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Today, 04:39 AM

Stone replied to a thread Do I really need a CM11 or will a CM5 work for gaming? in Tandy/Radio Shack

I've got a CTX UL710 Flat Square, 17" Made in November, 1997 and an ALTON AL-1910E Model 986, 19" Made in March, 2000. Both are in excellent...

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Yesterday, 05:42 PM

Stone replied to a thread WTB: IBM 5153 Monitor, IBM 5150 peripherals (at VCFMW) in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

Sure... I'll be there. :-)

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Yesterday, 02:55 AM

Stone replied to a thread Do I really need a CM11 or will a CM5 work for gaming? in Tandy/Radio Shack

How about a good CGA monitor? I've got a Princeton HX-12 if that's of interest.

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August 12th, 2018, 05:02 PM

Stone replied to a thread WTB: IBM 5153 Monitor, IBM 5150 peripherals (at VCFMW) in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

They're selling for $100, plus and minus. This one's in great condition, functionally and cosmetically. If you'd like to send a PM with an offer...

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August 12th, 2018, 04:41 PM

Stone replied to a thread 1980s productivity software in PCs and Clones

Thanks, but after reading that info I now realize that the original post probably contained everything I really needed to know -- which was nothing. ...

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August 12th, 2018, 04:37 PM

Stone replied to a thread A Very Very Rare IBM Adapter Card in PCs and Clones

It's not the heads that destroy the disks -- it's the disks that foul the heads. These disks have had the coating deteriorate and it's waiting to...

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August 12th, 2018, 11:16 AM

Stone replied to a thread 1980s productivity software in PCs and Clones

Now there's a fantastically informative post.

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August 12th, 2018, 03:51 AM

Stone replied to a thread Repair IIe broken keyboard plastic attachment points in Early Apple (I, ][, ///, etc.)

If you're thinking glue Bondene might be a good yet simple possibility. It's a solvent cement so the result is like a weld.

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August 12th, 2018, 03:29 AM

Stone replied to a thread WTB: IBM 5153 Monitor, IBM 5150 peripherals (at VCFMW) in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

I've got an IBM PC keyboard in great condition if you're interested.

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August 12th, 2018, 03:23 AM

Stone replied to a thread computer barrel keys in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

I've got a bunch of 5¼" mobile drive racks and one variety requires one of those keys to activate its circuitry. Of course it's quite simple to...

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August 11th, 2018, 05:53 PM

Stone replied to a thread computer barrel keys in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

There's several varieties so if you don't know which one you actually need it'll be like a crapshoot.

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August 11th, 2018, 05:41 PM

Stone replied to a thread 1980s productivity software in PCs and Clones

I didn't mention Corel Draw! :-)

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August 11th, 2018, 05:24 PM

Stone replied to a thread 1980s productivity software in PCs and Clones

What about the DOS version?

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August 11th, 2018, 03:56 PM

Stone replied to a thread Compaq Portable 386 Memory in Vintage Computer Hardware

The bank is not on the module. Each bank consists of two modules.

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August 11th, 2018, 03:51 PM

Stone replied to a thread Compaq Portable 386 Memory in Vintage Computer Hardware

There's that word RARE, again. :-) The seller says they're 256K but they're actually 512K as mentioned by FishFinger above.

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August 11th, 2018, 03:16 PM

Stone replied to a thread WTB: IBM 5151 monitor in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

FWIW, Scranton's over 100 miles from Doylestown.

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August 10th, 2018, 06:36 PM

Stone replied to a thread VGA Cable - 15 Wires - How to Tell in Vintage Computer Hardware

M to M or M to F?

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August 10th, 2018, 03:43 PM

Stone replied to a thread Unknown ISA Card in Later PCs

That is because they can be used with EGA and CGA cards which are 9 pin as well as 15 pin VGA cards for which they use a 9-15 pin adapter.

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August 10th, 2018, 02:22 PM

Stone replied to a thread Alienware Aurora 5500 RARE RETRO GAMING PC XP Pentium D 4GB GAMES in Off Topic Marketplace

I'm always skeptical when I see RARE used to describe items for sale. You do the math. In fact, I usually just skip right past them.

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August 10th, 2018, 08:59 AM

Stone replied to a thread WTB - Intel DX4-100 Socket 3 in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

I have an Am486 DX4-100.

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August 10th, 2018, 07:04 AM

Stone replied to a thread Unknown ISA Card in Later PCs

I have a very similar Oak card. It can do VGA and EGA.

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August 10th, 2018, 02:31 AM

Stone replied to a thread Wanted: ATI Small Wonder or EGA Wonder card in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

I don't have a 5151 so I can't test it to see if it does.

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August 9th, 2018, 05:47 PM

Stone replied to a thread Wanted: ATI Small Wonder or EGA Wonder card in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

How about a Paradise Autoswitch 480?

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August 9th, 2018, 03:54 PM

Stone replied to a thread Troubleshooting Compaq Portable III power supply failure in PCs and Clones

That, in itself, says nothing about the capacitors' integrity, whatsoever. Caps can easily be blown without any obvious signs.

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August 9th, 2018, 02:27 PM

Stone replied to a thread Microsoft Flight Simulator for Tandy 1000, 1200HD and 2000 for sale in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

Your Profile conveniently holds that info so you don't have to mention it every time you post a message. :-)

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August 9th, 2018, 09:28 AM

Stone replied to a thread Connecting Windows 98SE to broadband in Vintage Computer Software

Raxacoricofallapatorius is out of 98SE's acceptable modulation range qualifier so you might be in for a long night.

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August 9th, 2018, 09:19 AM

Stone replied to a thread USB Stick on Win95/DOS ? in Pentium (First generation)

I guess you've never tried the Panasonic driver mentioned earlier in this thread. I use USB sticks with my DOS tweener regularly as do several other...

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August 9th, 2018, 09:14 AM

Stone replied to a thread 486 with bizarre power supply plug!! in Later PCs

How did you determine that the PSU is dead?

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August 9th, 2018, 04:25 AM

Stone replied to a thread What's your vintage computer to do list look like for 2018? in General Vintage Computer Discussions

EGA monitors are hard (read expensive) to come by. I have a CGA and a Multisync (which does CGA, EGA and VGA). FWIW, I'm ten minutes from the...

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