Gammitin (Ben) 💾

Random Retro Computer Mad Scientist 🥼 💾
Obsolete doesn’t mean dead!
+Cat Enthusiast 🐱
If you're in the UK, I can save your kit from e-waste
🙏
🔗
https://linktr.ee/gammitin

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2026-06-17 21:05:25 UTC

Beneath a Steel Sky (1994), a dystopian cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game classic for the Commodore Amiga - shipped on 15 floppy disks.
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2026-04-10 23:35:50 UTC

My best Friday nights three decades ago, still exactly the same now, what a Frickin' game man 😍
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/383/032/800/138/400/original/e399812e9317e454.jpeg

2026-04-07 18:43:05 UTC

#ReactOS on an AMD Athlon K7 Slot A 😍
(my motherboard still isn't stable, I think I've got VRM / MOSFET issues (already recapped with expensive Capacitors).
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/364/894/797/742/809/original/fca5f320261598d8.jpg

2026-03-28 23:17:06 UTC

Nice Saturday Retro Mission!
I just installed modern Linux: Debian 14 "Forky" (kernel compiled yesterday), from the ground up on an:
Apple iBook G4/1.33 14" 1.25GB RAM (2004).
Wow, this is really fast and cool 😎
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/309/349/131/373/187/original/481999a2f3058913.jpeg

2026-03-25 20:04:49 UTC

Pentium III
+
Windows 98
+
Quake II
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/291/604/966/111/184/original/d8d3b22feaeadd5f.mp4

2026-02-22 20:53:01 UTC

I think I'm probably in a minority, but I really enjoy doing Windows updates on legacy systems. I think it goes back to when I worked in I.T and had 20 machines on the bench, would build them, install the OS and then set them all off updating. Weird really but I love it! ☺️
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/116/264/013/687/716/original/67ff1d3b3753609a.jpeg

2026-02-22 17:48:41 UTC

IBM OS/2 Warp ☺️
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2026-02-20 22:56:07 UTC

Trident TVGA8900D 1MB ISA 16-bit & 8-bit compatible Video Card (1992)
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2026-02-02 20:02:54 UTC

Toshiba Satellite 300CDT (1998) running Redhat Linux 5.0
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2026-01-30 00:11:31 UTC

Retro computing for me isn't just about the hardware; it's about feelings and nostalgia. Reliving moments in history, like when you play a beloved game from your childhood and happy memories flood back. That's what motivates me most, thanks to everyone that shares this with me 🙏
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2026-01-29 23:52:22 UTC

Beneath a Steel Sky by Revolution Software (1994) for Commodore Amiga.
On 15x Floppy Disks! 💾
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2026-01-22 15:06:08 UTC

A 25x CD-R 📀 spindle is the perfect eco-friendly reusable bagel holder! 🥯
*please check that your spindles plastic is BFA Free, safety first folks!*
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2025-11-15 23:14:17 UTC

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@nprofile…0jfq seems to work for me, here you go: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/this-90s-apple-ibook-has-modern-usb-c-power/ar-AA1JyWXH

2025-11-15 23:05:49 UTC

Apparently MSN did an article on a repair/mod I did and I didn't even know about it! 😲
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/this-90s-apple-ibook-has-modern-usb-c-power/ar-AA1JyWXH
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/556/217/302/951/580/original/0ae579d33b895faa.jpg
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2025-10-10 21:26:14 UTC

Happy Friday Folks I hope you have a magical weekend. Remember, whatever you're up to, throw a little retro in there! 💾
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2025-10-08 16:43:55 UTC

Not sure why, but this platform seems to not show replies/threads to some people. Here's some updates on my Sun Ultra 1 thread for today:
https://mastodon.social/@Gammitin/115339522508904240
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2025-10-06 17:15:05 UTC

New Toy 🧵:
Sun Ultra 1 😍
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/328/345/943/816/992/original/bffc7effb50a142e.jpg

2025-09-09 23:37:44 UTC

Yamaha YMF262-M OPL3 😅
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2025-09-07 01:13:14 UTC

Installing the OS/2 Warp Version 4 Installation program.
Please wait.
./................\.
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2025-08-26 11:24:01 UTC

Winamp + Milkdrop = Perfection!
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2025-08-24 00:26:57 UTC

On this day 30 years ago: August 24th 1995, Microsoft Windows 95 was launched and the rest is history! 📀💾
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2025-08-23 19:08:35 UTC

I've recently joined an amazing Discord server for retro computing enthusiasts, it's filled with lots of lovely people, it feels like the awesome IRC days.
You should check it out (Hopefully I'll see a few of you there!):
https://discord.gg/abAd7Z72
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2025-08-21 19:04:30 UTC

Beneath a Steel Sky, textured box edition [1994]
15 floppy disk (Amiga version)
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2025-08-21 13:40:34 UTC

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@nprofile…604j AHH yeah, thats a a Socket 7 - Pentium board. That brown slot is for a Cache on a stick COASt module:
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2025-08-21 12:14:33 UTC

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@nprofile…604j bottom left has 2 1x PCIe, it's probably from some SFF PC. The top middle is a Slot 1 - Pentium 2 board, the brackets are missing, which is why it looks a bit weird.

2025-08-21 10:27:23 UTC

The job lot motherboards turned up, surprised at the condition to be honest, certainly some great future projects!
I need to go through and catalog them, one weird coincidence which I'll document below!
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2025-08-20 19:27:36 UTC

Neon Nights 😍
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2025-08-20 19:02:42 UTC

IBM OS/2
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2025-08-16 23:49:36 UTC

The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog, published in September 1992.
It referenced every website available at the time, mind blowing that you could visit every single site in one sitting, the golden times!
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2025-08-16 20:49:26 UTC

Baby Binx
Happy #Caturday
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2025-08-07 08:31:35 UTC

Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus (1992) on a Toshiba Satellite CDT320 - MS-DOS Adlib Sound
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/986/542/863/345/366/original/6698ba373f0e80be.mp4

2025-08-06 19:30:40 UTC

ChatGPT dishing out those Windows XP keys, with a little social engineering prompt! 😂😂😂
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2025-08-01 14:54:47 UTC

My next retro rescue / refurb project, kindly donated to me by (Danjones_uk on X.com) Thank you so much mate! 👍
Gateway 2000 - P5-120 (Pentium 120Mhz) from 1996.
An absolute beast, nearly 2ft tall!
First it needs an initial quick cleanup, it's grubby!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/954/081/751/688/660/original/e9d9a026061ebcf6.jpg

2025-08-01 12:33:04 UTC

A snapshot of a few of my favourite vintage laptops from between 1985 and 1990, an era when the form factor was evolving into what we know today. Moving from full desktop sized motherboards to the bespoke super miniaturised ones we are used to now.
*The Laptop Golden Age*
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/953/524/517/479/165/original/20a96f205d01303d.jpeg

2025-07-31 20:50:17 UTC

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@nprofile…3kq5 was it a battery pack like this:
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2025-07-31 20:45:09 UTC

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@nprofile…3kq5 Still going strong after 23 years!

2025-07-31 20:43:18 UTC

Sony MZ-N710 Silver Net MiniDisc Walkman (2002)
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2025-07-28 18:51:47 UTC

The crazy stuff you see on Facebook; I'm genuinely worried for the guy, 2,240 - 18650 lithium all soldered, sandwiched between some chipboard.
Total fire hazard 🔥
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2025-07-21 18:29:00 UTC

The "I Smell Cheese!" Face
{ #VoidCat | #BlackCat | #Binx }
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2025-07-21 10:34:42 UTC

After an amazing week on holiday with family and friends, I returned to being made redundant from my job, it's not exactly a happy time for me at the moment. My time and attention will be on securing work, so posts will be less than normal.
Send me some positive vibes Frens 🙏

2025-07-15 15:07:31 UTC

Apple Power Macintosh G3 Beige Desktop [1997] Refurb, a thread 🧵:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/857/872/574/050/674/original/eb0fa08ee1d5afa3.jpeg

2025-07-14 09:44:55 UTC

Toshiba T1200 [1987] with a brand new internal PSU
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2025-07-09 19:04:06 UTC

Not very much retro activities this week, but plenty of R'n'R with family and friends, very much needed! 🏖️🌊
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/824/828/949/822/640/original/cd79f0c2815330bf.jpeg

2025-07-07 22:17:44 UTC

We may be welcoming a new family member soon, any suggestions on names? 🐈🐾🐾
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2025-07-06 12:40:37 UTC

Absolutely huuuuge retro rescue today, so much stuff I've got to go back after filling both the boot and inside the passenger side of the front of my car - Super Excited 😊
Couple of teasers:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/806/333/445/888/599/original/05f419cc66c27089.jpg
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2025-07-03 16:23:16 UTC

Let's make a new 3.5" Floppy Drive cleaning Disk (Mk II), a thread 🧵:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/790/222/658/790/817/original/871c59d9760b78da.jpeg

2025-07-02 17:15:45 UTC

My original Slot A - AMD Athlon K7 (Argon Core) CPU, from 1999. I'll be rebuilding my 3rd PC from my late teens soon, using the original CPU, Motherboard, but the board needs some TLC and cleaning before I start.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/784/766/756/376/538/original/9cd2dcc663c0af0e.jpeg

2025-06-29 22:24:20 UTC

Accelerated *Graphics* Port
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2025-06-25 17:17:39 UTC

Happy 27th Birthday to Windows 98, released today on: June 25, 1998. 🪟
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2025-06-24 16:44:20 UTC

Happy Tuesday folks, fluffy Honey is keeping me company tonight! 😽🐾💾
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/739/344/720/123/496/original/e71a93b73183898a.jpeg

2025-06-20 09:44:25 UTC

Does anyone know of a DIY - Raspberry Pi Pico-based (or other microcontroller) USB keyboard and Mouse to Apple ADB adapter, I cannot find any schematics online? 🤔

2025-06-15 13:34:05 UTC

IBM ThinkPad Bro's:
👈 Left: ThinkPad 390E - Pentium II / 64MB
👉 Right: ThinkPad A20m - Pentium III / 256MB
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/687/635/868/289/334/original/f85545e25030f61d.jpeg

2025-06-14 02:07:03 UTC

I've not posted much this week, honestly I've had a bad one, mentally not great at the moment and feeling really low, but hey things will get better.
Back 25 years ago this was my Friday evening: Beige box, CRT, MPEG2 decoder card, DVD-ROM and a👌movie
Have a great weekend peeps
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2025-06-12 18:00:36 UTC

Creative - Sound Blaster Live!
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2025-06-02 17:40:40 UTC

Stress, don't talk to me about Stress! 😬
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/614/995/361/021/103/original/7d192b635e180828.mp4

2025-05-31 18:38:20 UTC

I'm selling this Nintendo Gameboy DMG-01 with Custom Shell & IPS Screen. Preferably to a UK buyer due to postage costs, shoot me a DM if you're interested. 👍
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2025-05-24 12:52:01 UTC

Not sure how, but I just got this Labway XWave-5000 PCI card for £1! 😱
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/562/899/631/086/566/original/c158135b205ef393.png

2025-05-21 20:04:00 UTC

She's soaking up the last of today's Sun ☀️ 🐾
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2025-05-21 18:09:39 UTC

Before / After
Thread 🧵 Link:
https://mastodon.social/@Gammitin/114298170901117410
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2025-05-21 18:00:46 UTC

*Sound Up*
Close your eyes and enjoy the sound of a 286, with 2x Floppy Drives and MFM harddrive booting, AHH, bliss 😊
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2025-05-18 10:37:24 UTC

NEC PC-9821-Cu13T (1996)
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2025-05-12 22:16:29 UTC

I think she wants in on my snack!
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2025-05-12 19:26:38 UTC

For provenance, hopefully it may help someone: If you own an Olivetti M4-P*** Pentium based computer, these Cache On A Stick COAST modules are tested and work well:
HP 0960-0944 256KB SPB Cache Module:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/496/503/604/911/809/original/96138c6d63ec4b63.jpeg

2025-05-12 16:40:00 UTC

Darth Binx
Sound On 🔊
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2025-05-09 17:35:50 UTC

Intel 80188 CPU, a variant of the 80186.
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2025-05-05 20:34:41 UTC

Happy birthday to Wolfenstein 3D, released on this day, 33 years ago on 5th May 1992!
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2025-05-04 12:19:32 UTC

This is my vibe.....
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2025-05-04 12:14:27 UTC

Eye of the Beholder [1991] - Commodore Amiga
One of my all-time favourite game series', so many nostalgic memories. 😊
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2025-05-03 12:43:39 UTC

Realtime cycle exact emulation of the C64 using multiple microcontrollers in parallel, a project by: c1570.
GitHub - c1570/Connomore64: Realtime cycle exact emulation of the C64 using multiple microcontrollers in parallel. https://github.com/c1570/Connomore64
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2025-05-02 21:04:19 UTC

She always looks so ridiculously comfy 😻
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2025-05-02 17:02:00 UTC

One of the last things to sort for my Workshop PC Linux move, was network storage backup for all my retro computer files.
I've got Luckybackup configured and doing it's thing, all seems to be working well after a trial dummy run. I've added a few files to make sure it syncs ok.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/439/311/794/105/145/original/c8711a4bcf89b8b7.png

2025-04-27 10:23:55 UTC

My kind of #SundayFunday, enjoy yours folks.
I'm chilling with my kitty Binx, drinking coffee and playing Monkey Island 2 in Dos on my ThinkPad T42 with lovely Adlib sound. Bliss 😊
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2025-04-25 21:14:19 UTC

I need to up my #alttext game, I am trying, but need to do better!

2025-04-25 15:03:26 UTC

HP P3508-69001 - Dual Intel Pentium III (Tualatin) Motherboard
- Up-to 4GB RAM
- Onboard Ultra-320 SCSI Controller
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2025-04-25 08:39:35 UTC

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A few non-marketing photos (https://unwire.hk/2025/03/13/lenovo-thinkpad-yamato-lab-tour/notebook/amp/ & FB):
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2025-04-25 07:57:35 UTC

IBM ThinkPad 550 BJ (1993) - Included an integrated Bubble Jet printer!
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2025-04-20 10:28:32 UTC

Casio Cassiopeia Fiva 102S Sub Notebook (1999)
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2025-04-10 09:37:31 UTC

Does anyone know of a Linux app that can do a similar job to the Windows piece of software: Winimage (Floppy image creation, file injector / editor)?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/312/993/160/955/446/original/5da1e63ba83b3f3a.gif

2025-04-08 23:08:03 UTC

Cozy! ☺️
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2025-04-08 21:30:41 UTC

FreeDOS 1.4 is out! 💾
https://www.freedos.org/download/
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2025-04-07 20:35:07 UTC

Office.tar.gz
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2025-04-07 17:10:50 UTC

The: "It's Business Time" switch
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2025-04-05 14:53:22 UTC

These converters are so much more reliable than just relying on USB to power laptop hard drives, great for backups, editing and installing OS's via virtual machine software.
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2025-04-01 19:43:27 UTC

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Broke it! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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2025-04-01 19:37:45 UTC

Apple Silicon Linux, let's try this out!
Asahi Linux! 👍
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2025-03-31 22:04:45 UTC

We got this cutie - Honey, 13 years ago today! 🥰
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/259/308/280/352/422/original/e198f79485f9b8db.jpeg

2025-03-30 12:18:34 UTC

Intel SDK-85 (MCS-85) System Design Kit - 1976.
- 3Mhz Intel 8085 CPU
- 256 bytes (yes, bytes) RAM
- 2kb ROM
- 6 digit LED display
- Hexadecimal Keypad
One of my treasures, love this thing!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/251/341/020/765/770/original/8ebf3bca72426ee2.jpeg

2025-03-27 23:02:37 UTC

Sony VAIO PCG-SR31K [2001] - Pentium 3 Sub-notebook.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/236/886/641/802/360/original/b23bff0b1268c1cc.jpeg

2025-03-25 17:57:26 UTC

Hmm, Tuesday night fun? 🤔
Ok, so I'm testing the latest NetBSD 10.1 (Dec24) out on a 1999 system: Pentium III 866Mhz CPU, Matrox G400 AGP Video and a dual Intel Pro 100 dual PCI NIC. Fun times, let's go......
(Ignore the wires, I have a problem 😉)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/224/361/914/048/755/original/3428c9280f56aca6.jpeg

2025-03-22 13:55:18 UTC

Suggestions welcome (I have lots of CD-R's and plenty of time).
I want to try to get a Linux distro on my 486 with GUI, I've tried for an hour to get Tiny Core to work, but no go.
I'm burning Yggdrasil from 1994 onto CD, has anyone got any suggestions?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/206/422/940/091/027/original/624a36a429b56d08.jpeg

2025-03-22 13:02:43 UTC

I have work to do! 💿
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2025-03-22 11:05:46 UTC

General Electric advertisement for a giant TV with VCR from 1978.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/205/756/271/558/846/original/2555f0a6407f77e5.jpeg

2025-03-07 17:49:33 UTC

I never thought I'd get one of these motherboards, one that was designed for a 25Mhz 286, the fastest 286 ever made! This is a tale of happiness and sadness, I've spent the last two hours fault finding the problem with this 'spares or repairs' board and have a diagnosis. 😃😔😞☹️
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/122/409/382/651/787/original/8b83d47639d73e96.jpeg

2025-03-06 23:26:34 UTC

Year 2000, Windows 98/ME/2K fun times, starter pack.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/118/072/233/568/258/original/a024cc794b4a7abb.jpeg

2025-03-06 23:19:11 UTC

When's someone going to make an AI assistant based on Clippy, I'd be all over that!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/118/043/251/395/810/original/c5009d63e2ea0c8f.png

2025-03-05 23:54:46 UTC

Check this out!!!
https://kibidango.com/project/2716/action/19054
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2025-03-05 22:45:40 UTC

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I've been toying with buying this, just because it's interesting, here's a full picture (if someone else buys it because of the full pic, c'est la vie). It doesn't even have a Keyboard connector, or controller:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/112/249/120/883/904/original/1a0faff7b361dac5.png

2025-03-05 20:59:18 UTC

Does anyone recognise these slots, the ones above are 8-bit ISA, these two are not 16-bit slots.🤔
*On an 8086 based board.
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2025-02-28 20:39:12 UTC

I cannot get any VGA video card to work reliably in my Amstrad PPC640, tried these cards, changed every dip switch and jumper, still no luck.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/083/440/261/875/938/original/52d35cd5d606aee0.jpeg

2025-02-26 17:55:05 UTC

It's Wednesday night, hump day is nearly over, so let's randomly install Windows 98SE on a Pentium III, for no apparent reason or goal - other than fun.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/071/470/332/472/113/original/f253ed9469d2cba0.jpg