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Today, 08:12 PM

jafir replied to a thread 3Com 3C501 (or similar) Driver in PCs and Clones

Sorry to breathe life into a long dead thread, but I just picked up one of these cards, complete in the box. The box was a little tatty, but when I...

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Today, 08:06 PM

retro-pc_user started a thread 386/486 Hybrid board in Later PCs

Got this beaut a few days ago and a couple of small spots/areas had corrosion from the leaked out NiCd battery (the photo below is the before photo,...

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Today, 07:22 PM

PeterNC replied to a thread Civ for Windows 3.1 - status bar in Vintage Computer Software

Have played Civilization 4 on my W520 (2860QM, 2000M, 16GB RAM, SSD) for a few days. Turns are so slow on a huge map. Very sluggish. Need to install...

5 replies | 176 view(s)

Today, 07:19 PM

PeterNC replied to a thread OEMs & clones on eBay (continuous listings) in Vintage Computer Auctions

8088 IBM: http://cgi.ebay.com/254838898447 8088 IBM: http://cgi.ebay.com/203250552315 8088 T1000: http://cgi.ebay.com/193856583200 486 IBM:...

473 replies | 82884 view(s)

Today, 07:11 PM

Al Kossow replied to a thread All 3.5" HD (1.44M) drives are not the same--and neither are 5.25" DD drives. in Vintage Computer Hardware

Here is a teardown with chip decapping of the two-chip version....

11 replies | 201 view(s)

Today, 06:58 PM

SomeGuy replied to a thread RLL HDD failure at boot in Vintage Computer Hardware

Two hard disk controllers in a system at the same time like that is just asking for trouble. Even if it says it can change the address, or disable...

1 replies | 15 view(s)

Today, 06:56 PM

soon668 replied to a thread Help identify microcontroller in an XT keyboard in PCs and Clones

Yes, I have verified the programming on the PIC using the programmer "Verify" function. I am also able to read back the content, although most of the...

26 replies | 570 view(s)

Today, 06:11 PM

Bill-kun started a thread RLL HDD failure at boot in Vintage Computer Hardware

I have two ST-238/ST-238R HDDs. Fortunately, each of them came to me with their WD1002-27X controller cards and both ribbon cables (controller...

1 replies | 15 view(s)

Today, 05:58 PM

Eudimorphodon replied to a thread Petsd in Commodore

I'm curious, does this new version support the BASIC 4.0 disk access commands (and relative files), or is it still mostly program-loading only using...

17 replies | 1208 view(s)

Today, 05:58 PM

shirsch replied to a thread Petsd in Commodore

Does it support REL (random record access) files? The original design did not.

17 replies | 1208 view(s)

Today, 05:56 PM

glitch replied to a thread DEC Vaxstation 3100/30 in DEC

Yikes, $45USD for a MMJ->DE9! I don't think I've ever paid more than Pacific's price ($6USD) and most of mine are originals bought in the last 5...

10 replies | 165 view(s)

Today, 05:51 PM

maxtherabbit replied to a thread Best lightweight word processor for MS-DOS 3.3? in Vintage Computer Software

Probably about 3 weeks ago. It still sucks ;)

15 replies | 166 view(s)

Today, 05:44 PM

kb811 replied to a thread PDP-8 Single Board using IM6100 in DEC

6120: I got some from utsource.net - this looks like a direct link: https://utsource.net/sch/D1-6120-9C.html 6100: This might (not tested) be the...

15 replies | 728 view(s)

Today, 05:40 PM

MrArgent started a thread Sanyo VM 4509 DC adapter in Vintage Computer Hardware

So, I've got a Sanyo VM 4509 that needs to be powered via the DC adapter, which is a little unusual since all of the photos i've found online show a...

0 replies | 7 view(s)

Today, 05:25 PM

T-R-A replied to a thread Siemens PCD-5T Pentium 60Mhz configuration issue in Later PCs

Hmmm, same machine we had running Siplace (Siemens) pick & place equipment many moons ago. Even the tape drive is the same. Ran SCO 5. Lots of...

4 replies | 71 view(s)

Today, 05:18 PM

ngtwolf replied to a thread Petsd in Commodore

Yup, absolutely. Though, not everyone is a programmer so not everyone can fix the errors. In fact, the guy who seems to sell PetSD's has an...

17 replies | 1208 view(s)

Today, 05:13 PM

firebirdta84 replied to a thread QIC DC600A tapes with broken drive belts in General Vintage Computer Discussions

Yes, unfortunately so. I've recorded several YouTube videos about using these 6-inch bands, and trying smaller ones just for testing. ...

25 replies | 2151 view(s)

Today, 04:59 PM

firebirdta84 replied to a thread Convergent Technologies Miniframe on eBay in Vintage Computer Auctions

Oh, yes, thank you, smbaker! MightyFrame guy here.... I certainly saw that one! And I laughed about it for a solid day. What is he thinking?? ...

3 replies | 167 view(s)

Today, 04:57 PM

PeterNC replied to a thread OEMs & clones on eBay (continuous listings) in Vintage Computer Auctions

8086 IBM: http://cgi.ebay.com/353361021579 8086 IBM: http://cgi.ebay.com/254843244293 8088 Epson: http://cgi.ebay.com/274656686702 8088 Epson:...

473 replies | 82884 view(s)

Today, 04:46 PM

migry replied to a thread NS32000 Series Family Thread (porting TDS to a NS32016 user wire-wrap board) in Other

It's been a while since I last posted. I have been working on some NS32016 software, debugging it using the available emulator (plus my own...

13 replies | 1354 view(s)

Today, 04:46 PM

Slob replied to a thread PDP-8 Single Board using IM6100 in DEC

Great progress. I found a tube and a half of these. Wow, have they become expensive, and 6120's, nearly unobtainable. I hope that you make boards...

15 replies | 728 view(s)

Today, 04:39 PM

Agent Orange replied to a thread Best lightweight word processor for MS-DOS 3.3? in Vintage Computer Software

Question: When was the last time you used EDLIN?

15 replies | 166 view(s)

Today, 04:37 PM

Agent Orange replied to a thread Problems using eBay on K-Meleon 76.3.1 on Windows 10 in General Off Topic

I still run the Microsoft/Mozilla collaboration on my XP machine with no problems (so far).

5 replies | 31 view(s)

Today, 04:33 PM

TH2002 replied to a thread Problems using eBay on K-Meleon 76.3.1 on Windows 10 in General Off Topic

Firefox 78.6.1 seems to still be fine for the most part, though 52.9.0 (the last version that will run on Windows XP) is definitely having some...

5 replies | 31 view(s)

Today, 04:31 PM

Ripdubski replied to a thread Introducing InverseATASCII Podcast in Retro Podcasts Discussion

Season 6 Episode 5 featuring Antic Software CalcMagic has been released:...

71 replies | 67356 view(s)

Today, 04:28 PM

TH2002 replied to a thread Problems using eBay on K-Meleon 76.3.1 on Windows 10 in General Off Topic

Seems like most websites these days are nothing more than unscrupulous piles of broken JavaScript. Part of the reason I was so sad to see Flash go...

5 replies | 31 view(s)

Today, 04:27 PM

Chuck(G) replied to a thread Problems using eBay on K-Meleon 76.3.1 on Windows 10 in General Off Topic

Debian still uses Firefox ESR (78.6.1) as the default browser; it works fine on eBay. Epiphany is still available, if you want a WebKit...

5 replies | 31 view(s)

Today, 04:25 PM

MikeP replied to a thread Help with fixing Commodore 2040 Dual Floppy drive in Commodore

Hi Guys, My "SD2PET Future" arrived from The TFW8b, unfortunately, if behaved exactly the same as the 2040 drive, so I think you guys are right...

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