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Today, 02:34 AM

Glen M replied to a thread List of Capacitors for Macintosh Classic in Later Apple (68000+ based machines - Mac, Lisa, etc.)

Yeah it's 230v here. The board didn't look to have any work done to it previously so can only assume its always had the 470 cap. Maybe a...

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Today, 01:48 AM

fjk61011 replied to a thread Three 8088 CPUs for sale in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

second intel d8088 5151 Monochrome monitor. 220 VAC. Working. MDA card available too.

3 replies | 67 view(s)

Today, 01:43 AM

fjk61011 replied to a thread Starting building glitch's XT-IDE rev 04 in Vintage Computer Hardware

Poteen or Moonshine or the Baldwin sisters' recipe.

61 replies | 502 view(s)

Today, 01:34 AM

fjk61011 replied to a thread Putting up Soundblasters for sale. Details to follow. in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

16-bit Model CT2980 8-bit ct1350b

1 replies | 15 view(s)

Today, 12:46 AM

jdreesen replied to a thread Tektronix 4010 in Other

Roland, Nice find ! on ftp://ftp.dreesen.ch/TEk4014 you wil find plt.tar, which contains a lot of graphic demos for the 4014. Just send them...

1 replies | 20 view(s)

Today, 12:34 AM

smbaker replied to a thread Restoring a Micropolis SCSI-1 drive in General Vintage Computer Discussions

It's been an educational, but ultimately not successful experience. 1) I did find what I believe is the servo signal on the SS pin. The...

17 replies | 436 view(s)

Today, 12:22 AM

Roland Huisman started a thread Tektronix 4010 in Other

Last week I've picked up some nice old pieces of history. One of them was the Tektronix 4010. Because it has collected dirt for 46 years, I...

1 replies | 20 view(s)

Today, 12:17 AM

wowbobwow started a thread Any tips on maxing out the RAM on an AST MegaPLUS II board? in Vintage Computer Hardware

Hi everyone! I've recently been restoring / upgrading a beautiful, near-mint Compaq Portable (the original 8088-based model w/ dual floppy...

0 replies | 2 view(s)

Today, 12:09 AM

fjk61011 started a thread Putting up Soundblasters for sale. Details to follow. in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

Putting up Soundblasters for sale. Details to follow. Still waking up. 8-bit and 16-bit.

1 replies | 15 view(s)

Yesterday, 11:22 PM

Timo W. replied to a thread List of Capacitors for Macintosh Classic in Later Apple (68000+ based machines - Mac, Lisa, etc.)

And a 470 µF, 50V one where mine had a 1000 µF one. Wonder why that is. Don't you have 230/240V mains in Ireland as well?

14 replies | 151 view(s)

Yesterday, 11:21 PM

fjk61011 replied to a thread Starting building glitch's XT-IDE rev 04 in Vintage Computer Hardware

it's 90% alcohol

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Yesterday, 11:07 PM

Malc replied to a thread Starting building glitch's XT-IDE rev 04 in Vintage Computer Hardware

Same here, I use Ebah for some stuff and Mouser for IC's etc :lol: Dunno never tried it, I use IPA

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Yesterday, 10:42 PM

fjk61011 replied to a thread Starting building glitch's XT-IDE rev 04 in Vintage Computer Hardware

Would surgical spirit clean theflux off the board?

61 replies | 502 view(s)

Yesterday, 10:38 PM

hmb replied to a thread ISA card identification - is it floppy and printer 2 in 1? in PCs and Clones

This is an 8-bit ISA bus card and it appears to have been specifically designed for use in an original PC or a PC/XT. It supports two 5.25" DSDD...

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Yesterday, 10:37 PM

fjk61011 replied to a thread Starting building glitch's XT-IDE rev 04 in Vintage Computer Hardware

I'm saving up for one from glitch. EDIT: Tidying up my computer room at the moment.

61 replies | 502 view(s)

Yesterday, 10:36 PM

fjk61011 replied to a thread Starting building glitch's XT-IDE rev 04 in Vintage Computer Hardware

All our electronic component stores have closed here. There's rs-online and Farnell though. Wife took credit card of me cos I bought a 3 ft model...

61 replies | 502 view(s)

Yesterday, 10:28 PM

robcarnegie replied to a thread Help Please: IBM 370 Mainframe System Operator Console in Minis and Mainframes

I worked in a couple of sites that had Honeywell Level 6 systems. The larger of the two ran the MOD600 multi-user operating system which supported...

6 replies | 564 view(s)

Yesterday, 09:39 PM

Malc replied to a thread Starting building glitch's XT-IDE rev 04 in Vintage Computer Hardware

My main Iron i use the most is an old 50W temp controlled job i bought from Maplin Electronics 20 odd years ago and still use the same tips it came...

61 replies | 502 view(s)

Yesterday, 09:30 PM

brain started a thread Compaq Portable III Parts Needed (or maybe parts to sell...) in PCs and Clones

Non working Portable III. When power is applied, PSU cycles, trying to start. I pulled the unit apart, and the PSU will run with no load, but...

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Yesterday, 09:12 PM

jasa1063 replied to a thread Intel Advanced/ML (MARL) CPU multiplier in Pentium (First generation)

I was informed that Pentium MMX CPUs remap 1.5x to 3.5x. Setting the jumpers to 1.5x did the trick. The CPU is now running at a full 233Mhz!

2 replies | 32 view(s)

Yesterday, 08:41 PM

kane198021 started a thread Looking for information... in General Off Topic

Hello, all! Since this is my first post, I'd like to introduce myself. I won't delve into too much personal info, but please call me Kane (my old...

0 replies | 19 view(s)

Yesterday, 08:10 PM

jasa1063 replied to a thread Intel Advanced/ML (MARL) CPU multiplier in Pentium (First generation)

There were 2 reserved jumper settings in the manual. Trying both got me 180Mhz and 150Mhz, so there appears to be no 3.5 or higher jumper setting on...

2 replies | 32 view(s)