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ZThe look of that thing makes me feel like I need to mix 2-stroke oil with gasoline before starting the computer.
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ZZippy Zapp replied to the thread Very quick repair of post code 07 of a random mainboard with a Pentium CPU (maybe also 486, 386, ???).I really hate those Dallas All in one clock/battery/sram chips. Thankfully there are alternatives and you can still buy brand new...
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ZZippy Zapp replied to the thread resurrecting/upgrading power mac 7500/100.It is so odd that all of that will not work. The 7500 board is pretty robust. Unless you have the wrong memory or bad memory or broken...
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ZZippy Zapp reacted to Obtainium Retro's post in the thread Announcing ZuluIDE - an ATAPI CD-ROM and Removable (read-write) media emulator with
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Looking in, I can see this from a few different angles. You're taking the view that it's not unreasonable with open licensed projects... -
ZZippy Zapp reacted to mbbrutman's post in the thread Announcing ZuluIDE - an ATAPI CD-ROM and Removable (read-write) media emulator with Like.
Hi everybody. The forum rules ask everybody to remain civil. The personal attacks need to stop and we need to get back to technical...
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ZZippy Zapp reacted to aperezbios's post in the thread Announcing ZuluIDE - an ATAPI CD-ROM and Removable (read-write) media emulator with Like.
Rabbit Hole Computing, my company, has been working on such a thing quietly for the last year and a half. While it isn't 100% ready for...
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ZZippy Zapp reacted to aperezbios's post in the thread Announcing ZuluIDE - an ATAPI CD-ROM and Removable (read-write) media emulator with Like.
It's just not that simple. ZuluSCSI was licensed under the GPL because it makes use of the now-decade-old SCSI2SD command handling...
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ZZippy Zapp replied to the thread Announcing ZuluIDE - an ATAPI CD-ROM and Removable (read-write) media emulator.Thanks for sharing and I am glad the ZuluIDE is on the horizon. I could probably use it now as is but my main use case is Fixed Disk HD...
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ZZippy Zapp reacted to seaken's post in the thread Is there a case to be made for the 386? with Like.
Yes, a case can be made for the 386. But a lot of us waited for a 486 or Pentium. Our family business upgrade from the 8088 PC and DOS...
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ZZippy Zapp reacted to resman's post in the thread Is there a case to be made for the 386? with Love.
I had the distinction of being the pawn sent to Microsoft by Compaq to ensure NT OS/2 would ship on the 386 processor. Compaq had a...
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ZZippy Zapp reacted to framer's post in the thread Is there a case to be made for the 386? with Like.
I picked up a Baby Gemini from Micronics 386DX+387 board about 10 years age. It came with 8-1Mx9 30pin simms installed. It's been my...
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ZZippy Zapp replied to the thread resurrecting/upgrading power mac 7500/100.I hope that fixes it. I seem to recall there is a CUDA chip reset button on the logic board. I seem to remember having to use that...
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ZZippy Zapp replied to the thread 386 PC Suggestions.Oh thanks for pointing that out. I am not sure what happen to the link I put in there but clearly it did not save. It is here: Lucky...
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ZZippy Zapp replied to the thread 386 PC Suggestions.I have tried many different SIMM modules now and this thing still refuses to get past the beep code for bad RAM. If I take the RAM out...
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ZZippy Zapp replied to the thread resurrecting/upgrading power mac 7500/100.It certainly can't hurt unless you do damage while recapping. I have a 7200/75 logic board I don't use and took a few caps off just to...