~Slideways~ Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 1701 error is something to do with the hdd or the hdd controller. The fact that is knows to try read the hdd as soon as the card is installed should mean that the controller is working, maybe the 35 year old hdd is dead or stuck. I’ll see if I can take it apart and see if I can unstuck it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Slideways~ Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 I’ve had this IBM model M keyboard for a year or so but some random keys don’t work. Took it apart which involves cutting the plastic weld rivet things. Thought it was probably a broken membrane trace. I think this one on the edge is probably the problem, looks corroded. Tried a resistance reading and get nothing. Maybe one of those conductive paint pens would work? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 CnC. Yah. I gave a good customer a k6-2 600MHz with ISA slots I'd been hoarding because they had no spares for their ancient, horrifically expensive to replace pick and place machine. The doofus factory manager of the day 6S'd it to the bin. Riiiight. 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Slideways~ Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Holy shit the IBM 5155 hdd is working! All I had to do is take it apart, plug it in while open and give the head arm a bit of a nudge. 20mb of glory. Some read failures but shit, it’s 35 years old! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ~Slideways~ Posted November 24, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2019 The initial start up failed to read an executable but it didn’t say what, but then it continued to this: It has Tetris! Some corruption happening here comrades: 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoKer Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 22/11/2019 at 10:46, sentra said: cnc repairman I'm one of those too scared to touch mine & its compelte with a Green eye'd Screen hah (which has ahd to be re-flowed at least once) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghost Posted November 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 Speaking of industrial computers this was driving our batching plant until we had it rebuilt 2 years ago. AMD K5 PR133 and 8MB RAM was probably overkill for what it was doing: 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 thats awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 20 hours ago, ~Slideways~ said: Holy shit the IBM 5155 hdd is working! All I had to do is take it apart, plug it in while open and give the head arm a bit of a nudge. 20mb of glory. Some read failures but shit, it’s 35 years old! You're a brave man opening a drive like that. Have you ever had any problems with dust getting on the platters? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Slideways~ Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 48 minutes ago, ajg193 said: You're a brave man opening a drive like that. Have you ever had any problems with dust getting on the platters? I’ve done it a couple of times and always ended up with a drive that started working when it was previously dead, so it not really brave it’s more like risking killing a dead thing. There were no signs of life except for the controller card was working since it would indicate it was trying to read but failing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fuel Posted November 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2019 How did I not see this thread until now?? Ok where do I start? I have the following: - Commodore 64 (original brown/tan model) in box with tape drive, this was my first computer! - Macintosh SE/30 maxxed out to 128MB with ROMinator II and SCSI2SD, am looking for an ethernet card for it - Macintosh Plus with 20SC hard drive - iMac G3 Indigo - iBook G3 Indigo - bunch of iBook G4's of early 2000's - PowerBook G4 Titanium 15" - PowerBook G4 Aluminium 15" - Dell Inspiron 8000 & 8100 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Slideways~ Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 I’m a bit stuck on the IBM 5155 memory expansion card and still waiting on the mouse for the 486 so I am now trying to revive a 386sx. Yep the poverty spec one not the DX. Have not been able to identify what the motherboard is. I love the case on this thing, its a lot like the one we had in the early 90’s, metal lift up hinged top with two push in clips on the sides. But it has very little sign of life and bios error beeps which indicate possibly a ram issue and video card as well. I don’t have any spare ram to suit or an ISA video card that will fit. Nothing at the local computer recycling place and nothing on Trademe. It did have a leaking cmos battery which corroded some traces but after cleaning it up and doing a continuity test it seems ok physically but still getting errors. Either the monitor (monochrome) is stuffed or the video card is stuffed. It’s designed to output to a monochrome or CGA but it’s just a garbled mess of text. Does anyone have some old ISA video cards they want to sell? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 might have to fire up the Amiga 1200, just for a few sweet laps of Skidmarx !! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 19 hours ago, ~Slideways~ said: Does anyone have some old ISA video cards they want to sell? Have I got a deal for you! Trident video card, and a 3dFX accelerator, and because it's you, a Coupl'a sound cards, for the price of postage. PM Deets 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Slideways~ Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 3 hours ago, h4nd said: Have I got a deal for you! Trident video card, and a 3dFX accelerator, and because it's you, a Coupl'a sound cards, for the price of postage. PM Deets What a legend! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I would recommend setting up a saved search that notifies of any new listings in the Vintage category on TradeMe - have been able to pick up a few things there https://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/vintage?rsqid=ee18156885d6479dba8f58fc9e847f49-001 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 On 19/11/2019 at 17:22, ~Slideways~ said: Also need to find a Serial Mouse... Would a PS/2 mouse get you there? Pics of I/O panel (PS/2 introduced in 1987. Is my mouse oldschool, or is that only non-facelift versions?) /flamewar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Slideways~ Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 30 minutes ago, h4nd said: Would a PS/2 mouse get you there? Pics of I/O panel (PS/2 introduced in 1987. Is my mouse oldschool, or is that only non-facelift versions?) /flamewar I found a local guy with a few bits so have a serial mouse and a generic vga card, its a pretty basic one but it should work. I am still keen to try out those ISA cards though if you are still keen to post them. No worries if not. Nah PS/2 is the small round plug that is still in use now (if not using usb mouse/keyboard), I needed the 9 pin D shaped plug (the crappy ball mouse ones that get gunked up wheels). From what I understand you can't just use a plug type adapter because of different voltages and protocol differences. Someone designed a converter board with adapter plugs which you have to flash firmware to just to get it to work, there are some for sale I think it was $65, might have even been USD? But I'm just doing this as a super low dollar hobby/time waster/not really sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, h4nd said: Would a PS/2 mouse get you there? Pics of I/O panel (PS/2 introduced in 1987. Is my mouse oldschool, or is that only non-facelift versions?) /flamewar Does it have a ball? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Slideways~ Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Trying to get Warcraft 2 working, sound blaster option for music works, but sounds effect set to sound blaster says I don't have a sound blaster. Try run game, crashes. Oh the 90's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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