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Somebody Wants $45,000 For Panasonic's Unreleased Nintendo 3DS Rival

Time Extension about 2 months ago

It's a Jungle out there.Someone is trying to get a whopping $45,000 USD for a non-working Panasonic Jungle handheld.If you haven't heard of this particular device, don't feel too bad. Announced in 2010, this clamshell-style handheld system looked like a sm …

Epson L2 power supply module (NJD-2729)

VCFed about 2 months ago

Looking for this plug-in module inside the laptop computer Epson L2. It must be working, not for spare parts. Thank you …

INTRA LT-386SX - Laptop / Motherboard Troubleshoot

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hello everyone, I have an INTRA LT-386SX laptop that I'm trying to troubleshoot. It was given to me by a friend, and even though the power supply they gave me "fits", it's not the original. Therefore, I'm not sure if it's e …
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Expansion Cards for Data General One Laptop

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hi I got hold of a Data General One Model 2. Most Model 2s have LCD but mine has a electroluminescent screen which makes it very special. I would love add to its functionality by adding expansion cards e.g. EGA adapter or even sound cards. Unfortunatel …

Enta 486SX / Award V3.20-E Laptop won't work with any IDE drive....

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hi Everyone I've been tearing my hair out over this -virtually worthless- 486SX machine. It's a relatively boring laptop but I just wanted to get it working because it has such a lovely keyboard. It was originally cursed with a Conner CP30104H 3 …

Using XP

VCFed about 2 months ago

My XP Pro 32-bit gamer has been up and running for a while now, and I really get a kick put of playing Half Life, one of my favorites. The other day I needed to dupe a CD for a RMI on my recent tail bone surgery. As it turned out, the only PC or laptop in …

Matsushita UJ-825C drive ejecting/inserting disc problem

VCFed about 2 months ago

I just got PowerBook G4 laptop with UJ-825C and it had disc stuck inside. Ejecting the disc was not possible, the drive tried but failed. Now I have taken the machine apart and removed the drive from it. I opened the drive and removed the disc and noticed …
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Toshiba T1000SE damaged component

VCFed about 2 months ago

I'm trying to repair a Toshiba T1000SE laptop computer. When connected to the mains, the DC IN light turns on but nothing else. This kind of laptops do not turns on if the battery is not set and as I don't have a good battery I apply the 7,2 volts directly …
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Other Computer / System Cores • Static IP and Groovy MiSTer/Cast Without DHCP/Router in Between

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

Hi everyone I want to have a direct conection between my laptop and my Mister using an ethernet cable (No router inbetween or DCHP) , so I wanted to set up the static ip only on the ethernet side of my mister , according to Flandango in this post viewtopi …

MicroSolutions 190130 CD-ROM BACKPACK notes in 2024 (vs SDLPT)

VCFed about 2 months ago

I finally got time to try out one of those BACKPACK CD-ROM add-on devices, that use a parallel port to add CD-ROM support to a legacy system. Setup: Toshiba T1960CT 486DX laptop Using TSETUP in TOSHUTIL folder, verified parallel port set to Bidirectional …

Looking for documentation: Toshiba Satellite A55-S106

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hi. It's been a while since I last posted here. I dug up this particular laptop recently, and I haven't had a lot of luck finding documentation for it. I was able to find an old user's manual that gave me an idea of the ports on the outside (RGB port, PC C …

MicroSolutions 190130 CD-ROM BACKPACK notes in 2024

VCFed about 2 months ago

I finally got time to try out one of those BACKPACK CD-ROM add-on devices, that use a parallel port to add CD-ROM support to a legacy system. Setup: Toshiba T1960CT 486DX laptop Using TSETUP in TOSHUTIL folder, verified parallel port set to Bidirectional …

Came Across A Store On eBay that has some unusual GRiD items

VCFed about 2 months ago

Not my store, I am not affiliated with the store in any way, I have no idea who the person is that runs the store nor whose stuff they are selling. I thought I'd mention it here since it seems like some of the stuff is unusual enough to warrant a mention. …

Repairing aging plastics

VCFed about 2 months ago

Many of us have been seeking a solution to broken, cracked or missing plastics on vintage computes. I've tried epoxy, various glues and solvents to fix cracked plastics on laptop lids and other plastic parts. None have been a great success, IMHO. After tri …

WTB Pentium 3 Laptop

VCFed about 2 months ago

Looking for a decently high spec (or at least upgradable) pentium 3 laptop on a budget, doesn't need to be in great shape. Hell as long as it works on an external display I don't care if the screen works. I expect a machine of this vintage to have a bad ba …

PCMCIA to CF adapter recommendations

VCFed about 2 months ago

My current PCMCIA to CF adapter (SanDisk brand) just refuses to work with Windows 9x. I’ve done enough troubleshooting across probably close to a dozen laptops to know it’s not drivers, and I highly doubt it’s the cards I’m using either. Not one 9x …
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Orange spider web on the screen

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hello everyone, I need help Yesterday I bought a Retro Eurocom 486 66 Mhz laptop Unfortunately I am very sad It was well protected during shipment, but the screen was covered with an orange spiderweb The matrix is not cracked. I don't know what cau …

Tandy 1500HD/2810/3810HD Laptop 26-Pin FPC Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable

VCFed about 2 months ago

Does anyone know if the 26 connector FPC floppy drive ribbon cable pinout for the Tandy 1500HD/2810/3810HD laptops is known? Or if it is a common standard? I've come across a number of 34-pin + floppy power connector to 26 connector FPC floppy drive cable …
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Toshiba T1200 laptop User Manual

VCFed about 3 months ago

Toshiba T1200 laptop User Manual I scanned it myself as I couldn't find it online anywhere, only the service manual ... T1200 Laptop User Manual (T1200F, T1200FB, T1200H, T1200HB) : Jas …

Toshiba T1200 restoration + 3inONEder install

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello everyone, This time I want to share my experience with a T1200 repair/restoration project. I bought the laptop from eBay, it was a bit dusty and came with an original Toshiba power adapter. Thanks to this forum I knew this thing should be recapped th …

IBM PC, PCXT, Tandy 1000 • XT-IDE r625

MISTerFPGA about 3 months ago

Just received much awaited addons and start looking at MisterXT Looks like it's suggested BIOSes goes with quite old XT-IDE release, so i made a build of main and XT-IDE BIOS.Main BIOS is a quick port of Book8088 (chinese XT laptop) BIOS i'm working on, w …

Calling all Coppermine-128 Celeron 600 owners...

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello guys, I'm going to start using a Celeron 600MHz (66MHz FSB) CPU in a Toshiba laptop that takes desktop Socket 370 CPUs. The system will have 256MB of ram and a 32GB SD card inside an IDE adapter for the Windows 98se OS. I am downgrading the 1GHz PI …

How to troubleshoot dead laptop

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have a Thinkpad A30p laptop which doesn't power up. The machine is in a good shape otherwise and I'm motivated to restore it, though I don't have any experience of dealing with completely dead laptops. When I press power button there's no any activity - …
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Virtual games evenings to bring long-distance friends together

Retromash about 3 months ago

Long-distance friendships can feel tricky to navigate sometimes. More people got an insight into what this feels like during the pandemic, but for many, it’s something they have to adapt to for the foreseeable.  It can be tricky to know how to em …

Looking to purchase a Toshiba laptop, but unsure which models are good.

VCFed about 3 months ago

Recently I've been scrolling around eBay looking for vintage laptops and found many Toshiba laptops in working conditions and within my budget. However, this is my first time looking to purchase a vintage computer so I'm unsure which models are good. So fa …