>>55312976
The last one went quite well, a few /v/eenager trolls aside. Let's have another.
>>55333509
Back in the days, the logos were better.
>>55333576
>Metallicasoft
I love the compact size and shape of the old Apples despite having a crt.
>>55333509
>few /v/eenager trolls aside
Do you have to point that out? You ruined this thread because of that comment. Made a real target for them.
>>55333640
don't worry, their moms just tucked them in
>>55333664
It's morning in most EU and Africa.
Didn't really think of that, did you?
Not to mention the sunny afternoon all over Asia.
And early evening in Australia.
>>55333576
>>55333733
Wait, what?
You rubbed the controller on your dick?
>>55333733
Th-thanks for sharing...
>>55333620
Yes children, it was the 80s.
>>55333700
>And early evening in Australia.
shit I never realized this, and I here I blamed europeans for /g/ becoming shit at this time
>>55333576
Ah yes, 4116 DRAMs and their damnable triple power supplies.
>>55333576
>>55333820
I mean, check out that huge-ass voltage regulator on the card.
>>55333576
The fat PCB trace at the end of the card is the +5V line. Below that are address lines and the I/O select. Many of the lines are not connected here.
>>55333576
>tfw fell for the 16k of RAM meme
>>55333576
>16k Microsoft RAM card
>still botnet
>>55334349
>>55334080
>look at me, I'm 15 and so funny, heh lol
muh p70
>>55333576
This is one of the many language cards that bumps Apple II/II+ machines to 64k (forget why it's called a language card).
>>55334570
It used the slot you used to change the ROM with another language. If I remember right.
So is this another thread where we insult stupid Ebay sellers?
>>55333759
I placed my stiffy up between the analogue sticks so it was nestled in vibration heaven.
>>55333710
kek, and saved.
"So back in '82 we learned that the US Army in West Germany was using Apple IIs to calibrate nuclear missiles. And we didn't sell computers to the military so I figure they must have gotten them from a dealer or something. Still, it didn't make us feel too good knowing our computers were being used to plot mutually assured destruction."
-- Steve Jobs
>>55334850
Kek, muh peace
>>55334740
Well, got anyone in particular?
>>55334401
I know being 17 makes you feel very mature, but you are not, so please be more humble next time.
>>55335026
Here's your (You).
You're welcome.
>>55334973
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-Radio-Shack-TRS-80-Model-III-Micro-Computer-System-48K-Working-/322155848128?hash=item4b01fc21c0:g:mNUAAOSwvg9XZINQ
"his is before my time, I don’t know how to test all functions of this computer, nor do I have any disks to test other than a (blank ?) disk that was in the drive when I acquired this. This computer turns on, both disk drives turn, and may or may not work perfectly, so the new buyer should expect a unit that may or may not require servicing prior to use, this is sold “as is”. Ask me any questions as needed."
>says it has a blank floppy in the drive
>right after he just witnessed it booting DOSPlus off the thing
>>55335120
Also anyone who uses the word "awesome" on a listing instantly forfeits any right to be taken seriously.
noi
>>55333509
2 rupees have been deposited in your Apple affiliate account Panjeet.
>>55335546
voi
>>55335758
boi
>>55335688
>pajeets
>buying apple
Apple devices, regardless of what you think of them, are beautiful pieces of art. Indians don't buy art because they'd just get covered in shit.
>>55335766
I don't know where you're going with this.
Noi means us and voi means You (pl.) in Italian, Romanian, and Aromanian.
I thought that is what you were going for.
>>55335767
>macintrash
>beautiful pieces of art.
Here's your (You)
>>55335786
Regardless of what you think of the internals, I certainly would never buy an overpriced underpowered machine, but Ive is a good designer.
>>55333509
Holy shit, this thread is autism. Get a life you nerds.
>>55335832
>Ive is a good designer.
If by good designer you mean a good imitator of Braun designs, then yes. And an absolutely abysmal engineer if he even listens to any input from engineering at all.
>>55335800
>expandable to 56k of memory
This isn't actually true because DOS takes some of that memory so it's really only 48k and also they don't mention that the computer itself only holds 16k of memory and the rest needs the expansion unit.
>>55335878
0/10
>>55335887
Shut up nerd
>>55335883
What else do you expect from a marketing and fashion company? Even their own customers agree they're buying "art" and not technology.
>>55335900
0/10
>>55335883
>Good artists copy, great artists steal
t. Cancer-ridden dead bald man
>>55335910
Shut up nerd
>>55335904
It used to be about selling a computer that was supposedly easier to set up and operate and looked nicer than a PC compatible.
What happened!?
>>55335923
0/10
>>55335940
Shut up nerd
>>55335951
0/10
>>55335956
Shut up nerd
>>55335924
They became a marketing and fashion company obviously.
>>55335967
Have fun arguing with yourself, babby muse
>>55335967
0/10
>>55336011
woa that snapback is tilted so good, he must know a lot about cool stuff
>>55336019
Shut up nerd
>>55335924
It mattered back in 1991 when PCs were a mess held together with chewing gum and duct tape.
>>55336036
0/10
>>55336218
Funny how times change.
>>55336218
I have this book and it's an eye opener on just how horrifying that PC architectures once were. One has to wonder how anyone even managed to set up and use a computer at all.
>Windows randomly freezes on this AST 386 because you have the Rev 4.01A BIOS instead of the Rev 4.01B BIOS
>Windows cannot use a PS/2 mouse on X model of Packard Bell because blah blah blah
>Windows cannot load on this Compaq unless you add X switch to CONFIG.SYS
>this Zenith uses a nonstandard hard disk you will need the OEM version of Windows
>this no-name Taiwanese motherboard requires you to disable X option in the BIOS setup or Windows will randomly reboot while in use
And so forth.
>>55336230
Shut up nerd
>>55335120
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960s-26-in-HARD-DRIVE-DISK-PLATTER-CDC-Cray-SUPER-COMPUTER-COFFEE-TABLE-VTG-/391494261656?hash=item5b26e05b98
Cray hard drive coffee table...
>>55335786
>>55335767
Old Mac's where quite pretty.
>>55335786
At least now I know why Apple is such a joke.
>>55336218
>chewing gum and duct tape
They where literary thick sheets of metal, not like today.
I hope yours is trolling.
>>55336580
I meant in terms of the architecture of the things. You can't begin to imagine just what a spaghetti mess late 80s-early 90s PCs were.
>>55336526
I'm craying right now.
>>55336598
More to do with it being an open spec and everyone trying to write their own rules about how to do things before MS came along and made everyone play nice. A lesson the linux community never learned.
>>55336643
By the late Windows 3.x era, proprietary hardware was disappearing and architectures became more standardized. But can you blame Microsoft? They were the poor bastards having to include support for every last shitty Taiwanese PC clone that used some nonstandard memory mapping scheme or video card.
>>55333710
That is beautiful
>>55336383
"AMI also states that you should use a keyboard controller revision referred to as K8 when using a computer with an AMI motherboard. For non AMI motherboards with an AMI BIOS, you can use version K8 or K0."
"If you do not use a recommended version of the AMI BIOS, Windows may hang your PC when you run Setup or random keystrokes and other problems may occur when using Windows."
"AMI BIOSes dated prior to December 15, 1989 may have difficulties with IDE or ESDI hard disks. When running Windows in enhanced mode, these drives may cause the computer to freeze for up to 10-15 seconds, often enough to freeze Windows or any applications running."
>>55336643
But playing by the rules slowed down the overall development of everything. Which is a shame.
Also, there was no Linux community back then.
The following machines must be explicitly specified in Windows Setup:
AST Premium 386/25 and 386/33
AT&T PCs and NSX 20 Safari Notebook
Everex Step 386/25
HP PCs
Intel 386 SL machines with APM (automatic power management)
IBM PS/2 Model L40sx and P70
NCR 386 and 486 PCs
NEC PowerMate SX+ and ProSpeed 386
Toshiba 1200XE, 1600, and 5200
All Zenith 386 PCs
This does not mean these machines are "bad" or incompatible, it merely means they use certain video or BIOS enhancements that make it impossible for Windows to normally detect memory above 640k, or else they need special drivers to take advantage of features like APM.
>>55335797
Comfy 90s
The Acer 1100 is not correctly detected by HIMEM.SYS. Edit CONFIG.SYS to read "DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /M:ACER1100"
If a serial mouse on your ALR PowerFlex moves the cursor erratically or drags around objects without the left mouse button held down, you may need a motherboard upgrade. Check the revision number tag on the motherboard. If it has a bullet point in it (eg. C-N.OP or C-N.) then you do not need an upgrade. Otherwise contact your ALR dealer for an upgrade to correct this mouse problem.
The ALR 486 VEISA can hang when accessing floppy drives in File Manager. This can be fixed by upgrading to Phoenix BIOS 1.10.02 or higher.
The AST Premium keyboard BIOS (distinct from the ROM BIOS) on AST Premium 286 PCs must be upgraded if the computer freezes as soon as you press a key in Standard Mode. This is not peculiar to Windows and the same upgrade must be performed for other protected mode applications such as Lotus 123 Release 3.0
If your AT&T 60386/25 has Phoenix ROM revision FB12, you will not able to display DOS applications within Windows. Contact AT&T for an upgrade to BIOS revision FB15 or higher.
Club American 486 PCs should be configured in Windows Setup as an Everex Step 386/25. Some early Club American 486s may spontaneously reboot while running Windows. This is a timing problem that was corrected in a later motherboard revision.
And that, children, is just a few of the wondrous things that awaited you when setting up a PC in those days.
Hail Mary full of grace that this is 2016 and not 1991.
>>55337045
I run into that shit from time to time messing with those old pieces of headache.
One more:
386 class Gateway 2000 systems may not be able to load the HIMEM.SYS driver required by Windows to operate despite any configuration parameters used.
This problem only occurs on older Gene II and Hawk motherboards. An upgrade to a newer Bristol Technology Corp motherboard corrects this.
Some Gateway 2000s shipped with a Micronics memory driver that is incompatible with Windows Setup and will cause it to hang.
>>55337217
After some digging in the Usenet archives, I found this amusing little piece of info. Apparently in those days, Gateway didn't manufacture their own motherboards, they bought them from outside suppliers.
