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What colour is the dark green on 'old fashioned' green screen computer displays/VDUs?
I'd like to make my text editors display like the old skool white-on-green VDUs of yore that I can just about remember from my childhood. I have this idea they might be easier on my old eyes.
I was ...
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Reading old 5.25" floppies
Summary: Having problems reading some old 5.25" floppies. Looking for advice on what else I can try before declaring the disks un-retrievable and giving-up.
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I recently found a box of old ...
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Is there any methods of “unyellowing” old beige PC parts?
I have some (really) old PC parts that I would like to repurpose for fun. However the beige plastic on some of them has yellowed due to heat or sun exposure. Is there any way to restore them back to ...
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Installing Windows 1.04
I have Windows 1.04 on seven 5¼" disks, and I have a Dell from 2000 with a 5¼" floppy drive connected up.
Now with the first disk in, and with the BIOS set up to boot from A:, after the normal Dell ...
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Formatting a 5.25" floppy disk
So after the massive trouble of finding a 5.25" floppy drive and a connecting it up, then changing the BIOS so it's set as my A: drive, I tried to format a couple of high-density 1.2MB floppy disks ...
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What is the value of a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P computer in mint condition? [closed]
My Grandfather bought a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P brand new in 1985. I was recently visiting his house when he mentioned he was going to toss the computer. Long story short, we turned the computer ...
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Is there a modern version of the Ghostzilla browser?
I loved Ghostzilla, a very useful tool when doing contract work on client site ;-)
But its been unusable since about 2003. Has anyone built anything similar since?
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Generic scanner driver for Mac
I have an old CanoScan D646u scanner (~2003). I can't find any drivers for it on the Mac OS X (10.6.6). Is there something I can do? I'm thinking of a generic TWAIN driver, if that would work. I'm not ...
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IBM PS/2 Keyboard with OS X 10.6 and PS2->USB Converter
Just got a new Mac Pro at work and as I can't stand the ZX Spectrum-esque 'dead flies' feel of the new Apple keyboards, I brought my trusty IBM SpaceSaver II to the office (with a USB/PS2 adapter)
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How can I use my 3.5” disk drive without having to insert a floppy in my 5.25” drive as well?
I have some troubles to correctly install a 5.25" floppy drive in a old (1999) computer.
The drives are set this way:
A: 3.5" floppy @ 1.44 MB
B: 5.25" floppy @ 1.2 MB (Panasonic JU-475-2)
C: 30 GB ...
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Apple IIe Software Disks [closed]
I just got a working Apple IIe but I don't have any system or software disks. I did some searches on Google to look for sources for disks but haven't been able to find many resources that I could ...
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Are floppy disks still used in the software world? [closed]
just reading the bbc report on how millions of floppy disks are purchased each month in the UK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8646699.stm
Does anyone still use floppies?
Is this a legit ...
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My 386sx refuses to start in cold days
My old computer refuses to start in cold days.
So, in really hot days (about 40ºC / 104ºF ) or even hotter, this PC usually starts, but in cold days, it wont.
When the temperature is not in the ...
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A scripting language for legacy hardware
I want to pick up a scripting language for real legacy hardware. It must be compilable for 16-bit. What may suffice?
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Looking for Apple IIe emulator disk images
Could someone tell me where I can find disk images for the Apple IIe emulator called AppleWin I think. I really searched everywhere but to no avail...
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Is there a free MS Windows 3.1 IMG legally?
I am not sure. I want to have Windows 3.1 so I can use specific Win3.1 apps but I no longer have the floppy drive so I can't install it. Is there a way to legally install Win 3.1 with IMG? I don't ...
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VT100 (color) serial terminal software for 640k PCs?
I've come across an old PS/2 Model 25 and want to run a simple RS232 console on it. Any suggestions for a simple, 3.5" floppy-based program that would fit in 640k (clearly I would never need more ...
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Backing up ancient hardware
I've been asked to create a backup of an old, old laptop.
It's a 386 with 640KB + 1MB of RAM, a floppy disk drive and a serial port.
The HD is 80MB.
Ideally I'd still like to get an HD image out of ...
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Need to find upgrade to Cirrus Logic 5434
"The V12LC-I ships with the Cirrus 5430/5434 VGA PCI accelerator on-board. It supports up to 2 MB video memory for a resolution up to 1024x768x256, non-interlaced. Large video memory allows you to ...
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How can I copy a file to a “vintage” mac?
My son is working on a school project, the subject is the history of Mac computers.
He's writing a paper but has to create a visual display too.
I suggested displaying his paper live in macwrite on ...
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hardware for pushing buttons
Many times I want my computer to interface old hardware. Such as radio, light switch, etc. This mostly involves pushing pressing and moving various buttons and switches.
I don't want to buy new ...
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Any other bourne shell port on Linux?
I'm looking for Linux ports of historic Bourne shell versions (other than the Heirloom shell, which implements the SVR4/SVID3 level of the shell). For curiosity and research, I want to dig into the ...
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Does a drive (or a drive with an adapter) exist to read 5.25 floppy disks on a modern motherboard?
I have a friend that has a bunch of old 5.25's he'd like to read.
Does a drive exist that works with modern motherboards? Or is there an old drive and an adapter that would work?
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Repurposing very old hardware (Apple ][ era)
I still have my very first computer - an Apple ][ I was given back in grade school. Once I fix the drive cables and clean it up a bit, what could I reasonably use it for?
Obviously the stacks of 5¼" ...
