions / opinion on boards like this one, for converting EGA/CGA to VGA? It would be convenient for me to use a flatscreen monitor when monkeying with my mid '80s...
View ArticleCAP Id Coco3
Hey Guys, I have identified what appears to be a bad 512K RAM board in my CoCo3. I need to revert it back to a 128K machine for the time being until I can source another RAM board. When the 512K RAM...
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My 15 years journey: the vintage collection
This collection was suppose to be the foundation of a Museum. I will be updating the list and cataloging in the next few days. There are so much accessories, software, games, KB&Ms, Memory sticks,...
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Compaq Portable SLT/286 for sale
Folks, I'm new around these parts, although it's mostly for lack of things to say. I've got a big move coming up and as such I need to [unfortunately] shed a lot of weight. But this might be your lucky...
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New Cell Phone for Seniors
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View Articlecompaq prosignia 200 manual
Hello all Please help, i want to know how to set jumpers on Compaq prosignia 200 motherboard On the motherboard i have unknown jumpers. Their description is not available at the cover, but they are...
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Kim-1 tester board
Hi All In the other recent article, I'd proposed a simple test board for the Kim-1. I've drawn up a simple schematic for what I believe would make a working board attached here. I think it may need...
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S 100 ZFDC Floppy Controller Questions
Hi All; I have John's and Andrew's ZFDC Floppy Controller along with their Z-80 Master CPU Board.. And I have two Questions.. The first is about some of the console commands as to what they do and...
View ArticleiBook G3 Clamshell - power cable problems
Hi folks, It's not what you think - the actual 'yoyo' which connects to the iBook works fine (power ring lights up and the iBook boots), but I found this out through the use of a third party cable. I'd...
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SIMH PDP8E minor Bug?
I've been re learning FORTRAN IV, over last few days. I have F4 working on the PDP8E and F80 on my CPM machine. I have found a few minor differences between the two, but have become more familiar with...
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XT clone motherboard - blown up capacitor + questions
After about 20 years of not using it, I picked up my parent's XT and brought it home. As soon as I turned it on, one of the orange caps near the keyboard connector just blew up. It's marked C8 and lies...
View ArticleCommodore PC10-III monitor cable
Hello, I am searching for a video cable that is for a monochrome commodore monitor for use on a PC10-III. The monitor has a round DIN video input on the back. Searching on eBay, I found something...
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