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Today, 09:13 AM

Cimonvg replied to a thread TallgrassTech/SOTA286i 8088 Accelerator Benchmarks - Plus a Question in PCs and Clones

hello my SOTA286 also had the resistor - i dont know why ? /cimonvg

1 replies | 35 view(s)

Today, 09:12 AM

AK6DN replied to a thread RL02 reading problem ? in DEC

To manually enter and run an M9312 boot prom drive unit 0 without running diagnostics, load and start at 773004 (or 773204/773404/773604 for the...

7 replies | 172 view(s)

Today, 08:28 AM

Agent Orange replied to a thread MCE2VGA with a PCjr in PCs and Clones

Delete this.

10 replies | 240 view(s)

Today, 07:54 AM

mt777 started a thread DOS 6.22 bypass menuitems limit in Vintage Computer Software

I have old IBM laptop and created various configurations (pcmcia soundcards, external cd, floppy etc). 9 items limit is a bit bad in this case. Are...

0 replies | 9 view(s)

Today, 07:45 AM

Dubis7 replied to a thread Free (Buyer Pays Shipping) Vintage Computers for Parts/Repair in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

The Coleco Adam parts may be spoken for.

3 replies | 133 view(s)

Today, 07:40 AM

ppieczul replied to a thread Looking for owners of a Kwarc / Quartz / Кварц - Soviet ZX Spectrum clone in Other

That's right for all ROMs except one - D84 is a ROM used to generate video sync signal. It is swept 26 times per second and one of bits is sent...

2 replies | 22 view(s)

Today, 07:32 AM

fjc618 started a thread Tandy 1400FD (Not HD or LT) in Tandy/Radio Shack

Since I'm new here I see a lot of activity so I hope someone out there can help me out. I have this Tandy 1400FD Model 25-3501. It powers on, floppy...

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Today, 07:29 AM

nullvalue replied to a thread Help compiling Pascal DOS application, NASM-IDE in Vintage Computer Software

Thanks I actually couldn't find 1.7 but I did find the final compiled version, 1.8 on the Wayback Machine. Can still be downloaded from here:...

5 replies | 83 view(s)

Today, 07:25 AM

Twospruces started a thread Toshiba T1000 - expansion bus pinout? in Handhelds/Portables

Considering a project to add an XT-CF card to a Toshiba T1000. Has this nut been cracked yet? (as far as XT-CF for Toshiba goes, there is this-...

0 replies | 8 view(s)

Today, 07:13 AM

Qbus replied to a thread RL02 reading problem ? in DEC

My system is using the 9301 Bootstrap/Terminator card and you have a 9312 card for yours, it almost looks to me that your 9312 is set to the wrong...

7 replies | 172 view(s)

Today, 07:04 AM

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

Unfortunately I just sold one with two RZ23's in it and 24MB of memory, however, I do have a Color Cables for Video.

71 replies | 2819 view(s)

Today, 07:00 AM

SomeGuy replied to a thread Floppy Disc(s) Fail (40) after replacing battery in Dallas RTC in Other

With the settings set to 1.2mb, try booting to DOS and running ImageDisk in alignment mode. That might give you some additional clue. You should be...

2 replies | 44 view(s)

Today, 06:54 AM

maxtherabbit replied to a thread Extron video scaler in Vintage Computer Hardware

Those knobs don't do what you think. They are basically a directional pad. That being said you can dial in arbitrary aspect ratios through the OSD...

12 replies | 133 view(s)

Today, 06:49 AM

MIKECATANIA replied to a thread DEC RRD5X-AA CDRom caddy/tray for an RRD40 in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

I have plenty of these caddies if you still need. I've RRD40 and 42.

4 replies | 825 view(s)

Today, 06:44 AM

vldmrrr replied to a thread Looking for owners of a Kwarc / Quartz / Кварц - Soviet ZX Spectrum clone in Other

According to this thread the ROM is standard 48K basic.

2 replies | 22 view(s)

Today, 06:38 AM

hkzlab started a thread Original IBM CGA adapter: help interpreting part of schematic in PCs and Clones

Greetings everyone! In my spare time, I like to build (and sometimes, design) homebrew computer boards. As I recently repaired a 5160 motherboard,...

0 replies | 2 view(s)

Today, 06:28 AM

ldkraemer replied to a thread Floppy Disc(s) Fail (40) after replacing battery in Dallas RTC in Other

Is your 1.2M Floppy strapped for fixed Density or Dual Density? Also it needs to be strapped for DS1 in a DS{0..3} selection or DS2 in a DS{1..4}...

2 replies | 44 view(s)

Today, 06:07 AM

VERAULT replied to a thread MAcintosh Classic CRT Inside Apple IIc monitor in Early Apple (I, ][, ///, etc.)

I have noticed a large abundance of MAC 9" tubes on eBay lately to be honest. Seems someone wants to make some money off all the dead Classic and...

8 replies | 213 view(s)

Today, 05:59 AM

ldkraemer replied to a thread Tokyo Electric Corp. TEC FB-504 Manual in Vintage Computer Hardware

THANK YOU! Larry

8 replies | 937 view(s)

Today, 05:59 AM

smp replied to a thread Tandy CoCo 2 - how to get RF video to composite or HDMI? in Tandy/Radio Shack

Take a look at the Zipster Zone: https://thezippsterzone.com/hardware/ This fellow has a number of video output converters, as well as a number...

3 replies | 58 view(s)

Today, 05:38 AM

VERAULT replied to a thread Why the bleep is eBay so expensive?? in PCs and Clones

As long as we all have something to play "Duck Pond Simulator" on we will all be OK in the end.

107 replies | 2321 view(s)

Today, 05:26 AM

robertcx replied to a thread Hampden MCB-1 Commented / Annotated Monitor ROM Listing or Software? in Other

I have a Hampden MCB-1A unit, without any documentation. After a significant reverse-engineering exercise, I managed to work out how to use it, and...

1 replies | 205 view(s)

Today, 04:53 AM

SomeGuy replied to a thread Dell PCs Limited: known good hard drive(s) won't initialize in Vintage Computer Hardware

Ok, so in that case my guess is that the previous user reformatted it but didn't finish setting it up. That happens all the time when testing drives....

8 replies | 69 view(s)

Today, 03:14 AM

keenerb replied to a thread Tandy CoCo 2 - how to get RF video to composite or HDMI? in Tandy/Radio Shack

Find or borrow a VCR. They usually accept rf input and output composite to a tv.

3 replies | 58 view(s)

Today, 03:02 AM

ChickenMan replied to a thread Tokyo Electric Corp. TEC FB-504 Manual in Vintage Computer Hardware

A few have asked for this manual, so decided to make available at https://archive.org/details/tec_fb-50x_manual

8 replies | 937 view(s)

Today, 02:20 AM

NoPizzaTonite started a thread TallgrassTech/SOTA286i 8088 Accelerator Benchmarks - Plus a Question in PCs and Clones

So I have this Tallgrass Tech accelerator I recently purchased on Ebay. It works fabulously in my IBM 5160. Here are some Checkit benchmarks. ...

1 replies | 35 view(s)

Today, 01:51 AM

ppieczul started a thread Looking for owners of a Kwarc / Quartz / Кварц - Soviet ZX Spectrum clone in Other

The machine looks like that: It has written: Кварц игровой компьютер (Quartz game computer) I am looking for someone who has it and can send...

2 replies | 22 view(s)

Today, 01:42 AM

wa2flq replied to a thread RL02 reading problem ? in DEC

First, the boot routine does a reset then retry on error. My bad, its been 20+ years since I touched a 11/34a. A copy of the boot ROM's and a...

7 replies | 172 view(s)

Today, 12:28 AM

Timo W. replied to a thread Dell PCs Limited: known good hard drive(s) won't initialize in Vintage Computer Hardware

So I figure you use a different controller card (yet the same model) and you are starting with having both drives connected? Why not doing it...

8 replies | 69 view(s)

Today, 12:19 AM

Roland Huisman replied to a thread Refinishing a PDP-8/e panel?? (peeling clearcoat but graphics are intact underneath) in DEC

You can try peeling it off, but my experience is that this might get uglier then is already was... Falling off flakes on one part are not a...

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