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New Section for Older Computers/Builds?


zhongze12345

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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!

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Inspiron 1525: T9500, 4GB, 1680x1050

2x Latitude D620: T2400, 2GB, 256GB, 1440x900

Latitude D530: T7250, 2GB, 80GB

Inspiron 6000: P4

Thinkpad T43Pentium 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)

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Early 2007 15" MBP: T7500, 2GB, 120GB

Early 2006 17" MBP: T2600, 2GB, 120GB

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2x iBook G4: 1.33GHz

iBook G3: 500MHz

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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...

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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. 

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YES PLEASE. This is a must have...

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@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.

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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.

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