I’ve finally got around to setting up a RetroNAS server.
After a few hurdles all is well, but it reminds me how relatively easy it was to network Macs and how finicky it is to network DOS/Win3.11.
Retro Viator
Took a swing at buying a refurbished ThinkPad. I’m a bit undecided so far, but the keyboard hurt my brain for a second or two.
Any recommendations for a good bench power supply?
I’m looking for one that is safe and offers straightforward controls.
I’m working on restoring a lovely Dell 386DX-25, and before powering it on, I tested for shorts and found problems. Instead of replacing the 50+ tantalum caps, I started with pulling ICs, and I got lucky. The problem was this 82385 cache controller.
So, so good.
Looks like it’s a JST V-connector, specifically the SVF-01T-1.5A.
Thanks to @[email protected] on Mastodon for the identification.
Anyone know what type of terminal this is? It plugs into the connector shown.
Enjoying going back to July 1980 and reading each of Jerry Pournelle’s Chaos Manor columns in Byte Magazine from the beginning.
I had a good time restoring these five Macintosh IIsi, and I learned some things along the way.
I documented my progress at tinkerdifferent.com/threads/mac-...
The IIsi may not be the coolest Mac of its era, but it deserves to live a long life.
#vintageapple
#retrocomputing
This Dell System 310 was one of my employer’s first PCs. It was found in a closet, but I was disappointed to discover the original 386DX-25MHz motherboard had been replaced with an AMD K6.
Amazingly, my long-standing eBay alert finally paid off, and I now have the system’s original motherboard!
