How to burn 2708s
I'm hoping someone might be able to give me a plain English primer on how to burn 2708 eproms. My second SWTPC 6800 came with a Micro Works 2708 burner. I was thinking I might employ it to burn a...
View ArticleUMB memory, how can it be activated?
Hallo allemaal, You can use the onboard memory as UMB memory as well. When running MS-DOS you run EMM386 and you use commands like DEVICEHIGH and LOADHIGH. But I'm writing my own OS, just for fun, and...
View ArticleSide Project - Putting Motherboard into OEM Case
Have a little side project I want to attempt just for the fun of it while I wait for parts for the 386 I am working to build. I have a Compaq Presario Case like this one -...
View ArticleRCA SelectaVision Videodiscs (CED's)
Just wondering if anyone in the community has these that they are looking to sell, get rid of. If you do, please contact me. Thanks, Daniel
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How to Open Notebook Battery
Hi, I would like to know if it's possible to open this notebook battery that I have. It's completely dead and I'd like to change the cells. I've tried to dissasemble it but it's very tight. I know it's...
View ArticleUser: KevinK
Anyone had dealings with this user in a seller capacity? Successful or otherwise? I am in the process of dealing with him now to sell something, and I just wanted to check with the community about him...
View ArticleSWP ATR8000 and PerCom Data AT-88 disk drive for Atari 8-bit
I have for sale here a pair of Atari 8-bit items that I think makes for a nice package, but I will sell separately. First is the SWP Microcomputer Products ATR8000, an external co-processor box for the...
View ArticleWanted: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro, Micro Channel
Hello All, I'm looking for a Micro Channel flavor of ATI's Graphics Ultra Pro. I've got all kinds of parts for trade -- let me know ! =) Thanks, Lorenzo
View ArticleThe aliens prefer Commodore PETs?
I got hooked on People of Earth while on a trans-Pacific flight (THE LIZARDS ARE AMONG US, AHEM). In S1E6 "Significant Other," Jeff the Gray gets a message from the Main Station on what looks like a...
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8085 SBC Multi-IO Board Design, Build
So, according to this thread, I started work on a prototype for my 8085 SBC's Multi-IO board in September 2011! I just now got around to writing it up, mostly due to someone wanting to buy the last of...
View ArticleCommodore and Amiga at Bay Area Maker Faire 2017
Once again there will be a Classic Computers’ exhibit at Maker Faire Bay Area 2017! Once again my fellow exhibitors and I will be displaying classic personal computers for fairgoers to enjoy. To...
View ArticleWTB: HardSID
Hello, Now I'm wishing for a HardSID device, which allows use of a real Commodore SID chip to play music authentically on the PC. I am interested in either of the USB versions, or the original ISA...
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Attaching DEC Handles, the Right Way
I'm sure most of you DEC hackers have replaced a broken DEC handle or put handles on a protoboard, and did what I've done in the past: use 4-40 screws and nuts, or pop rivets. Well, I finally came...
View ArticleLifesize Sound Enhancer, Covox clone?
Hi all. Just recently uncovered several of my childhood PC games that we thought had been lost forever. One included a Lifesize Sound Enhancer, which seems to be a basic parallel port D/A converter,...
View ArticleCompaq SLT/286 RAM
Hi Guys, New member here, but a long passion for vintage computing, spanning from my childhood, when all as I had was old legacy hardware, until 1996 when my parents got me a brand new P75 system! I...
View ArticleMidget 2.03 midi sequencer
where can i get a download of this DOS freeware program? The original site link is down
View ArticleVic-1001
Hi I have been looking for a Vic-1001, e.g. Vic-20's Japanese brother. They never appear on ebay or in Japanese auctions, so I wanted to ask here. If anyone are thinking about selling one, please PM me.
View ArticleHuge mistake buying a Trane air conditioner
I know it is way off topic and quite a bit of a rant, but the fine folks here will appreciate yet another example of how "modern" technology products have degraded in to an unusable pile of sludge. I...
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Classic Space Invaders
This is off the topic of vintage computers but I thought it might be interesting anyway. It definitely falls under the heading of vintage gaming, but with modern hardware. Not exactly emulation per say...
View ArticleWTB: Late Socket 3 motherboards w/ 486DX4/5x86 support
I am looking for a VLB or PCI Socket 3 motherboard that supports 486DX4 CPUs and/or, better yet, AMD/Cyrix 5x86. Must have: aforementioned 486DX4 and/or 5x86 support, 72-pin DIMM slots, intact barrel...
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