tschak909 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Picked up this PCjr setup today KIMG0900.JPG Awesome! I have written a version of PLATOTerm for the PCjr. Plug up a WIFI modem to the serial port, and download: https://github.com/tschak909/platotermpcjr/releases/tag/20180924 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Picked up a few new Genesis games for my library this week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Tac-Scan CIB for the 2600. I love the artwork and goodies that were included with this cart. Nice going SEGA. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) A 20lb+ box of roms, eproms, and eeproms, and flash chips. A fast sampling reveals a lot of pre-90's stuff. Edited April 12, 2019 by Keatah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 A 20lb+ box of roms, eproms, and eeproms, and flash chips. A fast sampling reveals a lot of pre-90's stuff. Nice score. What sizes of chips did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 They're ranging from the 2716 through 27C1001 series, perhaps higher. That's 2K bytes - 128K bytes. Looks like there's some 256 and 512 ones in there too. I suspect many are from scientific test equipment and PC BIOSes and card firmware. Its funny that some are actually still soldered to a bit of PCB. They were just "sawed around". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 They're ranging from the 2716 through 27C1001 series, perhaps higher. That's 2K bytes - 128K bytes. Looks like there's some 256 and 512 ones in there too. I suspect many are from scientific test equipment and PC BIOSes and card firmware. Its funny that some are actually still soldered to a bit of PCB. They were just "sawed around". What type of electronics do you generally use them for afterward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I may use them for longevity and durability testing, erase testing, decap experiments. And even combinatorial logic projects. I may also re-program some as ready-made spares for BIOSes for my vintage PCs and network card boot roms. Lots of hobby stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I may use them for longevity and durability testing, erase testing, decap experiments. And even combinatorial logic projects. I may also re-program some as ready-made spares for BIOSes for my vintage PCs and network card boot roms. Lots of hobby stuff. Interesting. I had already assumed your use for PC BIOS. When you mentioned such a wide range of chips I was curious what the rest could be used for with so many being smaller and larger than most BIOS normally found on vintage PC motherboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoolDave Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) Have you tried this with an up converter? Wondering how good the pic would really be. Up Scaler.JPG I speak from experience here. I used to run all my systems over analog (my old TV only supported Component HD), over 10 feet, this would cause ghosting, audio hum and other issues. Then for giggles, I tried a device like this, converted to HDMI and ran directly to a HDMI port. Ghosting and hum was gone right away. Clearer picture. It was night and day but, most of these systems were modern consoles that were 480p or higher. My advice on analog sources, the quickest and shortest cable till it gets converted to digital is the best possible to avoid noise to analog lines. Just keep in mind on these converters, Most of these devices treat 240i/240p (early systems) as 480p and they will look like complete crap. You need something that will handle 240i/240p and upscale it to 480p for a good picture with these... This was why the Framemeister and OSSC are so popular, as they can do this with almost no lag and great results.. Edited April 16, 2019 by TheCoolDave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Picked up a color 5150 yesterday to go with my monochrome 5150. Also a 5160 but no drives or accessories. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) It's great to see these old first PCs being so highly desired nowadays. There were times in the past I couldn't stand to look at them, compared to other contemporary computers and 8-bit rigs. And the ads were so boring - now they're absolutely thrilling! --- What did I buy today? A bag of about 2500 pc screws and fittings and the stuff that holds it all together. Edited April 19, 2019 by Keatah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 A set of replacement LCDs for TRS-80 Pocket computer 1 & 2. The displays are known to fade to black in the first model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariUCLA24 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Long awaited package from India. A 32 in 1 and then what I really wanted, my first Planetary Headquarters game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) Stone Age Gamer is having an Easter sale so I put in an order for an EverDrive GBA X5 today. Edited April 20, 2019 by Jin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Got a few goodies in the mail this afternoon, and you can find my text review of them with lots more pictures here over in the Sega Genesis sub-forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zafinn Books Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Not a big catch in the grand scheme of things, but I added another Atari badge to my little collection. It is the square multi-coloured Atari badge in the top display (I'm easily pleased!). I have a few doubles, if anybody wants to do some swapsies! I'm looking for any official Atari badges, would love to score any COSMOS badge, Atari Service and the "The Future Is Here" badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Stone Age Gamer is having an Easter sale so I put in an order for an EverDrive GBA X5 today. NEVER when I have money.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 NEVER when I have money.... That's usually how it goes for me too, like the last three times eBay gave out 20% off coupons I was flat broke. This time I just got uncharacteristically lucky. I was planning on ordering the EverDrive GBA X5 directly from Krikzz, but his online store has been down for the last week so I checked the list of authorized EverDrive distributors in the US and stumbled on Stone Age Gamer, who just happened to be having a sale. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) Stone Age Gamer has been my Krikzz cart retailer of choice for a few years now. BUT I just found out that my roof is 3/4 black mold 1/4 roof so I'm out for a long time. Edited April 22, 2019 by ClassicGMR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Stone Age Gamer has been my Krikzz cart retailer of choice for a few years now. BUT I just found out that my roof is 3/4 black mold 1/4 roof so I'm out for a long time. I don't know if it is good thing or a bad thing that I can call them to see if something is in stock and drive there (about 50 min from my place). But I hear ya..... something major always needs to be done.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetick1 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 https://www.amazon.com/Commodore-64-Commpendium-Steve-Jarratt/dp/0993012981 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Picked up some great additions to my Genesis library this past week! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Picked up some great additions to my Genesis library this past week! How's Mega Bomberman? I know it's good but what's like compared to the PC Engine/TG-16 and SNES/SFC versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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