IBM Thicc-Pad
23.11.2025 18:05 โ ๐ 48 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0@gammitin.bsky.social
Vintage & Retro Tech! I collect & tinker with classic laptops, desktops, consoles, & other unique tech ๐พ. I'm also an avid gamer ๐ฎ and a cat enthusiast ๐ฑ Social Media Links๐๐ https://linktr.ee/gammitin Enq: gammitinofficial@gmail.com
IBM Thicc-Pad
23.11.2025 18:05 โ ๐ 48 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0It's the adhesive that holds the front polariser in place, I think it's been exposed to heat/sunlight for a good time.
23.11.2025 16:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Messing with the CGA output on my Amstrad PPC512
23.11.2025 15:21 โ ๐ 26 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0The machine is still unstable, I've tried everything I can think of. I'm taking a break before I snap the motherboard in half! ๐
Revisit it again soon.
This time last year I bought 16GB DDR4 3200MHz for ยฃ24.99, today I'm pricing up another PC and the same RAM is ยฃ89.99 - WTH happened this year? ๐ฒ
22.11.2025 23:10 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 1ASUS 9800 GT Hybrid Power 1 GB
22.11.2025 18:42 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Lots of NEC usb cards too, also these soundcards:
22.11.2025 18:24 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0When I ordered this I was convinced all the caps on that 9800 Pro (left) had burned out, but it turns out, it's permanent marker
22.11.2025 18:22 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0ยฃ20 random card haul, pretty happy tbh!
22.11.2025 18:21 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0It likes the PC-100 RAM!
22.11.2025 17:09 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Amstrad PPC512 - NEC V30 (8088) Powered Portable from 1987.
(Bit of a screen issue, which I'll either try to repair, mod or replace/upgrade).
Pretty cool to have another machine to play with, my PPC640 is pristine, has the backpack, original disks so great to keep as it is.
Amstrad PPC512 - NEC V30 (8088) Powered Portable from 1987.
(Bit of a screen issue, which I'll either try to repair, mod or replace/upgrade).
Pretty cool to have another machine to play with, my PPC640 is pristine, has the backpack, original disks so great to keep as it is.
An Amstrad PPC512 from Henry over at Retro Hardware Discord (discord.gg/9RqznYhGc)
Also an NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT MXM card. ๐
CRONCH!
22.11.2025 14:04 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Few retro thangs.....
Luna is very interested!
So, a bit of a back step, which is fine, Quake II crashed when running on its own for a few hours. I know Irongate is very picky with RAM, so I've found some PC-100 and I'm giving that a whirl....
22.11.2025 13:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0OMG, so cute ๐ป
21.11.2025 23:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 05 Months now
21.11.2025 22:52 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Luna Storm says Hi ๐ป
21.11.2025 22:18 โ ๐ 60 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0The Journey So Far - Part 1
21.11.2025 21:57 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Friday Night, my kind of evening ๐
21.11.2025 21:34 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Leaving it to soak test, Quake II demo loop ๐
21.11.2025 21:30 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Very tall RAM! ๐
21.11.2025 20:08 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Got a little treat for it!
512MB ECC PC-133 SD-RAM
Absolutely Flawless, it posted first time without any errors or issues!
Wow, I'm well happy! โบ๏ธ
The moment of truth! ๐ค
21.11.2025 18:09 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Looking good! ๐
21.11.2025 18:05 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0All done.
21.11.2025 18:02 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0One left! ๐ฌ
21.11.2025 17:59 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0