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From: Larry Serflaten on 10 Mar 2010 19:50 "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote > I stored a few old machines. Including a Pentium-200 that I rebuilt > with Win95b about 5 years ago. It had both floppy sizes, CD, and Zip > drives. I can bring that up on the network just by hauling it out of > storage and plugging it in. (Had to be careful to hang onto the old > keyboard with the *fat* plug, and a serial mouse, too!) Geek. <gd&r> LFS
From: Karl E. Peterson on 10 Mar 2010 20:03 Larry Serflaten wrote: > "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote > >> I stored a few old machines. Including a Pentium-200 that I rebuilt >> with Win95b about 5 years ago. It had both floppy sizes, CD, and Zip >> drives. I can bring that up on the network just by hauling it out of >> storage and plugging it in. (Had to be careful to hang onto the old >> keyboard with the *fat* plug, and a serial mouse, too!) > > Geek. > > <gd&r> Yeah? <bg> -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: C. Kevin Provance on 10 Mar 2010 21:09 "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote in message news:exKi0aLwKHA.5340(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... : Larry Serflaten wrote: : > "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote : > : >> I stored a few old machines. Including a Pentium-200 that I rebuilt : >> with Win95b about 5 years ago. It had both floppy sizes, CD, and Zip : >> drives. I can bring that up on the network just by hauling it out of : >> storage and plugging it in. (Had to be careful to hang onto the old : >> keyboard with the *fat* plug, and a serial mouse, too!) : > : > Geek. : > : > <gd&r> : : Yeah? <bg> A real geek would not be afraid to pop open the mouse to clean the gunk off the roller ball, versus swearing to support it's broken and demanding a replacement.
From: Karl E. Peterson on 10 Mar 2010 22:02 C. Kevin Provance wrote: > "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote... >> Larry Serflaten wrote: >>> "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote >>> >>>> I stored a few old machines. Including a Pentium-200 that I rebuilt >>>> with Win95b about 5 years ago. It had both floppy sizes, CD, and Zip >>>> drives. I can bring that up on the network just by hauling it out of >>>> storage and plugging it in. (Had to be careful to hang onto the old >>>> keyboard with the *fat* plug, and a serial mouse, too!) >>> >>> Geek. >>> >>> <gd&r> >> >> Yeah? <bg> > > A real geek would not be afraid to pop open the mouse to clean the gunk off > the roller ball, versus swearing to support it's broken and demanding a > replacement. I used to keep a bottle of rubbing alcohol in the filing cabinet for exactly that purpose, among others. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: ralph on 11 Mar 2010 03:03
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:30:56 +0100, "Helmut Meukel" <NoSpam(a)NoProvider.de> wrote: > >"ralph" <nt_consulting64(a)yahoo.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag >news:1d4gp5ps8sdtd3lv82vj9pd11mjqet5puf(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:07:56 -0800, Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> >> wrote: >> >> >>> >>>One of my main regrets is that I wasn't aware of (maybe it didn't >>>exist?) WinImage at the time I started archiving MS-BASIC bits. :-( >> >> Mine is not immediately converting all my 5 1/4 floopies to 1.44 or CD >> when I actually had a working machine that could do that. <g> >> >> -ralph > >I still have a working(?) 5 1/4 floppy drive. About three years ago i got >a new PC and thought I would there install the old drive. No chance, the >BIOS refused to recognize the drive. :-( >I'm quite certain the drive is ok. It was ok when I removed it from an >old PC and wrapped it into a plastic bag, about 15 years ago. > >Helmut. I've seen several 'geek' responses on the web where such is supposeably possible. But the only working solution I've seen so far is a Rube Goldberg kit where you mount the 5 1/4 drive in the box, then attach a USB adaptor - run the USB adaptor out of the box and plug into to a USB socket, then do some lying to the BIOS. The kit contains everything but the 5 1/4 drive. The whole thing strikes me as just too ugly - but it looks like that is the way to go. I kept waiting for someone to release a 5 1/4 usb stand-alone, a la the many 1.44 around (I have one of those) - but none have ever been forthcoming. I wish I had an old PC to plug into the net as that seems the easiest solution, but the problem is, like my cars, I ran them all into the ground. All had some major motherboard/bus trouble, else I would still be using them. But frankly even with all my whinning - I really don't see myself sitting there hour after hour - swapping discs in and out - just to preserve copies of Brief, A86, Desqview, Multiscope Debugger, and other such products. <g> -ralph |