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Stuck trying to install Firefox on AIX 5.3, help appreciated

VCFed about 6 months ago

Hi all, Several years ago I received an RS/6000 43p in a trade for some vintage Apple stuff. I’ve never used a non-Apple PowerPC system before so I’m pretty excited to dive in and see what AIX is like. This machine is a 250MHz model and was missing it …

Floppy disk controller board for Xerox 820-II

VCFed about 6 months ago

I have a machine with the SASI host adapter but no hard drive unit and would like to replace it with an FDC so I can use it as a floppy based system. Thanks! Would be interested in other parts for it as well (keyboard, drives, etc.) Please contact me at …
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32-bit acorn hardware • A3020 battery mouse and upgrades

Stardot about 6 months ago

Hi allYou will have to forgive me. I’m new to the Acorn scene having been an Amiga kid back in the day. We had BBCs in school that I loved. I digress. Please excuse my silly questions but I massively appreciate your advice. One retro fan to another. I …

8-bit acorn software: other • Help with saving files

Stardot about 6 months ago

Initially thought this would be pretty simple but I having some problems with it.I have an ADFS game saved on my hard drive which when I do a *INFOgives me this .*INFO RUNNER2$.RUNNER2 WR (11) FFF0F00 FFFF80E7 00004269 0030B9This game runs within my …
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32-bit acorn software: classic games • All my Carnage Inc disks are dead :(

Stardot about 6 months ago

Proof of ownership:Is there any chance someone could send me the JFDs of these disks? I want to be able to run it from hard drive using ADFFS but every disk is full of errors. I tried cleaning my drive and the disks, but still no dice.Statistics: Posted b …

IBM PS/1 2011 30mb hard drive won't accept writes.

VCFed about 6 months ago

I recently acquired as PS/1 2011. It had a fault in the floppy drive that kept the system from starting due to short circuit protection. I waffled a bit about replacing the floppy with a regular 1.44mb one and tried using an adapter from Ebay. It did th …
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Help & Support • ICT Mini Chief

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

I am looking for the ICT utilities for the Mini Chief hard drive. The old MFM drive has failed... For those who have never seen one, here is an album of pics I have taken:https://flic.kr/s/aHB... Mini Chief by SidviciousStatistics: Posted by sidv …

Western Digital "Black" drives are "Gaming" drives now?

VCFed about 6 months ago

Needed a bit more hard drive space for some stupidly large stuff, so I picked up a 2TB WD Black drive at Microcenter. That is their top of the line consumer performance model with longer warranty. In the past they were just branded as a professional drive, …

32-bit acorn hardware • format the hard drive

Stardot about 6 months ago

I have a RiscPC which I believe is OK - but the hard disk has failed. It doesn't even spin. I've checked on another PSU and confirmed it :/I've tried connecting a new HD but of course I'm not able to boot to format the disk. Any idea what I can do at this …

FS: Macintosh 9600/200 & Tandy 1000EX

VCFed about 6 months ago

First up is a Macintosh 9600/200. working and in cosmetically decent condition with a few scuffs and scratches but not too much yellowing. has 6 PCI slots making it the most expandable classic Mac. I had it running fine with OS 8 but I did remove the hard …
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Scene • Reading file disk data into CBM Prg Studio memory using the Kernal

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Hi everyone,I have been spending a week on this code, been reading some books on the kernal I/O for the Commodore 64, but for some reason, I just can't get a file read into memory. Does anyone know of any resources of how this can be done? Many of the old …

MFM/RLL HDD spins and initializes but is not found by DOS

VCFed about 7 months ago

Hello everyone. I recently acquired a Sharp PC-7200. I knew it wouldn't boot from the hard drive before purchasing. I thought it was going to be a PLUS+ HardCard like the PC-7100 and figured it just needed the rubber bumper replaced. Unfortunately, I f …

Need some guidance on installing AIX on an IBM RS/6000 43p-150

VCFed about 7 months ago

Hi all! A couple years ago I found an IBM RS/6000 43p-150 desktop workstation (type: 7304-150). It's the 250MHz model with a PowerPC 604e CPU, according to the sticker on the faceplate. Other than needing a deep-cleaning, it appears to be in good physical …

ISA Sound Card with IDE controller causing issues

VCFed about 7 months ago

Hello all, I'm currently working on a Edom/Wintech MA022 Rev. A motherboard. It has an AMD 386DX-40, Cyrix FasMath 387, 8MB of RAM (30 pin SIMM), Trident VGA card, etc. My current issue is that any time I install a sound card with an IDE controller on it …

TRS-80 15 MEG 26-4156 repair

VCFed about 7 months ago

So In a recent pickup I got a TRS-80 15 meg hard drive with ribbon cables. IT was disgusting inside and out.. like a black soot or industrial grime. Seller said he didnt know anything about it or what it goes to but the unit has no power. First thing I did …

Need someone who could look at and repair a Fujitsu LifeBook U810

VCFed about 7 months ago

Hiya everybody! I picked up a Fujitsu Life book U810 at the VCF Swap Meet on the 28th (and for only $10!), and I need someone who could look at the unit and perform some repairs. When I got the machine, everything that I could test in the BIOS worked excep …

Sega Grid racing game help

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

So a homeowner gave me 2 sega grid pcs and the hard drives do not boot. I tried cloning them and did not change anything. Does anyone have any info about restore disks or hard drive images for this game. Im stuck at a dead end. …
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Chit Chat • Has anyone learned a "new old system" in modern times?

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Not quite sure if the topic is as informative as I tried, but you'll get the hang of it.Back in the day I had a C64 with 1541, modem and a printer. Naturally I copied 'turbo tapes' and floppies and played, but I also did other stuff. Typed in listings, le …
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Pepper Pad 2 OS Image?

VCFed about 7 months ago

I picked up a Pepper Pad 2 in fairly good condition from the VCF swap meet yesterday, and it looks like this: Does anyone else remember this device? It's an early UMPC, before they evolved into modern tablets. This particular device has a bad hard …
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NFL Blitz 99 pcb

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

Nfl blitz 99 working amazing with flash drive, I have the old hard drive if you want it selling for $400 …
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Killer Instinct 2 PCB, working and very cheap!

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

Killer Instinct 2 PCB with original hard drive and SSD/Compact Flash kit. I need to make a quick sale of this game. Price is lower than anyone else. The PCB works like it should and has made its rounds in my arcade so has had thorough testing. See pictures …
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Software & Hardware • 🔨 Amiga Hardware Faults and Solutions List

LemonAmiga about 7 months ago

The Amiga is a Retro computer. Commodore built the Amiga using the cheapest parts, and the weakest solutions. The chips themselves are prone to fail. During my time with the Amiga A500, at least 1 Agnus failed, perhaps x2 CIA chips, and perhaps also Paula …

What do you like for salvaging old laptop hard drives?

VCFed about 7 months ago

I've got this somewhat rare Fujitsu windows 2000 tablet I want to restore. It still posts ok but I can't get it to boot. I think the hard drive no longer runs well enough to actually boot the operating system, but it might still be readable. From what I he …
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MII: New IIe open source emulator, mine this time!

Apple Fritter about 7 months ago

AttachmentSize mii_emu-main.zip4.51 MB  https://github.com/bus... has to be the worst case of feature creep in history, I wanted to hack an emulator for one specific project (Testing a Dan ][ card tool!) and couldn't find somethin …

Tandy 5 Meg Hard Disk

VCFed about 7 months ago

I just unearthed my Tandy 5 Meg drive, which I purchased a couple of years ago on ebay. Amazingly both the exterior and interior are immaculate, it was clearly hardly used. I also managed to buy some pure unobtanium a few months before that, an original Ta …