Retro games and computers hobbyist. Photos/Discussion here for all things retro - including gaming, computers, conventions, repair, modding.
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Jun 13
Saw this at a different flea market today. Macintosh big box Indiana Jones game - had disks and manual for $40. I was told that’s a good price, however I passed as it wasn’t something I really needed (and a have a PC copy anyway). Cool though.
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Jun 12
Scorching day for Flea Market Friday. Saw one interesting item - this Computer City branded RC car was neat with all the other tech brand stickers. Guy wanted $20 for it, which didn't seem bad given it was also working. Didn't need more for the shelves, but cool item!
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Jun 6
Hit the yard sales today and it was mostly nothing of interest, which happens, but one of the later sales had this interesting PC and PC case. Got both for $10. Noticed when taking these pics there’s a label on the one - Pentium Overdrive inside if correct.
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Jun 10
So I had the PC booting, but the CD-ROM needs a caddy and sadly one wasn't in it. It was also a SCSI drive hooked to the sound card. So, I had to swap in an IDE drive and move around the HDD. Then came getting the sound working - found the drivers online and loaded those...
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Jun 10
But after all that, success! The sound card output is low for some reason. The dial works, it's at max - maybe some caps are tired. Either way, just happy to have it rocking some Doom 2.
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May 30
Pretty good day at the VCF East Swapmeet. Didn’t sell out this time, but sold about half or so of the stuff I brought. Foot traffic seemed low-ish and it was challenging with the windy conditions. Had fun though, always fun chatting with people!
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May 31
I knew it was a long shot, but did bring these home from the swap meet. There just isn’t interest in these P4/Celeron machines (even cleaned, setup, working) I thought there might at least be interest in the beige cases…
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May 31
The option I’m left with is to harvest the parts I can use for other projects and the rest is probably going to the dump/recycling. Can’t save them all and I don’t want to store them longer.
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May 29
My one pickup today though is pretty cool - Saw this little NEC ultra portable sitting on a table. Guy wanted $7 for it. While I wish it had accessories and a power brick, for that price I took it anyway. Just can't so no to these small machines...
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May 29
I did have to test it immediately back home, it's a 200mhz MMX CPU, 32mb of RAM,and 2gb HDD. Plugged in my multi-adapter and it booted right up to Win98! LCD is not great - passive matrix. HDD pops out easily, RAM under a hatch, fun little PC for the price! :)
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May 29
Well it plays Doom 2 well enough. That LCD would be rough to play on but hook in an external monitor and mouse, you’re golden.
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May 29
Flea Market Friday again - interesting finds today! I saw this Power Macintosh 7100/80AV, which is a odd thing to see these days. Guy wanted $60 for it "as-is", but I felt that a bit high with the rusty areas around back. Didn't get it, but neat to see.
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May 22
I’m not even a shmup fan… and somehow Tyrian still became my favorite 😄🚀
There’s just something about it that makes it impossible to stop playing.
#Tyrian #Shmup #RetroGaming #MSDOS #PCGaming
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May 22
Flea Market Friday time - didn't see much today. This old woodgrain Samsung 13" tv caught my eye. I had either this same model or one very similar as a kid. It had a great picture for NES games at the time. The vendor wanted $120 for it, so that's a pass.
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May 10
Back at the flea this morning, saw this Compaq 5410US tower. The guy also had the original keyboard and speakers that mount on the sides of a CRT. Offered $10 and now I have another project to clean up and test. Lots of brown smoker dust in it but otherwise stock and nice shape.
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May 14
The sounds is okay in Windows but stutters in Doom II Dos shell. Video is likewise ok, stutters in games and if I resize VLC more than video default size, it freezes up. Prob. bad drivers but could just be crap onboard vid/sound. (Now without fan blowing on mic)
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May 21
Decided to go Win98 for this one - it’s so much faster and the sound/video drivers are working great now. Probably fixable in XP, but with the low RAM, better 98 machine…
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May 21
Decided to go Win98 for this one - it’s so much faster and the sound/video drivers are working great now. Probably fixable in XP, but with the low RAM, better 98 machine…
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