![Salvaged this little guy from a computer we finally decommissioned a few months ago, a souvenir from an age past [4096x3072 - 3.87MB]](https://files.catbox.moe/7uxmiq.jpg){kind=link}
I always liked sun chips..........................................
I always liked sun chips..........................................
Back when computers and the internet were things of wonder and showed so much promise.
Back when computers and the internet were things of wonder and showed so much promise.
I scored a Pentium with MMX from 1997 the other day at the dump.... Yes, MMX TECHNOLOGY! lol
I scored a Pentium with MMX from 1997 the other day at the dump....
Yes, MMX TECHNOLOGY!
lol
I should have kept my NEC V20 because even if it was specified for only 8 MHz, it ran perfectly with 12 MHz.
I should have kept my NEC V20 because even if it was specified for only 8 MHz, it ran perfectly with 12 MHz.
I remember building computers with those. TWELVE MEGAHERTZ MAN! I was thinking of doing a shadowbox of old processors for the wall....
I remember building computers with those.
TWELVE MEGAHERTZ MAN!
I was thinking of doing a shadowbox of old processors for the wall....
I was thinking of doing a shadowbox of old processors for the wall....
My uni did something like that. Kind of neat to check it out while waiting for the lab instructor to make it up the stairs.
> I was thinking of doing a shadowbox of old processors for the wall....
My uni did something like that. Kind of neat to check it out while waiting for the lab instructor to make it up the stairs.
I replaced the 8088 in my Toshiba 1100 with the VC 20 and added the co-processor. Then soldered memory chips on top of the existing ones. I could use the upper memory area in DOS, but I could not convince the DMA chip to switch between the upper and lower 512K, so loading a driver from floppy disk into the UMB was not possible. I gave up, discovered ray tracing and got a new hobby.
I replaced the 8088 in my Toshiba 1100 with the VC 20 and added the co-processor. Then soldered memory chips on top of the existing ones. I could use the upper memory area in DOS, but I could not convince the DMA chip to switch between the upper and lower 512K, so loading a driver from floppy disk into the UMB was not possible. I gave up, discovered ray tracing and got a new hobby.
Lol! I read this comment after posting that I have a shadow box of old processors! You should definitely make one. Mine is a great reminder of how great things were back in the wild west of computing technology.
Lol! I read this comment after posting that I have a shadow box of old processors! You should definitely make one. Mine is a great reminder of how great things were back in the wild west of computing technology.
My V20 was still in my old PC when I donated it, but I still have the original 8088 around somewhere.
My V20 was still in my old PC when I donated it, but I still have the original 8088 around somewhere.
I have an Intel 80186 processor from 1986 manufactured under license by AMD. I salvaged it from a little known IBM clone machine called a Pronto. It was barely PC-DOS compatible but it did set the stage for modern PCs to come. I have it framed in a shadow box with a bunch of other CPUs from before Y2K. It's pretty cool and most people don't even know there was an 80186 in existence, much less one made by AMD.
I have an Intel 80186 processor from 1986 manufactured under license by AMD. I salvaged it from a little known IBM clone machine called a Pronto. It was barely PC-DOS compatible but it did set the stage for modern PCs to come. I have it framed in a shadow box with a bunch of other CPUs from before Y2K. It's pretty cool and most people don't even know there was an 80186 in existence, much less one made by AMD.
Back when sun was sun..... I really miss my spacstation and sunfire servers from my job in 97'. Everything worked 24/7 at 100 percent load for years on end.
Back when sun was sun..... I really miss my spacstation and sunfire servers from my job in 97'. Everything worked 24/7 at 100 percent load for years on end.
Wow. Taking me back to my 20's Dot com rise and fall. Days without sleeping awesome parties and if you didn't know what you were talking about, you were shamed and ridiculed. None of this touchy feely blue hair fat fucks shit.
Wow. Taking me back to my 20's Dot com rise and fall. Days without sleeping awesome parties and if you didn't know what you were talking about, you were shamed and ridiculed. None of this touchy feely blue hair fat fucks shit.
Never felt that CPU before. I like NexGen and PowerPC
Never felt that CPU before. I like NexGen and PowerPC
I haven't touched those. Are they pinned or LGA?
I haven't touched those. Are they pinned or LGA?
Neither. NexGen desktop was surface-mount, PowerPC was also in a laptop I was working on.
Neither. NexGen desktop was surface-mount, PowerPC was also in a laptop I was working on.
NexGen. Now there's a name I've not heard in years. The had promise but sadly lost out to Intel. I remember them and MIPS and Digital Equipment Corp battling for the server market. It was a great time and competition was all around. Today sucks by comparison.
NexGen. Now there's a name I've not heard in years. The had promise but sadly lost out to Intel. I remember them and MIPS and Digital Equipment Corp battling for the server market. It was a great time and competition was all around. Today sucks by comparison.
They had a RISC core with real-time conversion! They didnt lose or anything, their technique was novel at the time, they got bought by AMD
They had a RISC core with real-time conversion! They didnt lose or anything, their technique was novel at the time, they got bought by AMD
When it is literally life or death that depends on a computer, Sun was the only choice.
I can't remember who wrote this, and I paraphrase, but completely agree. Sad that nobody has filled that leadership role in the market. We trusted Sun with a $250M industrial process running on a shitty Ultra-10 back when that was real money and they didn't let us down.
I had a Sparc 10 in the filthy production office that foremen used. Every spring I would shut it down and blow out the dirt using a 100 psi air compressor in the truck shop. After "maintenance" it was ready for another year of uptime.
When it is literally life or death that depends on a computer, Sun was the only choice.
I can't remember who wrote this, and I paraphrase, but completely agree. Sad that nobody has filled that leadership role in the market. We trusted Sun with a $250M industrial process running on a shitty Ultra-10 back when that was real money and they didn't let us down.
I had a Sparc 10 in the filthy production office that foremen used. Every spring I would shut it down and blow out the dirt using a 100 psi air compressor in the truck shop. After "maintenance" it was ready for another year of uptime.
Look At the comments from all these old motherfuckers talking about the good old days
Look
At the comments from all these old motherfuckers talking about the good old days
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