TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Trekkie4]

North bridge i875p. Cooler Zalman CNPS7700-Cu. 2001 works fine. CMOS battery changed)

Ah, OK then. But I STILL say it looks like Pentium 3

On a side note, I've been repairing Panasonic VCR for a friend yesterday & today. Seriously, what a PITA that was! For those of you who know what I'm talking about, this is (in)famous G-Deck, featuring only one motor (capstan, obviously) and approx. 20 tiny, plastic gears to distribute, lock in place & drive the tape mechanism. Some ppl say it's one of the best VHS decks ever built, but after messing around with one of those, I say that's a total bulls*** Sadly, didn't take any pics I'm afraid ... I was way too annoyed to remember taking pics anyway lol, but feel free to Google for G-Deck design, there's tons of those around the web

Speaking of VCRs, got one more JVC (model number HR-D210EE) coming up shortly & also JVC loading motor being delivered tomorrow. So I'll make sure to document that one & share as much as I can

 

[JunkBear]

No, I simply mean coax looks like shit on a transfer.

Yeah, I guess that's what happens when you compare older technologies to newer ones.

 

[JunkBear]

Quite older sound system I got all from sidewalk. Different places but it all fits together. The only thing I had to buy is the wire that connects the cell phone 3.5mm plug to the RCA plugs of the amp at 3$ Canadian.

Technics SU-G75 amp

Energy Loudspeakers Excel (Bookshelf size)

Wires are 16 gauge that I took from 110v wires. The guy cuted his extension cord by accident with his electric lawnmower I guess. Copper wires so why should I pay for these?

My sound setup I'm gonna use for the holidays when I'm doing security watch in a house that owners are going on vacations.

 

[R-T-B]

Yeah, I guess that's what happens when you compare older technologies to newer ones.

They are present on the same card... plus RCA is older... eh, nvm, silly point really.

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

What is this you ask? It is a Playstation 3 40GB Motherboard. I have always wanted a PS3 but I am not able to afford one. Someone managed to sell a used one for a low price. I grab the deal turns out it does not work. for long It turns on and then turns off. I took the PS3 apart hoping to fix it. It was badly rusted inside for the metal. I got to scrub it with a kitchen scrubber for hours. I took alot of the rust out got tired and decide it is time to paint it over with a spray can. The contacts also also rusted so I used a solder to get it to conduct again. After 10 hours I put the ps3 back together and switch it on it work! I was proud of my work. Clean the PS3 up and started playing the game that was given to me. I don't sleep the whole night to fix it. The PS3 give me one week of fun before it die showing the yellow light of death . Try desperate to revive it. Heard about putting it in an oven to reflow. I heard that you need to protect the capacitors with a "putty" so I used a coloured Plasticine . Big mistake! It melted! Now I don't think the board is salvagable unless I am a tech with serious surface mount soldering skills. Still want a PS3 though to play those exclusive games. You can see the big chips on the board the cpu the CELL BROADBAND ENGINE. Back in 2005 at the pentium 4 days, this chip was cutting edge, it still impresses me even after intel core 2 came out. The Cell chip have 7 specialised cores known as synergistic processing elements(there is 8 one is disabled for increase yield). and one general purpose core. This runs at 3.2GHz amaze the crap out of me then with its clock speed. The RSX is the Nvidia chip there based on the 7800GTX

 

[Kirill2000]

 

[Kirill2000]

 

[Trekkie4]

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What? Only 3 stickers on that Duron 1600?! I'm so disappointed, what happened to the 4th one? Seriously though, nice collection you got there!

Anyhow, slightly off-topic but still hardware related stuff... Don't know if I have mentioned this before or not, but there's a great guy on YT, making videos (and tutorials) on how to build a computer system. His name is Carey Holzman, so go check him out if you're into hardware stuff (and would like to learn something new), or even if you'd just like to watch & have fun

I'm so far behind with everything... Been through a nasty cold recently, so I didn't feel like uploading any of the stuff, but when & if I find some free time, expect to see a full report on everything that's been going on. No computer hardware (at the moment, anyway) but I've been keeping it busy with old cellphones (Sony Ericsson K510i) & VCRs

 

[Kirill2000]

Xbox 360

 

[GreiverBlade]

What? Only 3 stickers on that Duron 1600?!

recount ... there is 4 sticker, if you count the original one (the black, it's under the epoxy but it's still a sticker, on oposition to the Ceramic package who had it written/inscribed )

Xbox 360
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nah .... seriously ?


ok ... there is a slight problem with the Audigy 2 i bought back in 2002: connectors corrosion ... (the other is one i found in the P4 build i got, alongside with the MSI FX6600)

 

[Kirill2000]

Memory for printer HP2550L

 

[Kirill2000]

Made in USSR 1992 year. IBM clone Intel 8088

 

[Bones]

ooohh yes you do ... thanks to you i've found 3 new pics (technically it's a Scythe Grand Kama Cross)
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it's like having a FREAKING V8 in the computer

Guess I got the V-12.....

 

[GreiverBlade]

Guess I got the V-12.....
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nah a Susano-O is technically a standard car radiator and 4 fan instead of 1 big

see what i mean?

man i love Scythe heatsinks

oh ... wait ... well yes V12 ... 12 heatpipes

 

[dorsetknob]

And there was me thinking the above^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^picture was the new watercooling Rad for AMD's latest CPU

 

[Kirill2000]

FDD 5,25
"

 

[dorsetknob]

Good job the youngsters don't visit here
they be saying that's a weird looking CD Rom Drive

 

[Trekkie4]

Wow, these black 5.25 FDD units are quite rare from what I've seen... I remember seeing someone selling their black FDD, claiming it to be brand new, it even had a paper-based flap inserted into the unit to protect the heads! Sadly, the asking price was too high and I didn't have any 5.25 disks back then, so I had to turn down the offer

Either way, fine example of vintage technology IMHO. I got a pretty decent collection myself, except my unit is beige (ivory), made by Samsung On the other hand I got some colored 5.25 floppy disks made by Boeder (I think, not sure), I might take couple of pics after the holidays.

Speaking of which, merry XMAS to all old-hardware loving members here on TPU

EDIT
Right, I knew I already uploaded these before, just couldn't remember when & where exactly... These are from January 1st, when I joined TPU I still have this rig, didn't do any further modifications so far. Don't really see the reason to change anything, since it's perfect in my opinion.

Detailed specs:

Pentium MMX, 233MHz
Socket 7 mobo with 64mb SD-RAM (therefore not EDO)
Creative SoundBlaster 16 (ISA)
Matrox Mystique PCI VGA + Skywell Magic 3D (Voodoo1, 4mb)
10GB HDD (I'm guessing WD, don't remember)
Teac CD-RW, Samsung 5.25" Floppy, Mitsumi 3.5" Floppy
Codegen 200W AT PSU



On a side note, that Voodoo1 card had a nasty cut when I 1st got it. I remember plugging it into the system & trying it out with Carmageddon 2 Demo, when I got the entire screen full of artifacts, followed by pale, washed out colors & flickering. As it turned out, one of the lanes (solder lines, contacts) on the very edge where the card was damaged was damaged to the point where the actual contact has been lost. Having absolutely nothing to lose, I took a pin (contact) from a new capacitor, shortened it to necessary size & soldered it directly across damaged area, bridging the gap in between. Yes, as you might have guessed - it really WAS a PITA and it took me couple of tries to get it right but hey, it works! You can actually see the repaired area as it's facing the camera, there's a small patch of green insulating tape across, in order to minimize any further damage and/or shorts, since the contact is now exposed.

Fun fact #2, this particular system has a very unique way of wiring the power & turbo LEDs. Since I wasn't able to find the mobo manual back when I was putting the system together, I removed the original LEDs from the front of the case & replaced them with modern, transparent ones which light up in appropriate colors - green, yellow & red. However, power & turbo LEDs are wired straight into the 12V fan header(s) because I couldn't find the original LED outlets, and are using a single resistor (per LED, soldered onto the cable itself & insulated with heat-shrink tubing) to lower (and limit) the voltage. It does work of course, and I never had any problems with it, except for the fact that all the fan outlets are now occupied which means I had to use molex to power up the CPU fan (also visible in the pics)

 

[Ahhzz]

Wow, these black 5.25 FDD units are quite rare from what I've seen... I remember seeing someone selling their black FDD, claiming it to be brand new, it even had a paper-based flap inserted into the unit to protect the heads! Sadly, the asking price was too high and I didn't have any 5.25 disks back then, so I had to turn down the offer

Either way, fine example of vintage technology IMHO. I got a pretty decent collection myself, except my unit is beige (ivory), made by Samsung On the other hand I got some colored 5.25 floppy disks made by Boeder (I think, not sure), I might take couple of pics after the holidays.

Speaking of which, merry XMAS to all old-hardware loving members here on TPU

EDIT
Right, I knew I already uploaded these before, just couldn't remember when & where exactly... These are from January 1st, when I joined TPU I still have this rig, didn't do any further modifications so far. Don't really see the reason to change anything, since it's perfect in my opinion.

Detailed specs:

Pentium MMX, 233MHz
Socket 7 mobo with 64mb SD-RAM (therefore not EDO)
Creative SoundBlaster 16 (ISA)
Matrox Mystique PCI VGA + Skywell Magic 3D (Voodoo1, 4mb)
10GB HDD (I'm guessing WD, don't remember)
Teac CD-RW, Samsung 5.25" Floppy, Mitsumi 3.5" Floppy
Codegen 200W AT PSU



On a side note, that Voodoo1 card had a nasty cut when I 1st got it. I remember plugging it into the system & trying it out with Carmageddon 2 Demo, when I got the entire screen full of artifacts, followed by pale, washed out colors & flickering. As it turned out, one of the lanes (solder lines, contacts) on the very edge where the card was damaged was damaged to the point where the actual contact has been lost. Having absolutely nothing to lose, I took a pin (contact) from a new capacitor, shortened it to necessary size & soldered it directly across damaged area, bridging the gap in between. Yes, as you might have guessed - it really WAS a PITA and it took me couple of tries to get it right but hey, it works! You can actually see the repaired area as it's facing the camera, there's a small patch of green insulating tape across, in order to minimize any further damage and/or shorts, since the contact is now exposed.

Bad image host, bad. Popped up a "Java Update" when I clicked...

 

[Trekkie4]

So I've been told few times, yeah. Sorry, not really my fault but as I explained couple of times by now, it's the easiest one to use since it allows multiple file upload and doesn't require registration *shrug* Besides, these pics were uploaded on January 1st, so I didn't really had to do anything now, other than to copy & paste the link all over again.

 

[GreiverBlade]

So I've been told few times, yeah. Sorry, not really my fault but as I explained couple of times by now, it's the easiest one to use since it allows multiple file upload and doesn't require registration *shrug* Besides, these pics were uploaded on January 1st, so I didn't really had to do anything now, other than to copy & paste the link all over again.

well ... if not using TPU upload or Upload a file .... i tend to use Imgur ... i can upload multiple image too and i sign with my google account without any hassle, tho if you don't want to register i can only recomment TPU hosting ... less hassle for us

oh well the images were already uploaded, so be it

remember: sometime no registration is more annoying than registered (ie: Imagebam being a popup and spam haven, and probably more joyful thing ... it triggered windows defender on the 1st picture )

 

[Kirill2000]

Handheld scanner Mustek gs-800. ISA. 1996 year.

 

[alucasa]

One of my rackmounts (2U).

Asus N4L-VM and it's got T2300 (or something) on it. It was running fine until few weeks ago when the mobo started to act up and refuse to recognize HDDs.

I think I purchased the mobo in 2008 or something.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Handheld scanner Mustek gs-800. ISA. 1996 year.
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ahahahah i had the same kind, but from Logitech ... sadly i can't find it back

 

[Kirill2000]

The first Soviet jet printer "Электроника MS6312". КР580ВМ80А analog microprocessor i8080. 1991 year...