What's the most out of date system you have running on a regular basis

**Ya_know** · March 25th, 2003, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by DonJ
Here's another machine that I worked on this past week:
HP 2116B Digital Computer, 1969

Another pic.

I was able to get it up 100%. Had to load programs via a paper tape reader...you know, long rolls of punched paper tapes...very up to date and modern.

You are the relic god! I would have pissed my pants if I had to work on that.

**Orangeman** · March 26th, 2003, 01:48 AM

My latest challenge is upgrading an old 486 with 16mb of RAM using Win3.1 to Win95 and getting it internet ready.

And yes, it has a modem, a 9600bps!

After I put in a new modem, my challenge is finding ram for this thing, I think its 40-pin Edo. I'm not sure. I have a friend who seems to know old computers.

How can I find out for sure? It doesn't say what kind it is on the ram itself.

**FatalException0E** · March 27th, 2003, 12:07 AM

Originally posted by Orangeman
My latest challenge is upgrading an old 486 with 16mb of RAM using Win3.1 to Win95 and getting it internet ready.

And yes, it has a modem, a 9600bps!

After I put in a new modem, my challenge is finding ram for this thing, I think its 40-pin Edo. I'm not sure. I have a friend who seems to know old computers.

How can I find out for sure? It doesn't say what kind it is on the ram itself.

That should be 30 pin, and I don't think there ever was EDO in 30 pin simm packaging......hard to find, but when you find it, its usually free. People may want to charge you for the 4MB sticks, which were the biggest they ever got

**Orangeman** · March 27th, 2003, 12:41 AM

Thanks for the assist F.E.O.E

(or maybe I should just call you 'Fatal' for short)

**atlas735** · October 2nd, 2005, 04:11 PM

how about a liberetto 50ct, with 75mhz or tecra 700cs 120 pentium

**jaimicook** · October 2nd, 2005, 04:55 PM

Have an old HP Vectra VL Pizza box with upgraded memory and hard drive. It runs Windows XP, and all the drivers were included in XP. Has a Pentium III 500 and 512 Meg of ram. Mama uses it for letters and Email.
Jim

**NooNoo** · October 3rd, 2005, 05:13 AM

Compaq desk pro pII, 6 gig hdd - runs as a print server

**Platypus** · October 3rd, 2005, 07:24 AM

K6II/350, 64M, 1.6G HDD - runs a browser for internet.

**shamus** · October 3rd, 2005, 08:58 AM

Compaq Prolinea Net1\255 486, 8mb ram with 100 mb hdd.
Runs a DOS library card catalog here at the high school.

**El_Squid** · October 3rd, 2005, 11:56 AM

A 386 desktop with 3 big MB, no sound card and an Orchid graphics card, running Windows 3.1. My father used it to play his favorite games on and I did not have the heart to can it after he died. It still runs great.

***DonJ*** · October 3rd, 2005, 04:00 PM

I still use this on a regular basis at work. The HP-85 RULEZ!!!

**shamus** · October 3rd, 2005, 07:29 PM

d@mn your old....

**confus-ed** · October 4th, 2005, 03:49 AM

Originally Posted by shamus

d@mn your old....

I think he is

, & I definately am, & so's this thread ! :-

March 12th, 2003, 09:35 PM

But, I'll join in anyway

& say I have a k6-2 450 running every day for browsing, & as a local file & print server, not a patch on Don though !

**KINGofBLEH** · October 4th, 2005, 06:05 PM

My oldest system is NOT running at the moment (bad PSU). It's a custom Duron 800/256MB/20GB/32MB video.

Everything older is either in parts or donated to a family member.

**jofultner** · October 4th, 2005, 07:37 PM

I have an old p200 w/64 m/b ram and 3.1gb hard win95 that my grandkids play the older games on.P5 gateway

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