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I'm thinking about replacing the stock IBM floppy controller in my 5160 XT with one of these: https://texelec.com/product/quad-flop-four-port-isa-floppy-controller/ On the known plus side, you gain the ability to work with HD drives. On the known minus side, you lose the ability to easily...

I'm restoring an IBM 5150 that came to me as a "parts donor." It had a lot of parts missing but it has a near perfect case and an upgraded PSU. I have most of the electrical stuff sorted out and am now going through a stack of TM-100-2A drives looking for the best two for this 5150. I've...

I have an IBM 5160 I've been customizing for a while. I think I've mentioned it once or twice on this forum. It was no cherry when I got it and had a few interesting mods that i had to back out to get it to behave, plus the usual exploding tantalum caps. But pretty much what is expected...

While looking for something else, I came across this. https://www.engadget.com/club-8-bit-ukraine-destruction-154109115.html With all the other things and people being consumed by the meat grinder that is modern warfare, this is just news of one more small and easily overlooked tragedy. But...

I recently came across 3 rather filthy & tired IBM Model F keyboards. One of them has a very sticky smooth cable that I intend to fix/replace. While searching the web for ideas on rebuilding a Model F I found this. https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/ I'm aware of the company that is making new...

Over the years I've seen the occasional member who said he/she wanted one of these. I happened to come across this listing this afternoon. Usual disclaimer: I have no connection with the auction site or the seller...

Check out the Day By Day cartoon for 2/5/2018. https://www.daybydaycartoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/020518.jpg

How many of you have an RL02 or RL01 you can't put in a rack because you have no slides? I had to pay an arm and a leg to complete my last set and what I bought came sans the end brackets that mount the slide to the rack uprights. You might want to take a look at this...

Not long ago I bought an IBM 5160. It was running when I received it but shortly thereafter blew a tantalum cap in one of the floppy drives. Not a problem as I have spare drives. A few hours run time later the PC developed the Power Supply Fan Twitch fault. Turned out to be a bypass cap on...

Many years ago when my employer was upgrading some equipment I had the opportunity to bid on a surplus WECo CC2A (Control Console #2A). Essentially this was a vanilla PDP11/23 with dual RX02s and a power control box on the back packed into a table high cabinet with internal rails. WECo had...

I have a DEC PDP 11/23 Plus in what I think is called a Business Cabinet. DEC made a bunch of these. They all pretty much looked like this one: http://www.cosam.org/computers/dec/pdp11-23/ Before I get too fired up on fixing the actual computer hardware I'd like to get rid of the decayed...

More of the long slide. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/radioshack-to-be-delisted-from-nyse/2015/02/02/4b8b8ff6-ab39-11e4-8876-460b1144cbc1_story.html

Anyone have any experience with or comments on these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-PC-XT-AT-PS-2-Clones-Power-Supply-Load-Tester-5150-5160-5170-/261739157081?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf0de9659