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Couple of rotting IBM computers
Found these whilst exploring
u/FullEntertainer6612 — 15 hours ago
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Found an ibm 5150!
Saw this laying in a skip outside a half demolished mill and decided to save it from landfill (not 100% sure if that breaks the keep it legal rule but ill soon find out ig.) Im completely inexperienced when it comes to old retro computers but from what I can tell this model is somewhat rare or at the very least expensive so I'd love to see what I can do to bring this pc back from its current condition
u/FullEntertainer6612 — 1 day ago
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Can someone identify this case?
I was given this tower- haven't turned it on yet because I need to get peripherals, but my biggest question is: what the hell brand is this case? The logo obviously fell off at some point. I've included pictures of the guts in case they'll help give any kind of helpful direction. Thanks!
u/Nurse_Bendy — 3 days ago
Bought this COMPAQ PRESARIO 1655 from late 1998 (windows 95, pentium 2)
u/Takicat0720 — 2 days ago
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The hell did i just find listed localy?
I can't find anything about this thing online, might be ai, but I'm not sure
u/AutomaticAffect4333 — 6 days ago
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plastic covering pcie slot on lenovo thinkcentre m55?
bought this thinkcentre for retro windows xp era pc games but there are weird plastic tab things on the pcie cover? preventing a gpu from being able to be installed. I've never seen this before on a pc any ideas on how to remove them?
u/throabluway3322 — 4 days ago
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Question about retro build
I have a list of components for a late '90s early 2000s gaming pc, that will run windows 98. I don't know if this will work with one another so tell me if it will what psu to get and what is missing
here is the list:
videocard 3dfx voodoo 3
processor intel pentium 3 sl364
motherboard abit bx6
micron sdram 64 mb
soudcard sound blaster live!
u/No_one873 — 5 days ago
Emerson Elite SX386/16 Drive Not Ready Error
I have a Emerson Elite SX386/16 that wont recognize its hard drive. I have tested the drive on another PC and confirmed it is healthy, I'm just not sure why it wont boot off it or even see it in the first place.
u/Jealous_Object3994 — 6 days ago
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What to do with "older parts"?
I'm planning on building a new PC asap. But I got "older parts" I don't know if I should keep, recycle/sell or trash. Parts: IDE, ATA, SATA cables, Svideo cables, TV tuner card, ATA HDD (used) & NIB, PSU cables, etc. Are these worth keeping, recycle/sell, or trash?
u/GroYer665 — 6 days ago
Hp older model desk top computer power supply
Looking for the power 4 pin 19.5v dc cable
u/Fit_Necessary5181 — 8 days ago
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Is It interesting?
WARNING! This project is only for educational purposes, the project itsellf is in this moment trash on fire.
So... im working on project, That project is litlle AI, designed for old windows nt's . It has 44 milion parameters (yup, same architecure as chatgpt), I call it CAINE (A reference to AI from "The Amazing Digital Circus" ). Currently, its in beta, and non public. And this ai works fine on some pc's (minimum 192 mb ram, and pentium pro 250 mhz) from 90's , tested it on celeron 366 mhz and 256 mb ram and of course windows nt 4.0
Should it go public?
u/geeknako_real — 9 days ago
Is this worth anything?
I found this CPU in some old house. Some pins are broken off but some still can be bent in place.
Is it still worth anything?
u/AcceptableGas4157 — 11 days ago
Gateway M Series 15.4 Inch Laptop From 2008
Red Gateway M Series W650 15.4 Inch Laptop With Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 4GB DRR2 Ram, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Graphics, 128GB SSD Drive, DVD-Multi-Layer Disc Drive, Built In Network Wi-FI Card With 802.11 + Wireless High Speed Internet, 6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery & Windows 10 Home 64 22H2 Fresh Install With All Updates, Drivers & Service Packs Downloaded
Original 2022 Non-Upgrades (From Ebay In 2022) (Old 250GB HDD) (Win 7)
New 2026 Upgrades Were (New 128GB SSD Drive) (New Fresh Install Of Win 10)
u/ProofButterscotch17 — 11 days ago
Vintage PC’s for Sale, Make Offers - Alden, Illinois
Compaq, Gateway, AOpen, Comdial, etc.
Pentium III, AMD, CX486DX2-S, etc.
These are all running FreeDOS.
We erased, re-partitioned and reformatted all hard drives and installed FreeDOS onto them.
All RAM, VGA ports and PS/2 keyboard ports are working, and many CD drives are as well.
We have a spreadsheet with specs for these computers, let us know if you’d like it!
We’re looking for regular wholesale buyers who are able to come to Alden, Illinois 60033. Feel free to make offers.
We have all kinds of nostalgic electronics at our location, you’re welcome to see more while you’re here!
u/prodige_processing — 10 days ago
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HD2600PRO AGP "doesn´t like" AMD systems??
Hello everyone!
I have a collection of motherboards, CPUs, and GPUs from the 2000s.
I have an HIS video card, a Radeon HD2600PRO 512MB AGP, and something simply bizarre happens: on Intel systems (from my Pentium III 1.4GHz Tualatin to my Pentium 4 670 3.8GHz), it works perfectly fine, without crashing, without blue screens, nothing.
But as soon as I put it in an AMD motherboard (Duron, Sempron, and especially Athlon XP (from the 1500+ to the 3200+ in my collection) and an Athlon 64 3200+ (I have socket 754 and 939 with AGP), in short, in AMD it even installs the driver (the same one installed in an Intel system and it runs perfectly), but when it tries to load Windows XP, the machine freezes during boot.
I tested it on AMD systems, VIA chipsets (KT333, KT400 and KT600), as well as the nVidia nForce 2 Ultra 400, some SiS cards that I don't remember, and NOTHING makes this card work...
Does anyone have any idea what this nonsense could be??
Thank you!
u/Ok_Following6459 — 14 days ago