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'Remember Me' check box almost completly buried
While it changed awhile ago, i was wondering what was going on with the check box as you sign in to the forums. Its gotten almost completely buried. Happens to every browser i use. A picture:...
View ArticleLatitude 2100 Netbook
I've got a Latitude 2100 with 2 gigs of RAM, 160 gigabyte hard disk. It is reloaded with Ubuntu Netbook Edition 9.04 and updated to the last supported updated. Looking for $25 plus s/h.
View ArticleATA IDE puzzles
Hi, I'v been experimenting with IDE interface on my 8085 CP/M board. IDE is connected to a 8255 PIO. I implemented my own CP/M utility to interact with IDE device. I am getting many surprises. I will...
View ArticleFloppy drive jumper settings
I've got a couple 1.2mb 5.25" floppy drives that I'd like to use in my Pentium 4 machine for transferring data to other machines. One is a Mitsumi D509V3 and the other is a Panasonic JU-475-4CPJ. I'm...
View ArticleWhite Ceramic 6502 dated 1576
Hi there I recently acquired a white ceramic MOS 6502 with date code 1576. all but one of the legs are in good condition, and the chip appears to work, only one small problem. Pin 40 is missing (which...
View ArticleFriggin' Windows Update!
My in-laws managed to mess up both of their laptops, probably by believing what sites on the Web told them (tons of bogus "security" etc software installed). A factory restore was the only option. The...
View ArticleModel 3 sudden stopped booting from floppy
I finally felt up to sitting down with the model 3 I got recently, and admittedly I'm new to the DOS aspect of TRS-80s.. I booted from a few different versions of DOS I had for it, LDOS, NEWDOS,...
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WaveMate Bullet-XT 286
Found this XT-286 board inside a 5150 case from an old local computer shop. I suppose this would been considered a sleeper of sorts back in 1985. This and the Compuadd 810 are my primary XT systems....
View ArticleDreaded RS232 "support chip"
I take it thats the one you don't want to lose, because its one of the "array" chips?
View ArticleLooking for Toshiba T3100e floppy disks.
Hi, I'd like to restore my Toshiba T3100e to it's factory state, but don't have the associated floppy disks. It's currently running MS-DOS (Toshiba version) 4.0. If anyone has the disks and are willing...
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FS: Dell Latitude/Inspiron 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive, 4702P A01, 09YXE,...
Just found this in storage. Think it was pulled from a new Latitude or Inspiron laptop and never used. Thought to give members here first dibs, before putting it up on the _bay in a week. Looks like...
View ArticleIBM 5155 mouse TSR driver woes
I'm having a heck of a time trying to get a TSR mouse driver to work right on my IBM 5155, running MS-DOS 5. I have a 90's Microsoft serial mouse plugged into the serial port of an AST SixPackPlus...
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IBM 5160 - Stripdown Cleanup and Repair.
So I have a recent acquisition of 5160 With 5154 Colour Monitor, purchased from ebay both items from the same seller both advertised as dead and not working. This one was born on 5th December 1984, in...
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Compaq Contura Aero 4/33C display cable needed
Hi all. The display ribbon cable in my Compaq Contura Aero 4/33C has split, and I need a replacement. Anybody have a spare they'd be willing to sell for a decent price? I've asked on two facebook...
View ArticleEverex Systems Inc MCA card
For the cost of shipping, about $20 in USA I think it is a memory card. One bank populated with 18 KM41C1000AP-8 Looks like picture failed to load
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Apple keyboard part needed
I've been trying to finish the restoration of a B&H Apple ][+ for some time. It came in without a key and I've since replaced the key switch and found the replacement key cap but don't have, and...
View ArticleCF2SCSI / SCSIFLASH-DISK EPSOM Disk Drive Emulator to C
Hello: I've acquired two of these and I need programming documentation. I'd like to hook them to my old systems. They were built in the UK and I was hoping that someone out there would know about the...
View ArticleESS 1869 Sound Issues
I am having problems getting sound to come threw my ESS 1869 Sound card. The only thing that works with it is the Adlib Jukebox program and that sounds great :D. But with Arkanoid and every other game...
View ArticleHello...again
Happy new year to all! I've been away from the forum for a while working full-time on a data project for my former employers. That project will wind down at the end of the month and leave me some time...
View ArticleFound some S-100 boards locally on CL
Just thought I'd post this if anyone's interested. I think the seller is about 2 hours from me. http://austin.craigslist.org/sop/5946692518.html
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