TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Splinterdog]

I just fired up my only retro rig, a Pentium II 300, 256Mb, Voodoo 4500 and Win 98SE. Mobo is a lowly PC Chips BX and the Compace PSU has to be about 30 years old. In fact I still remember the day I bought the PC when it was pre-Pentium.
The whole AT case weighs a ton and was built to last.

 

[biffzinker]

The monitor looks out of place next to the biege case, and keyboard.

 

[Splinterdog]

The monitor looks out of place next to the biege case, and keyboard.

It's what I have available

 

[lexluthermiester]

The monitor looks out of place next to the biege case, and keyboard.

It's not that bad.

 

[framebuffer]

Smashing card ! C'mon you owe us at least a few 3dmark benchs

Sure, will do a proper testing (and pipe unlock attempt)

 

[Splinterdog]

The monitor looks out of place next to the biege case, and keyboard.

Actually, it's perfect for my needs since it's a 27" Samsung TV monitor with HDMI and VGA inputs which I now use in my workshop instead of having to use adaptors when connecting customer PCs..
It's a result of upgrading my main monitor and they then move down the line as it were.

 

[Trekkie4]

I just fired up my only retro rig, a Pentium II 300, 256Mb, Voodoo 4500 and Win 98SE. Mobo is a lowly PC Chips BX and the Compace PSU has to be about 30 years old. In fact I still remember the day I bought the PC when it was pre-Pentium.
The whole AT case weighs a ton and was built to last.
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Awesome, this is what I call PROPER retro hardware!

May I suggest curling, twisting the ATA cables together into the bundle, and then taping them together with insulation tape? Probably the best cable management tip I can give you, and would work perfectly in your particular case.

 

[QuietBob]

would work perfectly in your particular case.

Pun intended?

 

[Splinterdog]

Awesome, this is what I call PROPER retro hardware!

May I suggest curling, twisting the ATA cables together into the bundle, and then taping them together with insulation tape? Probably the best cable management tip I can give you, and would work perfectly in your particular case.

I'll try that method on the upper cables but the two huge ones below are really big. They're connecting an ISA controller card which feeds to a PCMCIA drive at the front. (it works too!)

 

[Trekkie4]

I'll try that method on the upper cables but the two huge ones below are really big. They're connecting an ISA controller card which feeds to a PCMCIA drive at the front. (it works too!)

Doesn't matter. Big or small, wide or narrow, more of them or just the few, you can always easily bend them sideways, sometimes even tuck them behind the cards like this:


But when you're dealing with huge amount of floppy & IDE cables, you can always tape them together (what I suggested earlier), and/or roll them into the bundle. Or combine both of these methods, together.

For example ... a bundled COM port header:


Taped floppy & COM port cable(s):


Taped IDE cables (notice the black insulation tape)

 

[Splinterdog]

I'll give that a crack when I'm in the mood, thanks @Trekkie4
Here's my desktop and no, it can't play Crisis!

 

[Trekkie4]

I'll give that a crack when I'm in the mood, thanks @Trekkie4
Here's my desktop and no, it can't play Crisis!
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Nevermind Crisis, this particular system predates it anyway. The real question is - can it run Unreal Tournament?

(judging from the 3dfx icon down below, I would have to say "YES", but I still had to point it out lol)

 

[stinger608]

Shit @Splinterdog , now I got to go fire up my ole win 98SE system after seeing that pic!!!!

 

[Splinterdog]

Nevermind Crisis, this particular system predates it anyway. The real question is - can it run Unreal Tournament?

(judging from the 3dfx icon down below, I would have to say "YES", but I still had to point it out lol)

Haven't tried it yet, but I'll dig out the CD.
And look what I found- Sept 2008.

 

[Trekkie4]

Haven't tried yet, but I'll dig out the CD.

Please do, we demand the official proof! (that it can run UT, that is)

 

[biffzinker]

Haven't tried yet, but I'll dig out the CD.

Still have my original retail purchase packed away in a big cardboard box. Lower half of the box is old games.

 

[stinger608]

Still have my original retail purchase packed away in a big cardboard box. Lower half of the box is old games.

God all mighty, sound just like me!

 

[Splinterdog]

Runs like velvet!

The old thing just keeps chugging away!

 

[Trekkie4]

Speaking of old computer magazines, I realize that many (most) of you here do not speak Croatian language, but here's something you might want to check out. It was called "Hacker", computer magazine dedicated exclusively to games & hardware (mostly for the purpose of gaming, of course). Unfortunately, they've shut it down around early 2000s so what you see here are remaining & "priceless" artifacts from the history

Some of the translations from the left magazine, issue #41: "In this issue, more than 30 PC and PSX games", "What can Lara show in the latest sequel", "On a CD..."

Some of the translations from the right magazine, issue #56: "Games - Top 20 games from 1999, including the announcements of the titles coming up in 2000", "FilMovies - We are choosing movie of the year, and explaining how you can transform your PC into the home cinema", "Hardware - We are picking hardware component of the year, and showing 3D graphical trends of the 21st century", "Star Trek Contribution - The explosion of all the new Star Trek titles", "An interview - Horned Reaper: "I hate chickens!"

Edit
Fun fact - I even got the original CDs, included in these magazines:

 

[QuietBob]

Still have my original retail purchase packed away in a big cardboard box.

I know, right?

 

[Trekkie4]

Here's a random question for you guys ... I have a friend who is working on his FX5900 card, and would like a closeup photo (or technical info) on one of the missing SMD capacitors.

So, if anyone here owns one, could I trouble you into taking a close-up photo (or two) maybe?

 

[Mr.Scott]

I have no 5900. Just 5950.

 

[F-Zero]

Here's a random question for you guys ... I have a friend who is working on his FX5900 card, and would like a closeup photo (or technical info) on one of the missing SMD capacitors.

So, if anyone here owns one, could I trouble you into taking a close-up photo (or two) maybe?

I have a FX5900XT can that help ?

 

[Trekkie4]

IDK guys, like I said, it's not me - just asking for a friend. From what I understood, he has MSI version which might be similar (or identical) to reference card. Post away & I will forward him all your pics, hoping that it might help.

 

[F-Zero]

Here you go, hope it helps !