zhongze12345 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Hi all! I feel like having a forum section dedicated to retro/older stuff (visible on the main page) would be helpful as there is a vast wealth of knowledge in this forum, and I would assume that there are many users here who are knowledgeable about older computers. Often times, older computers can be a PITA due to driver issues, etc. It would also be cool to have a place to post about restoration projects, since the problems along the way would be helpful to others. Lmk if anyone else is interested in such a topic! 2 Main #1: Precision 7760 (i9, A4000, 64GB, 2TB, 4K 120Hz), Main #2: Latitude 9430 2-in-1 (i7, 16GB, 256GB, QHD+ touch), Main #3: Precision 7530 (i5 8400H, P2000, 64GB, 512GB, 1080p), Main #4: XPS 15 7590 (i7, GTX 1650, 32GB, 1TB, 4K touch), Precision M6800 (i7, FirePro M6100), 2x Precision M4800 (i7 4900MQ, K2100M, QHD+), 2x Precision M4700 (i7 3740QM, 8GB, 512GB), Precision M6600 (i7 2720MQ, Quadro 3000M, 16GB, 256GB), 2x Precision M6500 (i5 Q740, FirePro M7820, 8GB, 300GB, RGB LED screen), Precision M4500 (i7 Q720, 8GB, 512GB), Precision M6400 (T8400, Quadro FX 2700M, 4GB, 80GB), Inspiron 17 5767 (i7, Radeon R7 M440, 16GB, 1TB), Inspiron 5748 (i5 4210U, 8GB, 512GB SSD), Thinkpad T410, Latitude E6410 (i5 M560, 8GB, 512GB, 900p), Latitude E4300, Inspiron 1525, 2x Latitude D620, Latitude D530, Inspiron 6000, 2x Latitude L400, Thinkpad T43, Thinkpad T42, Thinkpad T41, Thinkpad 600E, 1996 Latitude LM, and many more... Macs: 2x 2012 Unibody 13" MBP (i5, 8GB, 256GB), 2011 15" MBP (i7, 8GB, 256GB, matte hi-res), 2009 17" MBP, 2008 Unibody 15" MBP, 2x 2006 17" MBP (2.16GHz, 2.33GHz), 2x early 2008 15" MBP (2.4GHz), 2007 Polycarbonate MacBook, 15" Powerbook G4 (1.5GHz), 2x 17" PowerBook G4, iBook G3 12" (500MHz), 2x iBook G4 12" (1.33GHz), 2x iBook G4 14" (1.33GHz, 1.42GHz), Titanium PB G4 Vintage Macintosh: 2x PowerBook 180, 2x PB 165, PB 170, PB 160, Clamshell iBook G3 (300MHz, blueberry), 2x PowerBook G3 "Wallstreet" Spoiler Latitude E4300: SP9400, 4GB, 256GB Inspiron 1525: T9500, 4GB, 1680x1050 2x Latitude D620: T2400, 2GB, 256GB, 1440x900 Latitude D530: T7250, 2GB, 80GB Inspiron 6000: P4 Thinkpad T43: Pentium M 750, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD Thinkpad T42: Pentium M, 512MB, 80GB Thinkpad T41: Pentium M, 512MB, 60GB Thinkpad 600E: Pentium II (CMOS and fan replacement in progress) Early 2008 15" MBP: T8300, 4GB, 200GB, 900p Early 2007 15" MBP: T7500, 2GB, 120GB Early 2006 17" MBP: T2600, 2GB, 120GB PowerBook G4 Al 15": G4 1.5GHz, 768MB, 60GB 2x iBook G4: 1.33GHz iBook G3: 500MHz 1996 Latitude LM: 133MHz Pentium MMX, 24MB RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Bridge Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I like the idea. How much traffic would there be? Only one way to find out. But I've got a Pentium II sitting under my desk right now, and indeed it's always been a pain getting drivers working with its network card... That reminds me too, I need to go back and finish that blog post on getting WiFi up and working on a 1997 ThinkPad... Desktop: Core i5 2500k "Sandy Bridge" | RX 480 | 32 GB DDR3 | 1 TB 850 Evo + 512 GB NVME + HDDs | Seasonic 650W | Noctua Fans | 8.1 Pro Laptop: MSI Alpha 15 | Ryzen 5800H | Radeon 6600M | 64 GB DDR4 | 4 TB TLC SSD | 10 Home Laptop history: MSI GL63 (2018) | HP EliteBook 8740w (acq. 2014) | Dell Inspiron 1520 (2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kojack Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I would be down with that. I am in the process of looking for my old P2 system I had put away for vintage 3.5" floppy games and games from the sierra namesake. Got to love those. Workstation - Dell XPS 8940 - desktop creative powerhouse Mobile Workstation - Dell inspiron 5406 2 in 1 - mobile creative beast Wifey's Notebook - Dell inspiron 3169 - Little gem for our businesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciever Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Can always start out by making a retro thread in the desktop subforum :) 1 Telegram / TS3 / Twitter 2700X to 5800X3D upgrade! With a 10850K cameo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kojack Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 YES PLEASE. This is a must have... Workstation - Dell XPS 8940 - desktop creative powerhouse Mobile Workstation - Dell inspiron 5406 2 in 1 - mobile creative beast Wifey's Notebook - Dell inspiron 3169 - Little gem for our businesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 @Reciever is it possible to add a Laptop benchmark thread or area, alot of people here are interested in laptop benchmarks. I can think of 4 people that are wanting this. 1 ZEUS-COMING SOON Omen 16 2021 Zenbook 14 oled Vivobook 15x oled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciever Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 They can make a thread in the general section. 1 Telegram / TS3 / Twitter 2700X to 5800X3D upgrade! With a 10850K cameo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 general? where? on my screen it just shows 3 sub sections that are uninteresting ZEUS-COMING SOON Omen 16 2021 Zenbook 14 oled Vivobook 15x oled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciever Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, ryan said: general? where? on my screen it just shows 3 sub sections that are uninteresting General, sub-section number 4. make a thread if you want a retro build thread, not making another section for retro builds when there isnt a single thread for them on the forum presently. Telegram / TS3 / Twitter 2700X to 5800X3D upgrade! With a 10850K cameo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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