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@RetroTechChris
Nov 8 • 6 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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I've cleaned and tested three of my $10 laptops so far. And they are flawless!! Image
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The fourth one I cleaned is a little rough (bad screen bezel, failing HDD, battery was taped in, and mouse pointer is bad) but hey it at least powers on! Image
Some of these are super gross... Image
This cleaned up, but idiot me applied a bit too much goof off and discolored the plastic. With a melamine pad it will clean up but I might leave this to remind me not to be stupid 😂. Also, it works!! Image
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This one way very dirty. It is also very dead. Project for later! Image
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We still have a lot of work to do, but I am out of magic erasers and I am tired of cleaning, so I will throw a tarp over these and pick up later!

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Nov 8
Time for the System Source Swap Meet pics I took... in no particular order. Let's goooo! 🧵 time.

First we have an Amiga with some Macs, etc. Also, tons of interface cards. Some cool Apple stuff. And some IBM PCs! Image
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More PCs, macs, laptops, and some software! The boxed copy of StuffIt Deluxe caught my eye! Image
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One seller impressively had the original boxes for most of his stuff! Image
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Nov 2
It's always fun to install "older" OSes on systems not designed for them. Given that, how about we install Windows '98 SE on this Dell Latitude D600 with a Pentium M processor? Let's have a look at it in a 🧵 here! Image
So, first and foremost, this site is AWESOME! There is a bundle of drivers that you can download, and inside the bundle is a readme file with some very clear instructions on what to do! retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.com/2018/05/dell-l…Image
I kicked off the install, and not far into the process, we ran into an issue since this system has more than 512MB of memory. I had to add a line to system dot ini under the [386enh] section as you see here (MaxPhysPage=20000). After that change, install proceeded! Image
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Oct 21
Okay, time to explore the Compaq Presario 2200 that I brought back from Dallas! Like all of these, this one is a bit of a mixed bag. Let's have a look in a 🧵 here! Image
So, first, like 100% of these I have seen, the plastics in the front are very brittle. This front panel has previously been glued on, you can see some glue residue here and there! Image
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Here's the back of the PC. Nope, these systems do not have PCI expansion, and have one "weird" 8 bit ISA expansion slot for a modem! Image
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Oct 21
Let's test a few things that I picked up at the DFW swap meet this weekend! We'll use the trusty Dell Precision 220 Workstation as the test rig, along with Windows 2000. Time for a 🧵 Image
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So, first we'll test the Diamond AGP card. It's an OEM card, and after some searching, I THINK it is a Diamond Speedstar A200, with the S3 Savage4 PRO chipset. In it goes! And I lied, I used Windows XP to test this one, I forgot 😂. Anyway, it checks out ✅ Image
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Next, we have this card here, I think it's an Nvidia card. Foolishly, I thought it was PCI, but it's PCI Express. I have no use for this! It'll go on the free table at the next event I attend, whatever that is! Image
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Oct 19
Stopped by the Time Rift Arcade before heading to the airport. I'll show some of the games I played in a 🧵 Image
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First game was California Speed, at which I am terrible. Played a few boards of tetris too. I didn't play the NES or SNES but did grab a picture of the setup! Image
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I played Elvira pinball, because, well, of course 😂. Also Burgertime, Berserk and Mr. Do Image
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Oct 18
Some other pictures. Someone selling a complete Atari 5200 for $250.. tempted 😂 Image
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Virtual Boy. Homebrew system too! Image
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Macs for sale. PCs too. And look at that nice PC case! Image
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