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@RetroTechChris
May 24, 2024 ā€¢ 8 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read ā€¢ Read on X
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Okay, time for the Pacman PC components swap! I swapped over the HDD enclosure and the Zip 100 drive. Let's talk about it in a šŸ§µ here!


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Here are the components I pulled out of the Gateway! I do have a future plan for the ones we don't use today, we'll talk about that here in a minute!
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Zip 100 drive is in the slot. Now I just need to find some screws. Luckily I have a few šŸ¤£
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And I did pop out two slot covers. I labeled them for future safekeeping and ease of pairing with this PC! Image
With all devices installed, I powered up and went into BIOS. OOPS, for the second time today, I have a jumper issue. I took out the CD-ROM drive and jumpered it to be the slave device. That took care of it. Also, my boot manager detects the two hard drives and Zip 100 drive!


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The sound card that I pulled out of the Gateway is a CT5806, a Sound Blaster 128 PCI Digital. I like this card because it works in DOS... and that is why I am keeping it for now! The drivers for that are here: easymamecab.mameworld.info/html/snddosdr.ā€¦
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And the final card I pulled out is this FutureTel PrimeView NS 320 MPEG capture card. I had three or four of these at one point! I was able to locate drivers for it and use it in the past! I documented it in an old video of mine.
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I need to see if I can find the system requirements for the MPEG card! The web page for this card is on the Wayback Machine, which is where I found the drivers too! Wonder if it will work in my Pentium Pro. Anyway, thx for following along as always!
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May 14
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I picked up a $5 ISA video card (!) at the System Source Swap Meet! Let's test it out. Time for a šŸ§µ Image
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I got a memory upgrade in the mail yesterday for my Compaq Armada 7770MT! And, well... OF COURSE this was an adventure. Let's talk about it briefly in a šŸ§µ here! Image
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I did a system restore on my $3.33 Packard Bell Legend 11CD. This is a GREAT little 486DX2/50 system. Let's talk about the restore process, in a šŸ§µ of course! Image
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I decided to do "retro computing from the recliner" tonight, and set up Windows 3.11 For Workgroups on my "Super Armada 7770DMT". Let's talk about it briefly in a šŸ§µ here! Image
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Let's explore my second $3.33 Packard Bell that I bought at the System Source Warehouse Sale on Saturday. This one is a Packard Bell Legend 2440 Pentium 75MHz system, and, well.. it had quite the transformation šŸ˜‚ Let's talk about it in a šŸ§µ Image
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