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I'm after a sound card for my MCA system, primarily to get sound in a hand-full of memorable old games. As far as I can tell, the Chipchat and Soundpiper cards are likely the best way to go for compatibility. Some notes: 1: It's got to be in proper working condition. 2: I'd prefer there be...

It's always seemed to me that 5.25" disks are much more reliable than 3.5" disks. Perhaps it's better production standards, given their age. Maybe it's data density, and less is indeed more in this venue. I've even wondered if the nature of their proper floppiness has anything to do with it...

I'm after a functional genuine 8087. This machine will remain running at the factory clock, so any appropriate unit that can keep itself in reasonable thermal check (for an 8087; I know they can run hot) will suffice. I'm supposed to say how much I'm going to pay, according to the rules, but...

I thought I'd post this here before I really went at it, in the event someone just happened to know what is going on. The period key on this board stopped working, and stopped "pinging", as if the spring wasn't behaving properly. So, I pulled the cap and cleaned a little bit, installed it...

I just thought I'd crank out a thread mentioning things like this. I'll go into detail later, but for now, I thought I'd just note that in my opinion, Global Total Office manufactures the best darn chairs in the business. Just bought another High back multi-tilt Malaga, and I'm loving every...

A little while back, I received a second 5150 in the mail, meaning to mix and match components with my other unit. Unfortunately, the internal components weren't completely installed, and were essentially totaled after the container was dropped (from what appears to be quite a height). I...

I just wrote a list of everything on the HDD in the games folder, so you may have to sort through some oddball files here, but the list may turn up something important: GAME FOLDERS NFL Shockingly detailed sports simulator (appears to be "NFL Challenge from 1985) Too big for one...

I've got a 5150 I've been working on, and I just don't have the commands I'm used to. I'd like to know which versions of DOS this is capable of running, but I'm having trouble finding any solid related information. It boots from a functional hardcard, but I'm not sure how much longer it will...

I searched around, both here and on the net, and even perused Ebay to no concrete end. Located similar cards, but not this one. I'd rather like to finish off the memory in my 5150, but I'm not sure if I want to use this card or not. I kind of wanted the old short IBM unit, if I'm honest, to...

I know there's at least a few here who have enjoyed the game released in 1990. It's always been one of my favorites. Mr. Kenneth Morse (as credited) really achieved a great balance of pretty much everything with this release. None of the new games in the genre are quite this fun. Everything...

I've never even tried this before. I'm building a PC with this motherboard: http://www.bcmcom.com/tech/kr632/KR632.htm I want to install DOS 6.22. Simple enough. Obviously, however, I can't just grab a hard drive that is small enough to keep everyone in there happy. Let's assume I'm...

I should have took some shots of it together, but I didn't. :( I'll list the specs in a while. For now, after a general scrubbing, I'm going to have to get some yellow off the keys. The computer itself is pretty much spotless now aside from the back panel, so I'll hit that as well...

It's been a long time since I used a machine of this caliber. I've been building custom PCs since the 386 era, and now crank out some very high end gear. It was only a matter of time before I decided to take a trip back and start all over again, so I looked about and picked up a 5150 that...