Two questions about memory in a IBM 5170 (8mhz)
I have an IBM 5170 8mhz with 512K of memory running DOS 6.22. When I boot the computer with my mouse driver, I get the following when running mem.exe: Total Memory: 512K Used Memory: 74K Free Memory:...
View ArticleHP Vectra QS/20: System won't see RAM in bank 1
So, my Vectra QS/20 has two banks for RAM, four slots each. I have five sets of four 1mb sticks that all detect fine in the bank 0 slots and give the system 4mb of RAM. But when I try to put two sets...
View ArticleNew habits with Commodore PET
I just know a little about Commodore PET and know it's the phone Arcade game. This is a brand of mobile phone is very strange to me, I do not know where to buy, do not know it can use social networking...
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Doom & Wolfenstein CDs...
DOOM v1.8 and Wolfenstein 3D Shareware CDs $20 each shipped P3010907.JPG P3010908.JPG Attached Images P3010907.JPG (71.9 KB) P3010908.JPG (66.8 KB)
View ArticleSpecs or replacement for M0100 mouse button spring
Hi, (New to these forums - apologies if I'm ignoring any protocols) In the process of cleaning my Apple 2 M0100 mouse, I have gone and lost the button spring - despite warnings in the disassembly...
View ArticleWhat is this Periperal Device (Found in junk) Label Says "Convergent" NGeN...
After my Dad passed away last year, I was going thru his junk in the Garage. This computer looking box caught my interest since I am in the process of restoring a Commodore amiga/XT 8086 Computer. The...
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PET 2001 bright / horizontal lines monitor issue
Hi, I have at least a couple of issues with this PET, both should be apparent from the attached photo. Firstly, the screen is very bright. The picture is with brightness on the lowest setting(!),...
View ArticleUnknown variant of ATI VGA-Wonder 16 distorted video?
I have a ~1990 ATI VGA Wonder 16 graphics card in my ongoing 386 project, and the image it displays has dark streaks down it every half inch or so, and the image wiggles a little on text portions, and...
View ArticleFS Samsung Q1 UMPC
Selling my Samsung Q1 UMPC, its a little newer than most stuff on here but still an oddball from a dead form factor. This one is maxed out on memory, 2gb and processor. I think it was a 1.33ghz Core...
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UNKNOWN Motherboard + Performance help + portable thingy.
Hi guys, currently i am in a never ending quest to build a portable pc. And choose this UMC chip set motherboard, seem to be a good board for a 486 series CPU. Have 64 megs of ram EDO. Using ms dos 7.1...
View ArticleDauphin DTR-II
I have a non working Dauphin DTR-II that I'm thinking about parting ways with. From what I understand, only 150-200 of these were made before Dauphin declared bankrupcy It's a pentium 233 "tablet" that...
View ArticleTINY DOS client/server for remote control
I was looking for a telnet (or ssh) server for DOS, and came across TINY: http://josh.com/tiny/ Anyone using it?
View ArticleXT 286 Re-build a couple of Q's
I have finally got around to putting my IBM XT 286 back together, It's been resting in peace's far too long, Something that's been bugging me all day is the build date, " TAL 86W44 ", I know it's Week...
View Articledenver - PCjr full setup
https://denver.craigslist.org/sys/6023503841.html Looks to me like a decent price too, but I'm totally spent. Still stepping over ti-99/4a stuff atm. edit - Oh FFS, why didn't this go in the craigslist...
View ArticleDell D610 laptop Windows XP - trade - OBO
Dell D610 laptop running windows XP SP3 Featuring: XP SP31 g ram40g HDserial port 9 pinparallel portbuilt in WIFIethernetmodem4 USBPCMCIA slotpower supply Has ATI Mobility Radeon X300 graphhics and a...
View ArticleHard Drive Mounting
Is it safe to "mount" a hard drive on the bottom of a desktop case with foam or rubber pads (feet) on all four corners and the pads attached to the bottom of the case..pads would be about 1/4" - 1/2"...
View ArticleHow to make a 40 Track Double sided Newdos 80 Boot disk for a MODEL 4P...
? How to make a 40 Track Double sided Newdos 80 V2 boot disk for a MODEL 4P ( That loads Modela/iii ) I have just picked up a Model 4p and want to put a 40 Track Double sided drive in as Drive 0 I have...
View ArticleOsborne 1 how to enable 80 column mode?
Hi, I'm trying to enable 80 column mode on my Osborne 1 screen pac - after some googling, I realized that the SETUP.COM on my system disks was too old, and that I needed a newer version. I'm not sure...
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5160 external drives question
My 5160 IBM uses an 8-inch IBM floppy controller (ISA card) with an external port. I understand that IBM made this configuration to allow for two more drives without putting additional strain on the XT...
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