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Today, 04:24 PM

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

I ordered some today. Once I have them in hand I can let you know. Should be here next week sometime.

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Today, 01:08 PM

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

Chuck I think you need to read it as Natural Latex Free AND Sulfur Free. Not that it is natural latex which is sulfur free. I am guessing here. On...

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Today, 11:57 AM

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

Thanks for the pictures I assume you are using the smaller bands for the DC100 and the bigger bands for the DC300 (and probably the DC600s?)

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Today, 11:55 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Battery problem w/ Dallas DS1287 in Later PCs

Well I got the prototype DS1225Y from GW yesterday and installed it in my motherboard. It looks great (love the LED). I still need to read/write the...

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Today, 11:46 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Help identifying unknow 386 and 486 EISA Motherboards in Later PCs

So Vogons was wrong. The 486 board is not a Tekram board. It is an ECS board. Unfortunately, it is requesting a cfg file (!ECS1020.CFG) that I can...

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Today, 10:07 AM

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

What "folding size" band do you use? Thanks.

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Today, 08:28 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Dummy Load in PCs and Clones

Well I was thinking more of taking the load off all at once (i.e. if a fuse blows and load is cut off). In my very scient... errr experiment with an...

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Yesterday, 01:47 PM

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

AJ, Thanks for the info and the informative site. Hopefully, we can find a source that will sell just the right size bands (instead of an...

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January 23rd, 2021, 07:35 PM

Shadow Lord started a thread Dummy Load in PCs and Clones

A quick question: once you start a PSU using a dummy load will the PSU stay on if you disconnect the dummy load? I am wondering if there would be any...

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January 23rd, 2021, 06:49 PM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Share your driver download links in Vintage Computer Link Exchange

Thanks.

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January 23rd, 2021, 06:46 PM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Share your driver download links in Vintage Computer Link Exchange

That site gets blocked from my work. So I am guessing there is something questionable about it.

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January 22nd, 2021, 09:57 PM

ButINeededThatName started a thread IBM PS/2 77i Error 606 in Later PCs

As per the title, I have an IBM PS/2 77i system that's giving me error 606 "Drive changeline function failure; Line Stuck High". Aside from a short...

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January 20th, 2021, 11:14 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Compa Portable 486c - can not adjust screen brightness in Later PCs

Al, Sorry to hear it. Hopefully, they can recover it soon.

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January 20th, 2021, 09:41 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Compa Portable 486c - can not adjust screen brightness in Later PCs

Al, Were you able to find any parts for the front panel? Failing that any particular failure points in the circuit I should look at? Remeber you...

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January 20th, 2021, 12:36 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Compa Portable 486c - can not adjust screen brightness in Later PCs

So further testing has determined the pot to be good. I desoldered the pot from the board and on its own it provided a smooth resistance from 0 to...

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January 20th, 2021, 12:34 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread 5v AUX PSU 486 in Later PCs

I recently ran into the same issue with my AMI Enterprise III motherboard. The third PSU connector is 3 5V and 3 ground pins. Apparently it was a...

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January 18th, 2021, 12:09 AM

Shadow Lord started a thread Looking for COMPAQ System Manager Facility in Vintage Computer Software

Hello All, I am looking for a very old Compaq software (Circa 1992-1994) called COMPAQ System Manager Facility Version. It ran under Win 3.x and...

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January 17th, 2021, 11:39 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Interest check Windows NT 3.1 July 93 Beta CD in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

Chuck, I wasn't referring to you. OP has a habit of posting "interest check" for sale items.

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January 17th, 2021, 01:14 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Interest check Windows NT 3.1 July 93 Beta CD in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

I have no idea if anyone wants to purchase BETA or RC CDs Chuck. However, I have always found it generates more interest if the seller actually...

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January 16th, 2021, 08:26 PM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Interest check Windows NT 3.1 July 93 Beta CD in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

Interest depends on price. How much?

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January 14th, 2021, 11:52 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread EBay $$$ in Humor

Is there a float? I don't know the rules for remitting taxes. If its a monthly thing though it would be significant.

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January 14th, 2021, 10:02 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread EBay $$$ in Humor

They have been doing this for about year in the USA. Although tax is charged on top of the final price. So the seller gets price + s&H and eBay then...

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January 13th, 2021, 09:10 PM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread EBay $$$ in Humor

What changes are these?

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January 13th, 2021, 08:33 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Share your driver download links in Vintage Computer Link Exchange

Wow. That is pretty awesome. I have only started doing this in last four or five years. You always hear once its on the internet it is forever......

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January 13th, 2021, 02:46 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Compa Portable 486c - can not adjust screen brightness in Later PCs

So I have managed to get most of the upgrades/fixes done on this system: 1. RAM upgraded to 32MB (system won't take any more then this -...

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January 13th, 2021, 02:38 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Need help replacing HDD on a Compaq Portable 486c in Later PCs

O.K. I was able to get a DOM installed and working on my Compaq Portable 486c: Because of my rebuild of the Systempro XL I have most versions of...

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January 13th, 2021, 02:27 AM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Weird EISA issues setting HDD Type in Later PCs

I had read that article but didn't see the part where he couldn't save the custom geometry either. His issue seems to be with the actual ECU program...

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January 12th, 2021, 09:58 PM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Weird EISA issues setting HDD Type in Later PCs

So I swapped out the DS1397 for a working DS1497 and same error if I configure the HDD.

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January 12th, 2021, 06:10 PM

ButINeededThatName started a thread WTB - IBM 2123 (PS/1 Pro) Faceplate or Barebones Case in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

So long story short, I finally managed to get my hands on an IBM PS/1 Pro, only for UPS to shatter the faceplate into around a-hundred or so pieces,...

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January 12th, 2021, 04:48 PM

Shadow Lord replied to a thread Weird EISA issues setting HDD Type in Later PCs

Yes. Everything else works fine. Even putting in a "known" HDD type doesn't cause the issue. It only occurs with auto detected HDD or manual...

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