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Retro PC Build – Almost Done
Got 99% of the parts gathered up and installed. System Specs280Watt ATX Power Supply with AT adapterLucky Star LS-486e REVC256KB CacheAm486 DX4 100MHz128MB EDO RAMSound Blaster AWE 64Graphics Blaster...
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Retro Computer idea for a internal WiFi Hayes Modem
Came across a DIY WiFi Hayes Modem. Basically in a nut shell it’s a modem emulator for old computers that don’t have the ability to use modern Ethernet and WiFi. So you “Dial” into a file server or...
View ArticleRetro PC Build – Minor setbacks
The USB to PS\2 and AT adapter doesn’t work. I tried and tried and no luck so I ordered a keyboard. I also discovered the CD-ROM drive is bad but luck would have it on eBay I found a 8X CD-ROM drive...
View ArticleRetro PC Build – Dang it!
So I was able to find a keyboard to tie me over until the mechanical one shows up. So I was able to finally interact with it. When I tried to boot the first time I got the dreaded “Floppy disk(s) fail...
View ArticleRetro PC Build – Light at the end of the tunnel
It was bugging me that the floppy controller was acting like this. Also I wanted to try a different IDE to compact flash adapter I had leftover from a HP Analyzer upgrade I did a few years back. No...
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Restored a AT/XT keyboard
Bought a proper keyboard for the 486 retro computer from eBay. This thing was dirty like it was used in a shop environment. I used some hot water with a bunch of 409. Yanked out the keys and let them...
View ArticleSetting up DOS on the Retro PC
So without a floppy drive on the Retro PC I had to find a way to get a bootable media on the machine. I found in my stash a USB multi memory card reader. It’s design to be a internal device but since...
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Running wires on a two story home
My home came with nothing for low voltage cabling. Came with an empty SMC that the HOA internet people put in and the electricians put in two cable jacks and two CAT5e cables for phones. Both CAT5e...
View ArticleGot some cool stuff
A friend of mine decided to downsize his computer setup. He gave me a old Dell PowerEdge R220 and a enclosed 18U half rack. The R220 has an old Xeon E3-1220 V3, 16GB of DDR3 and two 500GB hard drives...
View ArticleTools for structure wiring low voltage
I was going through my tools for work and noticed I have a lot of tools. I’ve bought tools I have used a couple of times and tools I use every day. I thought I would list tools I use every day so the...
View ArticleSpecialty Tools for structure wiring low voltage
Unlike electricians that can get by with simple hand tools we deal with way more cable types and need special tools to terminate and test. Lets start with Category Cable (Ethernet Cable). As you know...
View ArticleWiFi woes
Been getting service calls about WiFi issues. Dunno why I get these because we’re not an ISP. Yet since we install equipment that uses the customer’s WiFi we get the blame. For an example a work order...
View ArticleNES Gaming night gone wrong
My Daughter and I haven’t hung out that much in the past. Last few weeks we decided to do stuff together. She brought up the Nintendo and I was like sure. So Friday night I fired up the Nintendo and...
View ArticleNES Game pad reproduction
I got the schematic all done up. I also took apart a game pad and took some calipers to it for the dimensions of the PCB. Dunno if my calipers are off or they used imperial dimensions. I plan to use...
View ArticleWork Boots
In my line of work I wear boots. I finally found a pair and have worn them for a year and here is my review. Since I wear many hats at work and have to either work on job sites that are under...
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