|
Arivia posted:Giant horseflies the size of your thumb! I've never run into those. The ticks are a bother, though.
|
#
?
May 12, 2022 08:23
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 14:00 |
|
|
So on initial inspections of the system, the previous owner had done the 'change the capacitors' mantra. But only did the electrolytic ones from what I can see. Using an MESR and DMM I was able to check a number of components and ceramic caps in-circuit. So far I have found these 4 ceramics which are pretty early on in the power circuit. Now I wait a month for repllacements. And in the meantime, actually print out the service manual and verify every component I can.
|
|
#
?
May 12, 2022 12:42
|
|
|
How is blabby formed
|
|
#
?
May 13, 2022 10:42
|
|
|
Going through some old game mags a few weeks ago, saw this and loled. 
|
|
#
?
May 13, 2022 10:51
|
|
|
I remember playing Krazy Ivan at a friend's place. It was hella funny.
|
|
#
?
May 13, 2022 11:18
|
|
|
Data Graham posted:How is blabby formed How girl get Amstrad
|
|
#
?
May 13, 2022 11:51
|
|
|
all that great box art and the games are like 2 pixels moving around a few more pixels.
|
|
#
?
May 13, 2022 14:10
|
|
|
spaceblancmange posted:Going through some old game mags a few weeks ago, saw this and loled. Im the fat shlubby white guy cosplaying a sumo wrestler This is literal art
|
|
#
?
May 13, 2022 15:16
|
|
|
Jim Silly-Balls posted:This is literal art Hang this next to it in the Louvre: https://twitter.com/coolboxart/status/1188481226505670657
|
|
#
?
May 13, 2022 15:45
|
|
|
New Antikythera dropped https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBRCL090PxA
|
|
#
?
May 14, 2022 04:18
|
|
|
Hell yeah
|
|
#
?
May 14, 2022 04:51
|
|
|
16 months since the last part, and that amount of engraving is probably why!
Sweevo has a new favorite as of 14:08 on May 14, 2022 |
|
#
?
May 14, 2022 14:05
|
|
|
Sweevo posted:16 months since the last part, and that amount of engraving is probably why! I keep checking and confirming that I'm subscribed to his main channel because the only updates are coming from the "clips" one 
|
|
#
?
May 14, 2022 14:30
|
|
|
The Algorithm recommended me this vintage BBC gem, about the Commodore Amiga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSONKMisWis
|
|
#
?
May 14, 2022 23:45
|
|
|
Its CRD Day My Dudes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g3afPmSnbY
|
|
#
?
May 18, 2022 18:44
|
|
|
Snagged a real cheap iMac g4 today. It’s not really working however.  It sure is pretty though   Is there a specific install disk for these machines? I’ve tried a few OS X disks and it hasn’t liked any of them yet. Not sure if it’s broken in a way that makes it not want to take disks, or if I’m using the wrong disk.
|
|
#
?
May 20, 2022 02:35
|
|
|
Ironically, the discs must be square.
|
|
#
?
May 20, 2022 02:54
|
|
|
It’s possible the media is the problem but I doubt it’s throwing kernel panics from installer discs. First thing I would test is the memory. Those iMacs have two RAM slots but only one is easily accessible.
|
|
#
?
May 20, 2022 03:24
|
|
|
You might only just need to reseat ram connectors, KPs were a super common feature of G4 macs with poor connections to their RAM. Unfortunately, that does mean digging your way into the other module if reseating the first doesn't fix it. You can also try just straight up removing the second module and seeing what happens. e: Granted, I had to deal with a lot more *Books than iMacs back in the day, which were bumped and jostled a lot more than a desktop. But the behavior does line up with something that's relatively easy and completely free to try. nurrwick has a new favorite as of 04:33 on May 20, 2022 |
|
#
?
May 20, 2022 04:30
|
|
|
I had to do service on iLamps from time to time, and the one thing I'd say if you do end up having to take it apart is to keep a box of bandaids close by. No other computer made me bleed as consistently as those things did.
|
|
#
?
May 20, 2022 05:45
|
|
|
It won’t boot anything without crashing, so I’m gonna be digging into it. It seems to get worse as it warms up so I guess I’m also in for a re-application of the thermal paste that gets exposed when you open it up. Here’s hoping I have the right ram laying around. Also I just realized it uses the old Serif font on the monitor bezel, which I love. Bring back serif fonts, IMO
|
|
#
?
May 20, 2022 12:55
|
|
|
Jim Silly-Balls posted:
Apple Garamond!
|
|
#
?
May 20, 2022 13:12
|
|
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOO31qFmi9A
|
|
#
?
May 20, 2022 23:35
|
|
|
Hey you guys, I did it! I used logic, the right tools and a service manual to repair a Laserdisc Player that at least two others had their grubby hands on before me! One of my favourite things about Sony in this era is their service manuals, and how neat it is they built in a SERVICE POSITION for the player so techs can easily get at everything!   Some dead capacitors and dry solder on the Power PCB  Recap and fresh solder across the whole thing   I got a standby light for a hot minute then nothing. Did some testing around the board with my LCR meter and found more capacitors  Obviously the Front IO boards were candidates seeing signals were getting to them but not out:   Lastly a belt and some tray alignment...  Success!!! https://i.imgur.com/XK7Ad2z.mp4
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 06:50
|
|
|
Humphreys posted:Success!!! That is really cool - nice work!
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 07:05
|
|
|
what's that big white u-shaped track, does it drive the whole laser assembly around to the other side of the disc for auto playback of both sides?
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 07:21
|
|
|
r u ready to WALK posted:what's that big white u-shaped track, does it drive the whole laser assembly around to the other side of the disc for auto playback of both sides? Correct! They really are marvels of electro-mechanical engineering.
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 07:23
|
|
|
I did not know there was another movie called Blown Away than the Jeff Bridges one. This looks worse.
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 07:25
|
|
|
Casimir Radon posted:I did not know there was another movie called Blown Away than the Jeff Bridges one. This looks worse. It was terrible. I had it playing to run it in at least until the flip, and wow the classic 80s-90s slowmo sex scene by literally dropping the framerate. I'm having too much fun now playing with the Karaoke pitch shifting function https://i.imgur.com/GDI9trd.mp4
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 10:02
|
|
|
Humphreys posted:Success!!! hell yes, great repair work.
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 14:22
|
|
|
CaptainSarcastic posted:I had to do service on iLamps from time to time, and the one thing I'd say if you do end up having to take it apart is to keep a box of bandaids close by. No other computer made me bleed as consistently as those things did. Power Mac G5s were up there. We used to joke about the power supply being next to the cheese grater assembly, and the processor needing to be removed by a sharp, jerking, twisting motion from the lower back. Jim Silly-Balls posted:It won’t boot anything without crashing, so I’m gonna be digging into it. Try taking the AirPort card out, if there is one. Those used to throw kernel panics all the time if they were seated poorly or just broken
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 17:29
|
|
|
Nowadays, you don't even need a guy to hold the laptop!
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 19:22
|
|
|
azurite posted:Nowadays, you don't even need a guy to hold the laptop! I have one of those old Toshibas. It's portable from place to place, but there's no battery and it has to be plugged in to work.
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 19:36
|
|
|
I also have a Toshiba t3200sx with the amber gas plasma screen. I posted it way back in this thread somewhere. It’s a tank but it rules
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 19:42
|
|
|
Jim Silly-Balls posted:I was looking for something in my basement the other night and came across this big thicc monstrosity. Its a Toshiba T3200SX and its a "portable", really a "luggable" 386 and was my first "laptop" ever. I have great memories of playing Commander Keen on this and writing Turbo Pascal assignments with it for high school. Released in 1989 and being a 386, it was pretty ancient by the time I was in high school in the mid 90's, but actual laptops of the time were wildly expensive and way out of my reach. I can recall going to a classmate's house to work on a programming assignment and while he tapped away on his shiny new Pentium desktop, I sat on the floor (near an outlet of course) with this thing, writing terrible Pascal code and slowly roasting my lap. I loved it though, because I could just pick it up and move, which was a real game-changer during a time when actual laptops were only for business executives and smartphones were a decade or more away. Found it
|
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 19:44
|
|
Mercifully it has the factory hard drive, whos values are preprogrammed into the BIOS, because there is no way in hell I could figure out sectors and platters and whatnot anymore in 2020. I used to know that stuff like the back of my hand.
Hmm it appears that monochrome red gas plasma displays are immune to the powers of Hotdog Stand
|
I have a t3100 and a t3200, both 286 machines. Heads up: the power supply is full of Rifa filter capacitors which will blow. It's not a matter of 'if', it's a matter of 'when'. For me the 'when' was on a cold winter night in my bedroom. Despite the cold i grabbed all fans i could find in the house, opened the window, and let them roar at full power for an hour to get the stench out of my bedroom so i could sleep without inhaling the nasty smoke all night. Despite that, i could still smell it the next morning. I recapped one board, but now the whole laptop has already been sitting in parts in the attic for months because i misplaced the box that i put the screws in 
LimaBiker has a new favorite as of 22:11 on May 21, 2022 |
|
#
?
May 21, 2022 22:03
|
|
|
A shop nearby has an MT-32 for sale for 355€ and REALLY want to just go and buy it, because I have a lot of games that would benefit from it that I haven't played yet.
|
|
#
?
May 22, 2022 21:08
|
|
|
I'm glad I bought a real MT32 before the price skyrocketed but I'm having a hard time hearing the difference between it and a mt32-pi, besides the background white noise from the real hardware. something like https://www.tindie.com/products/retrofletch/roland-mt-32-emulator-pi-hat-mt32-pi-midi-mt32/ is a lot cheaper if you have a spare pi3 board laying around
|
|
#
?
May 22, 2022 21:22
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 14:00 |
|
|
Well, I don't. E: never realised there'd be MT 32 support in a lot or Atari ST games, but in hindsight of course there was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GlkpdvRhQ0 3D Megadoodoo has a new favorite as of 22:51 on May 22, 2022 |
|
#
?
May 22, 2022 21:39
|
|