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I used to have a hardware giveaway thread over at Vogons. I mostly live over here now so I have a few pieces to get rid of. Found this Pentium...

Just wondering... It's like whenever I login to this site, a dialogue box shows over the place where you type your username and password that says...

Looks like this might be a lingering symptom from the trouble we went through in February. Some old theads with links to even older threads don't go...

Please add a feature to the forum so users can archive all their personal information (including posts, blogs, etc.) and then permanently delete...

Hey guys, I feel like I don't hear enough about how other retro-programmers work, I was wondering what you guys were all using for your...

I just noticed my fans going crazy while reading the forum, and then Symantec popped up this warning: I'm not sure how it got here, but just a...

Is nothing sacred??? http://abc7.com/business/starbucks-other-companies-ordered-to-warn-customers-of-cancer-in-coffee/3279654/ Next they are...

Howdy all, I thought it was high time we had a pics and videos sharing topic here .... so without further ado, Show us your Tandy Computers (CoCo's &...

To quote Maddox before he went insane: This drives me about as insane as people abusing the word "retro". Retro PC. Retrogaming....

I've got a peripheral that I'm feeding commands to through a common interface. It can take 10 or 15 commands to accomplish a single function. ...

I like roast beef. I really like roast beef. Every time I've gotten a roast beef sandwich from Arby's in the last twenty-five years, it's been...

There is a lot of rumour around bugs in recent Intel CPU's. I know about the protected mode bug in the 286 and the well known Pentium FDIV...

I make a lot of grilled sammichs, I’ve always used two pans (one for bottom, one for top, to simulate a grill) Not only did this use up 2 pans,...

I've been reading about the fundamentals of computer architecture, but I think I could get a better grasp of the basics if I could could have an...

Last day is Sunday http://weirdstuff.com/

A friend of mine has bought a diner and the city want her to replace the outlets in the kitchen with ones that incorporate a GFCI. The inspector said...

I would like to build a solid Win 98 PC that can use USB drives, and connect to the internet. I have a working Althon XP 2000+, 1GB compatible ram...

What OS would you consider best option for Pentium 60 MHZ DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.11 DOS 7.1 Only Not sure of total RAM in machine but will max...

My last one was at 9PM on Thursday. I used Alan Carr's book (The easy way to stop smoking) and, so far, it's going well. It can get a bit tricky when...

Is it possible or advisable to modify a Dallas Clock Chip with a coin cell battery holder while the chip is still in the motherboard? Or too...

Ok, finally I took IBM PGC graphics card...very hard to find anyway. Its looks like new, totally shiny, but...without any image. I need the main...

What was your favourite shareware titles you had fond memories of back in the day? Utilities, games or whatever.

Hi everybody, I recently discovered problems with unreadable cartridges, slow data transfer most likely due to many read retries and cartridges...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/253499013353 The winning bid was $1100. It looks very clean but I'm still surprised it went that high.

Hi all, VERY long time since I've posted here. I see a lot of both old and new names on the VCF! This isnt about programming FOR a vintage computer,...

This has been discussed years ago on this forum with no apparent resolution so I thought it worth a revisit. I have a Celeron II machine I use for...

Hello all. I recently purchased a model 4. When I turn it on the screen shows the raster and the drives spin (no red light) for a few seconds. I...

Hi All, Since unloading my storage a few years ago (2014) that had all my Commodore, Amiga and older Mac stuff in it I have run into a bit of a...

Evening Guys, Another Sunday another, another attempt to fix another vintage system as I carry on working through the non runners in my...