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CF PCMCIA card makes sound choppy

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hello! I installed a CF PCMCIA adapter to my Compaq LTE 5300 laptop and it makes sound from internal sound blaster compatible card choppy. Even in MS-DOS mode. Is it normal? How to fix it? …

Kaypro 2000 laptop, looks complete - $200

VCFed about 8 months ago

As usual, not mine: https://www.facebook.com/ma... …

Does anybody tried to use Li-Polymer instead of 18650 Li-Ion cells to rebuild laptop batteries?

VCFed about 8 months ago

Greetings! I got a 2 PB2400c from JP(one working and one with GLoD), and I swapped parts around to build "reasonably" good one. Swapped HDD to SSD, replace LCD and some casings. And for a cherry on top, I need to rebuild battery since I've remo …

NanTan FMA2100.

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hello, I have been gifted of a NanTan FMA2100 laptop computer without the two batteries but in quite decent shape. The PSU connector should be a 2.5/5.5 mm. Can somebody advise me about the voltage and if the positive is on the tip or not? The computer can …

INT 24 DOS error message

VCFed about 8 months ago

I'm trying to revive a CompuAdd laptop that has DOS on it. When these were originally sold, they came with Windows 3.1 installed. What's holding me back from reinstalling Windows 3.1 is that I can't get the floppy drive to work. I always get a Abort, Retry …

Found NEC Versa LX from 1999 in mint condition - Laptop will not post

VCFed about 8 months ago

I recently found a NEC Versa LX in great condition. It looks like it has never been used. Comes with the original bag and accessories. Unfortunately, the laptop will not post. It powers on but the screen is blank and the external monitor doesn't respond. I …
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ZUIKI Officially Unveils The Dance Dance Revolution Classic Mini In Japan

Time Extension about 8 months ago

Crowdfunding begins October 10th.Update (Tue 3rd Oct, 2023 13:00 BST): Today ZUIKI officially unveiled the Dance Dance Revolution Classic Mini in Japan, a new miniaturized version of the popular Konami arcade game.The device is a 1/5 scale replica of the m …

Trying to install early 90s DOS PC games on a Windows 11 Home laptop

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hi, I had bought two 90s-era PC games that were programmed for DOS computers - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volume II and III. I have a Windows 11 home laptop with a portable detachable DVD disc player. I tried running the DOS games this way but …
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Emulators • Building a retrostation - annoying problem with VICE on old laptop (IBM Thinkpad r50e)

Lemon64 about 8 months ago

I love playing with VICE on my desktop computer, it runs fine on Linux.However, I would love to have a portable C64 station to play somewhere else.So I tried installing different lightweight Linux distros on my very oldIBM Thinkpad r50e, which has a 1.5 M …

ChinnyVision - Ep 521 - Book 8088, A Modern Retro Laptop. Is it E-Waste?

ChinnyVision about 8 months ago

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Reuse of old notebook keyboard?

CPCwiki about 8 months ago

I have a pretty old notebook keyboard (Toshiba T1910) - I think it works with the PS/2 protocol - and I wanted to ask if there's a possibility to reuse them in some way?I have seen different solution for such needs but I think they refer to keyboard wo …

Linksys WPC11 and Compaq LTE 5300 for WiFi

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hello! I am trying to connect to Wi-Fi on my Win98 SE laptop Compaq LTE 5300 and I got Linksys WPC11 ver 4 PCMCIA card. Unfortunately, even power led is not on when I insert it into the slot and Win98 says slot is free. I have another PCMCIA card adapter …

IBM ThinkPad 760XL [1997, 166MHz Pentium, Windows 95, Black] [£250]

VCFed about 8 months ago

Unique opportunity to own a piece of IBM mid-1990s computing history. The ThinkPad 760 series was the high-performance series of notebook available from IBM at the time. The 760XL sub-model was in turn the top of this range, with an SVGA+ screen and incre …

Amstrad ACL-386SX laptop computer.

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hi, I would like to introduce the internal mainboard which is a totally redesign "all in one" mainboard, in relation with its monochrome brother ALT-386SX. In the differences included also the main memory which here is 4 MB on board versus 1MB i …
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Help & Support • Zoomfloppy/OpenCBM: .g64 to C64/Plus4 disk?

Lemon64 about 8 months ago

Hi! I have a real C64C and Plus4 at my mother's house. They share a monitor and 1541 and 1541-II drives. I also have a Zoomfloppy there. Unfortunately, they're not set up, and the laptop there I use to make out disks is missing its power supply. When …

introduce yourself • Hi from North UK

Stardot about 8 months ago

Hi, I've got an A4 laptop that has been in my care for about 20 years.I'm interested in finding out fair value for it and hopefully sell it to someone who will use it.Statistics: Posted by Troopy — Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:57 pm — Replies 7 — Views 115 …

Windows XP gaming! Retro laptop with CD player - Fujitsu FMV Biblo NB16C - with ATI graphics

Arcade Projects about 8 months ago

Hello All, I want to sell SOLD off my Fujitsu FMV Biblo NB16C, please see the pictures attached. IU think it is a great collectible for the early 2000s gaming era.. Windows XP games / DOS games etc.. It has a matte display, DVD ROM, FDD, SD card, USB etc …

FMA7600 laptop adventures: repairs and stuff

VCFed about 8 months ago

I have a pair of FMA7600 laptops that both have the same specs, except one of them has no hard drive or caddy (don't know where they are at the moment or they broke months ago) and I've fixed the following issues: 1) RTC battery was dead on both of them, …

printing with a vintage c itoh 8510

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hello! I have been trying to print to a C Itoh 8510 dot matrix printer with no luck. Here's what I've tried-- 1. printing from old dell laptop with serial cable 2. printing from old dell laptop with serial cable plugged into serial to usb cable 3. printin …
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GRID 1755 not starting.

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hello, I have bought today a GRID 1755... I really wanted a GRID computer, even if a "modern" one... The situation: ° there is no battery, removed from the plastic case; ° in battery plastic case the upper two wires have been connected while t …
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BIOS Password wipe on Panasonic CF-41 MKII

VCFed about 9 months ago

I picked up this mid-90's laptop the other day. It seems to be working and will start and test memory on boot. However, it has a password prompt. Does anyone have any experience with these early CF models and clearing the password on them? My goog …

32-bit acorn hardware • A4 Touchpad

Stardot about 9 months ago

Idle speculation time. Other than a normal Acorn mouse, are there any more portable options for the A4?I noticed this - https://uk.rs-online.com/we... ... lsrc=aw.ds and wondered if, considering that the A4 has a space that the original laptop us …

Sharp PC 4700 & 6000 series

VCFed about 9 months ago

Hi, Chasing a Sharp PC 4700 series laptop. Also interested in the 6220 & 6300 models as well. Love these models, hopefully something turns up. Thanks. …

General MIDI with Toshiba Libretto

VCFed about 9 months ago

My end goal is to control my laptop's OPL3 soundchip to make general MIDI sounds in Cakewalk (or other comparable tool) via midi input from a keyboard/DAW. I am running Windows 98 on a Toshiba Libretto 110CT with 64MB RAM. I can successfully map MIDI inp …

introduce yourself • Hi from the son of an adventure game author!

Stardot about 9 months ago

Hi folksAndy here - my Dad (Peter) wrote Philospher's Quest etc. As a young lad I had to test the games out - not easy given a) I had no interest in them and b) Dad always made the puzzles ludicrously difficult!I grew up on the Beeb and then Archimedes.Sa …