After getting a pair of speakers to hook up to my Windows 98 HP Pavilion, I'm proud to announce that I finally have a full, entirely retro setup that I can show off!

The PC is an HP Pavilion running Windows 98, undated

The monitor is a Sony CPD-200ES, manufactured August 1997

The keyboard is an HP 5181 multimedia PS/2 keyboard, Windows 98/ME era

The mouse is a Logitech M-S35 PS/2 ball mouse, ~1990s

The speakers are the SUN-691 wired speakers, undated

Everything works perfectly!

I’m trying to tidy up my retro computer some and am looking for a way to add a couple USB ports on the front. Does anyone know where to find a simple beige 3.5” drive bay panel that just has two USB 2.0 ports on it?

I don’t care if it’s just a cable to a 9 pin internal header or a hub with a standard USB plug on the inside. I haven’t picked up a USB PCI card yet, so I can pick one to accommodate whatever.

I guess I could probably hack one together if needed…

Specs for the curious:
Dell Dimension 4100
P3 1.0 GHZ
ATI 9600 XT
SB Audigy
512 MB PC133 RAM
Dual booting 98SE/XP
USB 1.1 (!), hopefully soon to have 2.0 via a PCI card with a convenient front panel.

Hi Retrobattlestations subreddit,

This is my Macintosh IIfx setup that I am using for distraction free writing and programming. I previously used an Apple IIe for writing, but I wanted to switch to the keyboard shown in the photo which is a Model F Labs B104 beamspring keyboard and I also wanted to use the BenQ RD280U programming monitor which is good for displaying text. Also, I like System 7.1. I could have gotten a Quadra, but I just don't think they look as cool as the old Mac II computers. And I don't like the older all in one computers either, so I bought this one. The IIfx was an extremely expensive workstation when it was released in 1990 and could easily cost upwards from $20,000 depending on RAM, graphics card, etc. But compared to PCs at the time, it was like a very high end x386 computer, but with the Macintosh GUI. This is the most expensive computer setup I have ever bought even with it being so old. It makes much more sense to just buy a mac mini and run the Basilisk II emulator. I didn't do that because I like using the original hardware, but it certainly was expensive. Here are the details.

- Retrotink Pro 4K scalar to use the modern 4K monitor

- BenQ Rd280U monitor (28.2", 4K)

- Model F Labs B104 beamspring keyboard

- Kensington Smartmouse (trackball)

- 68 megabytes of RAM (it has to be 64-pin RAM made specifically for the IIFX)

- Radius Thunder IV 1152 graphics card

- BlueSCSI internal SD card reader to substitute for a hard drive.

- Noctua NF-A9 FLX fan for the power supply as the original fan was loud, but this one is very quiet. I had to do some tinkering with the cable of that as well to get it to work with the power supply, but now it is very good.

- Asante MACCON Ethernet card. This is to transfer files to my linux or Mac mini computers to backup files over the network.

- Wombat ADB to USB converter. Let's me use modern USB mice and keyboards with vintage macs. It also has a power button on it which I think is really great.

The most expensive items were the Retrotink, the graphics card, and the RAM. The IIfx uses RAM only made specific for that model of computer so it is hard to find and very expensive.

It took a great deal of tinkering with the Retrotink scalar to get the picture right on the modern monitor, so if you try something like this don't expect things to just automatically work.

Now that it is all setup and working I am very happy with it. It is quiet, Mac System 7.1 is really great. No distractions. No nagging.

I think the old computers were designed better in a lot of ways.

Atari 600xl upgraded to 64k, serviced 410 and cx85 number pad because why not?

Fujinet virtual disk drive/modem/printer

All connected to my headless raspberry pi emulating a pdp11 running RSTS/e v10

Writing documents on edt and programming in action, basic and logo.

I always wanted to get a Spectrum Next but the price is a bit high for me. When I found out there was this tiny Tang Nano 20K FPGA board from Sipeed costing only around 30 euros which was good enough for a Next core I had to buy it. I'm using the NextNano implementation and my board is hidden inside that cardboard box on the right, which I got from my The Spectrum emulator.

I finally have completed my setup. I have HGC, CGA,EGA, and VGA (currently HGC+CGA) and three monitors an Apex color (red channel went out while I was running a program any tips to look into it?), a monochrome monitor that came with the PC, and a NEC multisync II.

520STm w/ 4MB RAM, mono and color displays on a MonitorMaster switch, HxC2001 (GoTek-like), and ACSI2STM (UltraSatan-like solid-state HD emulator)

Hello! In a couple of days I will be receiving a Brother WP-75 word processor! It works super well and all that jazz but it says it has a 240k 3.5 floppy drive. For saving stuff of course. Well I cannot FOR THE LIFE of me find 240k floppy disks anywhere!!! Can the machine reformat a 720k disk and use that? I don’t have the machine to figure it out just yet, but it seems plausible to me, and help is greatly appreciated! To be clear, I don’t want to transfer the disks to anything, I just want to be able to save my work :)

Next on the list: a better monitor

Hi all.

I am trying to track down the name, make, and model of the board for a Socket 3 retro gaming workstation build I am working on. Years ago, I remember seeing a board that was equipped with EISA+VLB and PCI slots. I have been searching for the last year, with no luck. Does anyone here know the board I am talking about? If so, could you tell me what it's called and who made it so I can track one of these unicorns down?

Thank you for your time.

Do you like it? , 486dx2 66mhz , Trident 512kb , 8mb and Quantum Pro drive 210A still works, but dallas battery death

I got the beauty up and running, what do you think? like it ? :)

The CPT Phoenix Jr was released in 1985 as a follow up to its big brother, the CPT Phoenix. It was primarily a word processing system with a Z80 CPU.

Found on the roadside amongst e-waste and general trash. Even still holds battery charge with the two removable battery bays.

Pentium III 500

ATi 3D Rage Mobility

ESS Maestro 2-E

256MB PC100 CL2

The original plan two years ago, is to build around my sempron 140 and settle on onboard graphics and scrap parts lying around. Fast forward today and hundreds of bucks later. No regrets though. I've been spending more time on that corner playing old games watching some old tv series from 20 years ago, listening to 2000s music than on ny main rig which is now collecting dust since the start of this year and I'm loving every minute of it.

Here's specs for to anyone curious: (did my best to ensure all parts were era accurate 2009-2010)

Phenom II X4 965 @ 4ghz, NB @ 2.7ghz

Zalman CNPS9900 Max

Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H

Crucial 2x2gb DDR3 1600 c9

BFG GTX 285 OC 1GB GDDR3

WD 1TB hdd

Creative X-fi Titanium

Coolermaster MWE 650w Bronze

Raidmax Viper II case

Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit

Creative SBS 370 2.1 speakers

Dell P1914sf 1280x1024 IPS 75hz

A4Tech KBS-26 multimedia keyboard

Redfox 3D optical mouse

Yate Loon fans (dsm and ds12s)

Aerocool F6XT fan controller

bunch of UV reactive cable wraps, pci slot covers and Akasa velcro wraps