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April 20th, 2018, 04:03 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Any Win98lite users here? in Vintage Computer Software

There's LiteStep. It seemed ok, but the version I tried was a beta. it was like FVWM IIRC. I tried the 98Lite and it was ok too, but the removal of...

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April 19th, 2018, 04:41 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Stock anti-vibration mounts for Model 90 hard drive - what bumper material? in Vintage Computer Hardware

That's certainly an odd size:-) I'm not familiar with the model 90, so I'm not entirely sure what your talking about. Does the material really...

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April 19th, 2018, 04:34 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Need to Build a legacy PC to write 5.25" images. in General Vintage Computer Discussions

I dont know about USB cards, but the PCI 3com 3c905 NIC is reliable, cheap, and has good driver support.

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April 17th, 2018, 05:30 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread DEC Prioris XL 6200 - boot from PCI IDE? in Vintage Computer Hardware

I'm not that familiar with the 6200. I have a 7100 Pentium Pro system and an HX 5120 Pentium system. Does the 6200 have ISA or EISA slots along with...

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April 16th, 2018, 01:11 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Upgrading Olivetti P100-s m4 in Vintage Computer Hardware

Socket 5 and socket 7 are pin compatible, but socket 7 has an additional pin. this Intel page in the wikipedia article Caluser2000 linked to...

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April 16th, 2018, 04:23 AM

mR_Slug replied to a thread clearly this is a hoax in PCs and Clones

First board as far as I can see is made by CSS Laboratories (see near ISA slots), with chip date codes of '85. I think it's very unlikely to be based...

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April 15th, 2018, 04:46 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Upgrading Olivetti P100-s m4 in Vintage Computer Hardware

Here is a list of CPUs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Pentium_microprocessors#%22P54CS%22_%280.35_%C2%B5m%29 The P54CS 200MHz for...

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April 14th, 2018, 03:27 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Arby's in Rants

I had heard somewhere that westerners smell of milk, because they don't have much milk out there. I just assumed it was an urban myth.

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April 14th, 2018, 03:23 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread The perennial problem of 360k drives on Windows XP in Vintage Computer Hardware

So the 720K disks are not really a problem? It's been so long since I looked up the details, but IIRC the 720K in 1.44MB drive doesn't have any R/W...

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April 14th, 2018, 01:48 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread The perennial problem of 360k drives on Windows XP in Vintage Computer Hardware

Are 720K disks not supported? I'm sure I've read them via WinImage, not sure about going to A:.

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April 13th, 2018, 03:52 PM

mR_Slug started a thread XT-to-PII Packard Bell motherboard info in Later PCs

While hunting around for some info on my Intel 401 motherboard I found some useful info on Packard Bell systems/motherboards. Many of the diagrams...

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April 13th, 2018, 03:43 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Unexpected hazards of vintage computing. in Rants

Good to hear they've patched you up. How long does it take to heal?

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April 13th, 2018, 03:40 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread sorting out a monitor with no image in CP/M and MP/M

I think it's a UHF connector. Should by same size as N connector that's about 3/4 if memory serves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF_connector

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April 13th, 2018, 03:20 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread AMDEK MAI CGA Card in PCs and Clones

I haven't had time to read the articles you linked to. Is this compatible with the Plantonics color+?

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April 13th, 2018, 03:12 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Truevision VIDEOVGA what is it and how to get it working in PCs and Clones

Your link expires in 4 weeks so I've added it here: http://108.59.254.117/~mR_Slug/deviceInfo/TrueVision/VIDEOVGA/ also included a .zip version.

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April 13th, 2018, 01:25 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Need to Build a legacy PC to write 5.25" images. in General Vintage Computer Discussions

The 440BX only supports 1 floppy? That's news to me. I'm pretty sure I've had motherboards with this chipset that support 2 FDDs. It's been a while...

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April 12th, 2018, 07:16 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Need to Build a legacy PC to write 5.25" images. in General Vintage Computer Discussions

I'd stick with the 440BX or 440GX chipsets (max 100MHz FSB). Never seen a board with either of these chipsets without an ISA slot....

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April 12th, 2018, 07:01 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread I bought thermal paste from Israel in General Off Topic

I'm not really into window cases. Most of the cases I've bought are cheap. My Supermicro SC734 cost me £80 but came with the motherboard and some...

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April 12th, 2018, 06:27 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread How do you setup and have room for all your Classic Computers? in General Vintage Computer Discussions

I used to have 8 PC's connected via a switch box. It was a DB25 manual box, with custom wired cables. I made the VGA cables out of FTP/STP. Worked...

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April 11th, 2018, 05:08 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Upgrading Olivetti P100-s m4 in Vintage Computer Hardware

You've got the 430FX Triton I chip set. 133MHz is typically the max. Sometimes there are jumper setting for up to 166MHz. I don't recall of any that...

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April 11th, 2018, 04:57 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Pentium II Xeon for gaming? in Other

If you plan to build a PII Xeon system, make sure you get the CPU retention mechanism for the M/B. They seem to be very difficult to find.

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April 11th, 2018, 04:53 PM

mR_Slug replied to a thread Truevision VIDEOVGA what is it and how to get it working in PCs and Clones

You may have some luck looking at the truevision site archived at archive.org. I think I've been there, not sure if the drivers were archived.

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