/retro/ - retro, vintage, old computers

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>>56850055
Nice digits.

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>Sparkys perverse shitbox

>>56850072
Those feels tho

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Never really liked SE - Macintosh Plus is where it's at.
Even so, Macintosh XL is by far the most beautiful imo

also they need to bring back document displays

>>56850102
I like the simple design, far nicer than the latter ones.

>>56850092
Is... is that an SSD hooked up to a PCI SATA card? What's that thing running, a 486?

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>>56850102
>Every time you see a single portrait display you think of the Alto

>>56850127
>What's that thing running, a 486?
That's an XT...

...with an SSD connected to a PATA-SATA bridge, on a 8-bit ISA card.

>the SoC on the SSD is hundred times more powerful then the computer itself

>>56850127
>486
8088

>>56850192
>those dark edges
Why though?

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Care to come sit down and play?

>>56850245
Damn nice I would
>dat filename kek

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>>56850397
>I'm too stupid to hide a thread that's obviously relevant to the board but not to my liking
Fuck off!

Thank You!

>>56850408
Oops it seems you're still posting on wrong board!
>>>/vr/

>>56850433
Oops it seems you're still posting on wrong board!
>>>/out/

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Sharing for interests

http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/

>50MHz '030, 33.5MB RAM webserver

>>56850397
> old computers can only be used for retro games.

wow, kys m8

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IBM PC Server 325 pentium pro 180 from 1996, still running 24/7

>>56850533
In a company? What's it doing? Fucking beauty

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>>56850533
What's the power usage like?

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Don't you just love it when old machines still have a daily use?

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Bumpin for interests

>>56850237
On the CRT? Dunno, aesthetic contrast?

>>56850621
Is that the result of Shrek raping an hobbit?

>>56850539

Running some custom made software for wood processing industry warehouse management. I did install win2k3 when upgrading main drive since it was running out of space.

>>56850554

I actually metered the thing since I was also curios and it's very good for a server - 75W@idle with 4xscsi drives, dds, dual nic etc.

It's very slow tho, like half the speed of raspberry pi :-) will post some benchmarks that I did.

>>56850692
>75W@idle
That's amazing actually.

>will post some benchmarks that I did.
Interested!

>>56850245
>bliss.jpg

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>>56850727
>tfw WinXP is already 15 years old

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>>56850705

Chrome was bitch to get running and benchmark crashes before finishing.

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>>56850746

Original 2.1Gb scsi drives.

>>56850746
Oh, I remember those ones.

>>56850751
Other one is 15MB/s

>>56850746
What are the actual specs?

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>>56850753

That's the one.

>>56850761

Tried running speccy but it crashes.

Single pentium pro 180 (mbo is dual capable), 640mb edo ecc ram, adaptec 7880, 3x2.1gb, 1x9gb hdd, dds2 tape. It was pretty much base low end model.

>>56850877
>Tried running speccy but it crashes.
You can try Everest sometimes if you want full hardware profile, AIDA64 probably does not have information for such old hardware.

>>56850877
That's a pretty great machine for it's time, what expansions does it have, ISA with PCI and E-ISA?

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Still works

>>56850914
Is that a caddyload?

>>56850901

Slots are interesting, every slot has two sockets side by side so you can use both PCI and EISA cards.

>>56850918
You mean daddyload

>>56850933
no, motherload

>>56850918

It's single bay 6 slot CD changer.

>>56850929
Awesome

This one >>56850554 was for sale locally for cheap, also a dual CPU Pentium Pro, but only with E-ISA, didn't really spark interest in me, would have loved PCI.

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>vintage Soviet LED

>>56850877
>14 in multi thread
>13 in single thread
Would it possible do 26 with two CPUs?

>>56850982
that doesnt look very safe

>>56850055
A E S T H E T I C

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Only French can understand !

>>56851796
That keyboard.

>>56851222
>In Soviet Russia...
Fuck it, don't be a pussy.

>>56853756
That's cute though

>>56854517

the cat is disappointed that the heat dispensers are offline.

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>>56850914
My nigger
>tfw they're actually pretty useful for stuff like driver installation and "on-line" applications that store all their shit on CDs

>>56850877
>3x2.1GB and a DDS tape
Nah, that's not really bad at all. The single-socket 150MHz boxes with IDE disks were the destitute ones, but even those are worth treasuring, Pros are rare as shit nowadays, especially a server system like that one.

I actually kind of wish I could get my hands on a low-end consumer PPro 150/180 though, I only have 200 MHz examples.

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>retro computer cancer merchants

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>>56855084
at least early Vectras were practically an art form

>>56850245
imagine the temperature

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>>56855155
>imagine

>there are people on this board who can't remember lan parties over at friend's home with >8 tuned PCs and CRTs stuffed in his room in summer

Now I feel old AND sad

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anyone ITT run NT 3.1 on anything?
is there anything it actually can run?
thinking of swapping DOS out for it on my 486-66 since I don't really care much for old games

>>56850245
Nice light mod on that MDD.

>>56850102
Oh shit!

Any good shmups?

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A small sample of my collection, can't dig the rest out right now.

Where do you guys get this shit?

>>56855480
eBay, garage sales, junk sales, etc.

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Found these at work today

>>56855480
>be 14 or 15
>dad sends me a pic of random mainframe peripherals asking if I want some
>"where's the mainframe"
>oh they donated it somewhere
>trying to track it down
>go to local thrift store distribution hub (lel) that has a little electronics store inside and ask them if they ever get anything that big in
>"no but there's a whole pallet of shit back there and you can have whatever you want for $5"
>pick up a mint condition PS/2 model 70 and some other shit I can't remember
>gone there every week since then and usually find something good every other trip

sometimes all you really have to do is ask, as long as you don't look reseller-ish and aren't a dick about it people will probably give you the time of day if they can

>>56855511
vaporwave album cover

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I want one of these, but designed for modern hardware.

>>56855511

Do you have any of the gifs on those CDs?

>>56855211
i run 4 pentium 4 pcs in my room with no AC
i know exactly how it feels to be slowly cooked to death

>>56851796
I used to buy sncf train tickets with that.

>>56856059
kek i have one with a 486 inside and 1 GB HDD shit still werks you can lock the PC with the lock it wont boot to OS, and the turbo for overclock... ahh good old shity times

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>>56854909
Kek

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>>56855155
The only thing actually producing any noticeable heat are the PowerMac and my desktop, all the other computer don't really produce any significant heat, not even the CRTs, maybe the temporary TV on the C64 at most.

>>56855246
Thanks. That was a quick mod out of boredom. Wanted better indicator for seeing it running.

>>56858087
The WHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR should be enough anon. There is no way its quieter th3n my dual 450.

>>56851222
is very safe comrade. special feature.

>>56858137
Yeah, it's truly a jet engine and space heater.

I like to kill the noise with music.

>>56851222
>>56858167

you see comrade, is very safe, you touch once, you won't touch again

>>56856688
>turbo for overclock
underclock*

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>>56858280

>>56858280
>those clothes
>those hairstyles
I don't want to know what kind of parade

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>>56858300

>>56858280
Who's that bald guy on the right? Reminds me of an actor.

>>56858335
maybe it's the guy from star trek

>>56858410
Robert Picardo, yeah.
Also was in Stargate Atlantis.

>>56855511
Play some Priority male!

>>56858335
they're all actors

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Hi.
>>56850102
Had a quadra and a vertikal screen, dumped it... Stupid me.

>>56859501
Noooooooooooooo!

>>56853756
hello SirCmpwn

>>56859627
I also dumped a g3. I never liked those things.

>>56859501
Hei Bifibro, what's new?

>>56859707
I'm okay with that.

>>56859710
Hi bro, nothing new. A bit drunk today and bed is calling.

>>56859731
Kek, rest well.

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>>56859752
Thanks m8. I need some sleep, wife wants me to clean up the garage tomorrow. Good thing is, i sure will find some thread related.

>>56859855
Awesome! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

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>>56853393

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Only a regular SE? Come on, upgrade your motherboard already!

>>56860325
Weird refresh lines

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How long before Optiplex's are Vintage?
They are literally cheaper than a Calculator...

>>56860772
Topkek

>>56860772
Why you ask?

>>56850092
Why aren't any of the IC sockets near the memory banks populated?

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I have mastered the art of the comfy device.

>>56861583
Slots for ROM chips. IBM PC BASIC usually, mostly not populated by default.

>>56862447
Teach me master?

>>56851222
looks like a fruitsnack

>>56862470
topkek

>>56855511
>GIFs of Alternative LIfestyles
oh fuck that's aesthetic

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>>56862467
take the humble OLPC XO-1.5 - actually a pretty comfy useful device still

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More comfy devices of mine, the Lifebook featured front right is actually extremely bitchin.

My hard limit is $18, all these comfy devices for a Benjamin.

>>56860226
just beware that thing's a shit

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>>56853756
muh nigga

>>56850514
Major feels. I need to setup my SGI again, but I worry about how much longer that old spinny drive will last, and I don't think I have a full set of media for it anymore.

There are places that sell SCSI<->SD adapters. I just need to bite the bullet, buy one, and dd my drive over.

Anyone here have experience with them?

>>56862524
except for the keyboard

>>56862854
>but I worry about how much longer that old spinny drive will last
>buy SCSI2SD
>copy old drive to SD drive
>run off flash for much faster feelz
I bought two, they work great.

>>56862875
This, it's true, when screwing with that machine for extended periods I always use an external USB board.

It's not fast but it will run Dwarf Fortress in Wine at a somewhat elderly speed but it's still playable and that's all I ask.

>>56854740
>you will never have a desktop computer that is its own desk

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>>56862936
This isn't a new thing anon.

In the 1950's hams were dreaming of this:

>>56862887
Which one did you get? Did you have to make a new-fake geometry in the OS to make it happy?

>>56862986
I didn't know there were new ones, I have the original.

No I didn't need to do anything at all, seems to work perfectly.

I am going to get a few more, they are great and cheap. A good used old SCSI drive can be almost as much.

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>using a computer will never be like captaining a spaceship
>browsing the internet doesn't require a highly trained and specialized crew

>>56860325
>only 8MB RAM
step it up anon

>>56860226
I bought one of these for laughs.
>>56862771
What's wrong with it?

>>56855256
Marathon 1-3 are nice on the vertical screen actually.

Comfy fucking game too, from Bungee before they were bought and turned out by MS.

>>56863040
>What's wrong with it?
It requires Windows-only drivers anon, IIRC.

>>56863063
Essentially this is true but all those knobs and dials are software-controlled.

>>56862903
>Dwarf Fortress
>Wine
Are you high?

>>56863079
It works just fine anon.

Why wouldn't it?

I did it because reasons.

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>>56863079
>Are you high?
and yes, I am

>>56863128
Sure it works...
You do know that there is a linux binary, right?
>>56863150
That's what I thought.

>>56863228
>You do know that there is a linux binary, right?
Yes but because of certain reasons I run it in WINE.

It's not like there is an appreciable overhead.

>>56863246
Oh, running therapist or one of the other latch ons, I guess that makes sense.

>>56863290
Bingo.

Any of you anons have a 12" G4 Powerbook? That's next on my wish list, no Intel botnet, onboard gig-e, etc.

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>>56862965
>dreaming
Come on, it only took a mortgage... or two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WaYYNUCWMY

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>>56864096
REICHNET?

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Picked up one of these today. It has a 80x14 line monochrome lcd and 3.5" floppy drive. Document writing and spreadsheet software in rom. Might be able to load programs from disk? I want to determine the cpu. Most likely candidate is a motorola sc38lg018pi01 which I've been unable to find online. Only clue so far is that in some of freescale's numbering schemes, an SC prefix means custom chip (yay...).

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>>56862543
Do you use the 200LX for anything?
Now that I've figured out how to work the appointment book on this thing I'm developing a real fetish for HP palmtops, shooting for a 200LX or 300LX next.

>>56864857
I use it to store all my passwords, also I have a terminal program and a c compiler on there.

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>>56864857
I'd get an Omnibook, it's pretty rad. Basically a scaled-up 200LX.

>>56862524
you play DF on this thing?

like what, 1x1 maps with twenty dwarves?

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>>56864873
Are you me? I was thinking of doing pretty much the same stuff. Don't have the serial cable though, unfortunately, these things sound like they'd make really nice handheld terminals for router/server administration or whatever else.

>>56864882
I managed to get my hands on one of those, really hard to find something to laplink with it for some reason, only ever managed to get it working with a shitty 486 Thinkpad.

I bought an original 340 MB Microdrive for shits and giggles a while back, I think these things need a BIOS upgrade to work with CF adapters though.

>>56863353
There is one for $80+shipping on ebay with the 1.5. Good luck finding a cheaper one. I got a last gen iBook for $30 instead.

>>56861324
Is that Adam Ant?

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>>56863353
I have an 12" iBook G4.
Didn't plan on getting one but got one for real cheap, so I though might as well put MorphOS on it for fun.

>>56862887
Pics?

>>56867486
Gonna post a better and newer pic of that laptop.

>>56867467
How is morph os on the g4 iboks? Is it even somewhat useful?

>>56867783
When?

>>56867799
The iBook is fully supported if you ask that. From WiFi to graphics drivers.
Else it's like MorphOS usually is.

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>>56867486
>>56867802
Now.

>>56867967
Also fuck running Calmira on 1MB RAM, took 5 minutes to load.

>>56867967
That scanline tho

>>56867967
Real hot, specs?

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>>56850055
Today is let's try to figure out what's wrong with the 5151 day. It's my main barrier to getting a working PC setup.

It keeps instantly blowing fuses. Thankfully it's a simple monitor and there's not too much to go wrong.

I bought the SAMs for it, if anyone is interested I'll post it somewhere for download.

>>56868404
>what's wrong with the 5151
Got it! The monitor seems to have fallen out the case.

>>56868479

Good job anon, you've solved it!

>>56868404
Any ideas what might be wrong?

>>56868284
286
1MB RAM
20MB HDD
1.44MB FDD (I think this is aftermarket)
640x400 Monochrome Plasma display
Mechanical keyboard with Alps switches

>>56868595
Fuck, what a beast for what it's worth.

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>>56868562

Almost sure it's pretty early into the power supply section, thought it could be further down the line I doubt it.

(Image because it's easier)
Red is where the issue almost for sure is, green is how far I've bothered to test (not much), blue are the parts I've got to test because I suspect them.

>>56868655
Good luck! It's not that bad, yeah.

>>56868655
why can't people draw oscillograms more often in their schematics?

>>56850398

Awesome, how are you connecting to that telelink these days? Via Ethernet adapter?

>>56868878
>filename
obviously not anons picture

>>56850477

Sexy! Runs nice and fast too.

Is it easy to hack or has decent security?

>>56850567

That doesn't look very comfortable to sit on

>>56850675

Shut up, he's beautiful.

>>56850621

>>56868892
What's there to hack anyways? Only thttpd I guess?

>>56868921
But Shrek and hobbits are beautiful too, I didn't mean to insult anyone.

>>56864981
What's that coat hanger thing on the right?

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>>56850055

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I have this thing lying around

Hello friends,
I got a PDA(personal data assistant) that I haven't been using for almost a decade.
No one seems to want to buy it even for $50.
Therefore I don't know what to do with it.
It works fine/ has no issue.
Can I donate it or do I just dump it into an electronics recycling bin somewhere?

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the future is now

>>56869926
Id offer to take it for the price of shipping, but some shit happened this month that ate into my random computer shit buying money.

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>>56870332

>>56867467

My school gave us these in high school and before that the clamshell ones (g3?) I remember playing marble blast gold and pokemon/fire emblem roms all day on it in class.

I wish mine didn't kick the bucket a few years back; I really miss it.

>>56870553
They are ~$40 on ebay. I want a clamshell but not for the +$100 they go for.

Also Marble Blast Gold works on El Cap, its a good timewaster.

>>56859234
what is this?

one of the coolest things i've ever seen.

>>56869824
Dammmmmmm

>>56855000
>>56850533
>>56859234
>>56869824
>tfw you will never have a brand new high end IBM desktop

>>56870821
What face?

>>56870994
face?

>>56871109
>tfw

>>56870314
Gotta love BIOS extensions.

>>56871120
face?

>>56871163
tfw literary means "the face when"

>>56871194
face/feel
but no reaction pic

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>>56871213
>my feel when this normie can't even meme right

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>>56870821
anyways, how useful/useless is a later intellistation in the modern world? Can it handle Xubuntu alright?

>>56871341
Yes, but why would you?

>>56871347
Why wouldn't I?

>>56871358
Unless you get a POWER one, they aren't really that special.

>>56871406
But they look cool
and Steve Jobs hated IBM
and I've never owned a Xeon before
but a POWER processor would be GOAT

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>>56869218
Of the laptop? The retractable mouse.

>>56871341
It depends on what model, and what's "useful" to you? I can get most of my personal work done on one of them with XP, any *nix would work just fine but that's kind of boring.

>>56871406
It's not like the last of the POWER models were all that "special" either, they just look nice. Otherwise they were practically Power Macs with different firmware that could boot AIX (which is a little neglected on the desktop), when you really got down to it.

>>56871498
>Of the laptop? The retractable mouse.
What. the. fuck.

How does it work!?

>>56850102
>also they need to bring back document displays
Jesus, I'd love a document display laptop for work

>>56871498
Really all it would be nice for is a tower for shitposting, light graphic design, and maybe retro gaming. It would also cover the AESTHETICS and go nicely with my thinkpad

>>56871584
Nothing what a hacksaw and hot glue can't fix.

>>56871525
It docks in the side and is released with the button on the upper left of that picture, it takes some getting used to.

This shitty video I found is the only one that seems to show it to some detail:

https://youtu.be/DEGwhmbp2iA?t=942

>>56871611
Could pull that off pretty easily with one, just don't pay out the ass. You should be able to get one for under $40 nowadays.

>>56871584
just flip your monitor and change the view

>>56851796
Used one in 1999 in a post office lost in the middle of French countryside, Charente Maritime. I am not french.

>>56871663
So the mouse sensor is inside the laptop?

>>56871698
You could say that, it uses the stick it's attached to to gauge the position of the mouse.

>>56871718
That's fucking cool man.

>>56871498
>>56871663
>>56871718
Wow

>>56855211
I know that feel.
Don't give in though.
What they are, you were, what you are, they will be.

>>56853756
That is cool.

>>56868905
Welcome to the Mac experience

>>56855304
Is the one in the middle a "butterfly" keyboard one?

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>>56850567
>6-slot Mac IIs
I would fucking kill for those desu
legitimately triggered

>>56872075
DEVELOPERS

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>>56867467
The iBook G4 is a nice bit of kit too. Comfy sized.

>>56867479
here ya go

>>56871876
no

>>56872304
>here ya go
Fuck.

Of your setup I mean...

>>56871876
Never mind, I'm an idiot lol

>>56872323
I'm preparing for a move so my vintage computers are all in a pile right now sadly.

When I get my new nerd room set up I will feature it. It's gonna be comfy.

>>56872075
I had a whole lab of Quadra 700s and nice Apple monitors, and gave them away before my cross-country move. Dumb.

However my wife's work's IT guy just found a closet of vintage Macs that he wants to get rid of, $25 for the whole pile. My wife doesn't know what models they are exactly but they are all pre-2000 era, she is sure of it.

I'm fucking excited.

>>56862854
>but I worry about how much longer that old spinny drive will last
wouldn't bother losing sleep over it, if it still works and you're storing it properly there's no reason for it to fail out of the blue, shitty drives fail fast

at least from my experience, 90% of the systems I buy work just fine with their all original hardware

>>56872453
Even if this is true a SCSI2SD will make those machines a LOT less noisy, a lot faster, and it will also ease the burden on an elderly PSU by quite a bit.

>>56872449
Your wife's boyfriend won't even give you shit for free?
Cucked hard.

>>56872449
that's pretty sweet, blog about it when you get them
let's hope you get some snow white gear or nice office shitboxes

>>56872470
>a lot faster
the SCSI2SD is sadly limited to 2.5 MB/s only, but it will boost speed with it's instant response time

>>56872475
ya ya it's state property so it can't just be disposed of for free
>>56872481
I will make a post once I get them working. It'd be fun to play some BOLO over the Internet sometime, there must be an Appletalk over IP proxy or something.

>>56872497
Ya, it's not perfect but it's nice. iTead is working on another revision, let's hope they increase the speed.

>>56866074
I noticed Debbie Harry first...

>>56850245
>nerdgasm

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I planned on getting a SCSI2SD for my Q650 too, but probably gonna just get a adapter for 50-to-80 pin SCSI and a bigger and faster SCSI hard drive.

>>56872612
how much ram u got

>>56872623
128MB

>>56872470
>will make those machines a LOT less noisy
honestly from my experience, not really, most SGI boxes are wind tunnels with or without drives
besides, noise is a big part of old hardware anyway, and if seeking really kills you, you can always wear headphones

as far as speed goes, maybe, but I've never found my systems really all that unresponsive as they were and really if I cared that much about it I wouldn't be using a decades-old SGI system in the first place

>and it will also ease the burden on an elderly PSU by quite a bit.
even big 10Ks eat maybe 10 watts maximum, newer ones with better power management technologies even less, those SGI systems are built to take way more punishment than that

>>56872637
>besides, noise is a big part of old hardware anyway
Most of my shit has passive cooling, eh

>>56872612
Nice, pics?

>>56872656
It's the one here.
Right desk, middle.

>>56850245

>>56872648
it's all subjective, not really trying to discourage it entirely, just doesn't really feel like something I would worry about too much

just was never a fan of going solid state on old hardware, it's just... boring, to be honest, and feels kind of hackish, mixing old and new was never my thing

>>56872627
>>56872666
nice nerd room

lots of RAM is nice, running OS 7 or 8?

>>56872637
>>56872648
I'm just paranoid, the easier I can make it on a PSU the better.

>>56872707
>it's just... boring, to be honest, and feels kind of hackish, mixing old and new was never my thing
that's just like your opinion man

>>56872707
Something like a CF card on a native ATA bus is okay if you ask me.

Else I agree with you. The sound of a spinning and clicking drive is the best part of turning on my old XT.

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Heres a ThinkPad 240X
I have the same one with the proprietary floppy drive

>>56872763
Only OS 8.1 right now. Might do multi boot stuff when I get a bigger drive.

>>56872763
>I'm just paranoid, the easier I can make it on a PSU the better.
Even better is just to upgrade the PSU with newer components or replace the insides entirely, it's the best you can do to make those old boxes last and run better.

>>56872805
Too small, I'd sneeze and lose it!

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>>56872805
and heres an actual pic of mine next to my X200s

>>56872846
Nice ThinkPad family you got there m8

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>>56872842
still bigger than my Toshiba AC100

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>>56872857
>vector babes

>>56872763
>the easier I can make it on a PSU the better.
yeah I get you, my Octane fried 3 days after I got it, sucked ass (but it had no drives)

but I've had my share of paranoia with this as well on other systems and drives don't seem like all that much of an issue with that from what I've researched, seems especially on SGIs I would worry more about your expansion cards and other options like that, though most of them are pretty adequately equipped for it

you can also always go with external disk cages too, those things were usually run with them anyway

>that's just like your opinion man
well, it's /g/ after all

>>56872787
CF's pretty alright, and you can use Microdrives if you're super autistic (which actually seems like a good idea to me since you don't have to worry as much about things like memory loss if you want to put it into long-term storage for example)

>>56872805
wanted one of those to go with my 600E forever

>>56872813
>Only OS 8.1 right now. Might do multi boot stuff when I get a bigger drive.
8.1 is fine for such a box if you ask me. I'm a bit of a 7 fan though, you can make most OS 8 software run with a couple extensions (the names of which which escape my mind at this time).

>Even better is just to upgrade the PSU with newer components or replace the insides entirely, it's the best you can do to make those old boxes last and run better.
Yeah it's a fun tinkering-oriented hobby. Really activates my autism in a good way.

>>56872868
If you're ever in Portland, drop by the Vintage Tek museum on Beaverton-Hillsadal highway. Really nice shop with some really good people who know their shit.

They're restoring an electron microscope and will eventually allow the public to use it, but the exhibits are mainly Tek-related of course. Couple HP items in there as well.

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>>56872853
thanks. guns arent mine btw

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Here's my lil buddy, not a computer but it can be useful in the vintage computer hobby.

>>56867967
care to share the wallpaper?

>>56872909
Nice, the guns make it look like turbo autism
No hate

>>56872918
Second this

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>>56872918
Not him, but Google reverse image search is magic.

>>56872916
Holy shit, nice!

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Legends never die.

>>56872964
The 214's a pretty nice little scope, ANALOG storage tube tech, but it's a bear to find parts and the Ni-Cad pack is part of the power supply (think large cap) circuitry!

Still runs fine on AC but the battery's shot and nearly impossible to replace. The fine retired gents at Vintage Tek want it badly though. Mine's in great shape, most of these portable units were severely abused during the kind of field service environments they had to withstand. They're willing to trade me straight-up for an aligned and massively upgraded scope of my choice (excepting some of their super rare units) so soon it'll be bye bye for this little friend. I'll miss it but if I want another battery-portable scope I'll get a Rigol or some other Chinese thing that's faster.

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>>56872995
Commodore seems pretty dead to me.

Awesome dude, pick something and be happy for your little guy.

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>>56850245
muh dick

>>56873003
http://www.geek.com/tech/a-commodore-64-has-helped-run-an-auto-shop-for-25-years-1672510/

>>56873088
Holy shit, that thing has seen a lot

>>56873057
Muh thanks

Did you spot your wallpaper?

>>56873147
>Did you spot your wallpaper?
You mean the roman/egyptain furry one? Yep.

also, I didn't realize you're the same person with the amiga. cool

I don't have many pictures of my Amiga 1200 tho. I may upload one later.

>>56862524

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLPC-Special-Edition-XO-1-Laptop-/272390059953?hash=item3f6bb677b1:g:ZCMAAOSwOdpX1Zak

Ending in 21 hours. It's not bad for 20 bucks I guess.

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>>56873252
Yeah, I remember your Amiga 1200 and youre Apple II experiments.

>>56873328
Holy shit, I'd so get it if the shipping wasn't twice the price of the item.

>>56873328
>I was one of the VMware industry liaisons to the OLPC organization while I was a student at MIT. We worked to virtualize the operating system to improve development efforts.
That machine has a nice history!

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>>56873349
Yeah I mostly messed around with serial terminal stuff and displaying HGR images. Haven't had much time to do anything related to my hobby since I'm back in college.

>>56862524
Tried that OS out of curiosity
Is one of the biggest pieces of crap
Everything thing was broken, the UI was shit, had to use commands to do most shit
>linux brokes yada yada
No. You don't understand the level of shittery until you try it

>>56862833
I can't tell if you are the biggest hipster on the board or stallman gandpa

>>56873647
I'll try it in a VM latter! Might be fun.

>>56873675
>stallman grandpa
>OS X
does not compute

>>56863063
What the fuck did they think the wheel was going to be used for?

>>56873697
It's a fake picture

>>56873697
that's a fake image

it's a heavily photoshopped picture of a submarine control panel in a museum

the tv set and dec teletype were shopped in

>>56850055
What's that laptop?

>>56873697
>what is a boot-up operation

>>56873774
GRiD

>>56868404
It doesn't work for people who smoke commie cigarettes

Cheapest laptop like a libretto? I want an old laptop to play with sub 50$. No thrift stores near me and its not summer anymore for garage sales :<

>>56874068
CL or eBay? Set a price limit.

Not even really a retro thread thing, you can get a Pentium 4 or even a C2D with a bust battery for that price.

>>56874083
Any recommendations for keywords?

>>56874108
Set price limit to 50 bucks and search for shit and crap...
...maybe a good keyword would be LAPTOP?

>>56869863
what cpu?

>>56873647
>Is one of the biggest pieces of crap
>Everything thing was broken, the UI was shit, had to use commands to do most shit
Yeah the UI / OS is pretty half-assed. You can run pretty much anything you like though, as long as you're comfortable using the command line a bit.

At least it's lighter weight than Gnome topkek.

>>56874068
Don't just get any old laptop.

Figure out something you want, pick an era, etc. You might want to see if the unit you like has new batteries available, many popular ancient computers still have new batteries available.

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>>56873675
>I can't tell if you are the biggest hipster on the board or stallman gandpa
I'm a fucking mystery.

>>56864981
>Are you me?
No but we've been in these kinds of threads together before I think.

>I managed to get my hands on one of those, really hard to find something to laplink with it for some reason, only ever managed to get it working with a shitty 486 Thinkpad.
I think you're OK on 128MB cards and smaller if they conform to the earlier CF standard actually. I use a CF adapter in my 200LX without any special drivers, even have virtual memory going on it. Yeah I know I could fuck the card in like 3000 years etc.

Comfy stuff.

That was a comfy thread guys, thanks.

My kingdom for a PCI/PCIe floppy controller.

>>56875224
Interesting. I havent yet got my ThinkPad 240X to boot from a CF card.

>>56875555
Depends on your kingdom, or I'll just take your quads.

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>>56875555
What do you need it for?
There are PCI floppy controllers and also PCI-E controllers or just get pic related and an old ISA floppy controller.

>>56875555
USB floppy?

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New desk so i can now use my old one for my PPC shit.

>>56875617
>What do you need it for?

Reasons.

>There are PCI floppy controllers and also PCI-E controllers

I've never seen any PCIe controller ever and only a couple of PCI ones like a Tyan server part and the Catweasel, which aren't available anywhere.

>dangling ISA card

That seems precarious.

>>56875674

No 5 1/4" ones.

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>>56875768
Oh, then just get a KryoFlux