atsuko · @yottatsa
130 followers · 392 posts · Server deadinsi.de

a-a-a-and the MFM RODIME RO352 from our Apricot has stuck :<

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yottatsa · @yottatsa
96 followers · 218 posts · Server deadinsi.de

nina decided to boot a linux on old pentium laptop.. and so far it only boots with debian sarge

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Last updated 2 years ago

Linker3000 · @linker3000
62 followers · 102 posts · Server oldbytes.space

I'm chasing a floppy disk i/f fault round my BBC MIcro to get a Gotek working.

I've found one bad TTL logic chip so far, but fear that the main 8271 controller is bad, so I'm on the lookout for a reliable source for a replacement, or do I just go for a 1770 kit?

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Last updated 2 years ago

Shaun Haney (FroggyJS) · @shaun_haney
19 followers · 53 posts · Server fosstodon.org

So back in the 1990s I got a random SCSI drive and discovered the IDE cable on my 386 tower fit it perfectly. I attached the drive and turned my computer on. Nothing happened and after that, I was never able to turn my computer on. Obviously I caused a short or directed power back to my motherboard where power shouldn't be, but can anybody explain -- the more detail the better -- what happened?

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Last updated 2 years ago