retrocomputing

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29900862

The biggest issue with my newly upgraded Dolch PAC-62 is the terrible early 90s LCD panel. It's washed out, dim and just looks terrible. Let's fix that by giving this computer a massive screen upgrade.

This seems like a neat card with zero information about it, let's investigate what it is.

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Destek 1982 ISA Network Card:

S/N 10058301 00750003-001D

• Z80A CPU
• U37 - Intel 8237A-4 HIGH PERFORMANCE >PROGRAMMABLE DMA CONTROLLER
• SRAM: 2016/6116/9128 - 2048x8 bit Static RAM >(two total, 4K) Mapped into $0000
• 2732 EPROM for Z80 4K
• Z80 CTC (Clock / Timer)
• WD1933B-03 Synchronous Data Link Controller
• DB15 for network connection

DIP Switches: 9 switch block: 1-9 ON except 5 and 9 (Off) 2 switch block SW2: 1 Off 2 On

Jumper block P2: Pin 1 to 8, Pin 2 - 7 connected

Posters note: kinda click-baity title, the video is mostly about Apple hardware and when Apple did a deal with Bose for Apple branded speakers and got sued by the Beatles. With a little of SimCity.

This old double density drives are getting harder to find and expensive, so anytime I run into one that isn't working, I try to fix it. This drive seems to spin but not read anything. Let's diagnose and figure out what's keeping it from working.

This odd 90s thing is the Datadesk Trackboard. No wait, it's a LittleFingers trackball board? Both are similar yet VERY different! Diving into the rabbit hole of computer history in this LGR episode, plus testing the keyboards on a Windows 9x PC with typing and gaming.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/361939

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This might be the biggest single item ever sent in to the basement. I can only imagine what it would have been like in 1983 to get one of these as a present!

Today we're going to try and resurrect a Mac Classic, the troubled Mac that fails 100% of the time due to faulty capacitors.

Years before Hi-MD, Sony took a stab at Mini Disc storage for computers with the MD Data format. I've covered the MDH-10 on LGR but completely missed the MDM-111 — until now! Let's install it, mess with DOS and Windows 3.x software, and run games from MiniDisc.