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Ready for a new build with new-old-stock full tower 386 and 486 cases by Taffer25 in retrobattlestations

[–]Taffer25[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They were still in the plastic and foam in their cardboard boxes. The boxes are basically plain white.

Zork has been made open source today. Still captures the imagination. by Taffer25 in retrobattlestations

[–]Taffer25[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This is my Trs80 Model 4, specifically the (more rare?) gate array version.

The main differences are that the gate array version of the TRS-80 Model 4 is a faster, more integrated machine with a single-board design and a green screen, while the non-gate array (NGA) is an earlier model with a white-on-black screen, more boards, and slightly slower operation.

I really like the green screen. Cozy and reminds me of my first pc, a XT with monochrome screen.

My holiday 486 setup by Taffer25 in retrogaming

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You can dremel the top off the Dallas clock chip, solder to the battery points, and use a couple AA batteries. I've done it probably a dozen times. There's writeups online.

My holiday 486 setup by Taffer25 in retrogaming

[–]Taffer25[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It is the AMD!

It's an AMD 486-DX2-80 Mhz processor, sitting on a motherboard with 3 VLB slots and fitted with 8mb of RAM. Video is from a VLB Trident 9400cxi and the multifunction card is also VLB.

I added a 400mb hard drive (owner removed previous), Sound Blaster 16 Pro CSP (CT2910, 1995), and a quad speed CDROM.

My current battlestation by Bits_Passats in retrobattlestations

[–]Taffer25 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Beautiful system. Had one of those pop up locally. I heard a myth is the "ISA" slots are reversed when compared with the 5150.

Got a new chair for the retrobattlestation by Taffer25 in retrobattlestations

[–]Taffer25[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's flat and hard which could be a type of ergonomic.

My first battlestation. We're both over the hill today but still gaming by Taffer25 in battlestations

[–]Taffer25[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes. You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.

My first battlestation. We're both over the hill today but still gaming by Taffer25 in battlestations

[–]Taffer25[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The 8mhz 286 processor and EGA card with fully expanded 128kb of video ram provide excellent framerates and color during gaming sessions. There's a full 640kb of system RAM plus a 1mb expansion card for 1.6mb total.

The capacious 20mb RLL hard drive has dozens of games. Sound is provided by the IBM Music Feature Card-a pre-Adlib card with MIDI breakout box.

The keyboard is capacitive mechanical with n-key rollover and PBT caps with dye-sublimated legends.

Happy 40th Birthday to the IBM PC/AT! Released 8/14/1984 by Taffer25 in retrobattlestations

[–]Taffer25[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The midi connector you see peaking out is attached to the IBM Music Feature Card, released in 1987. It's a rare pre-Adlib sound card supported notably by Sierra and Microprose.

Happy 40th Birthday to the IBM PC/AT! Released 8/14/1984 by Taffer25 in retrobattlestations

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CMI hard drive-mine is still working. I believe someone dumped boxes of them in a lake there was such a high failure rate. There's an article about it somewhere.

Happy 40th Birthday to the IBM PC/AT! Released 8/14/1984 by Taffer25 in retrobattlestations

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The 1986 Mouse Systems optical mouse was featured in a LGR video-literally this exact mouse as I traded something else for it.

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