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Title: 486DX something
Post by: HL117 on September 22, 2015, 12:52:36 PM

Dug this out of the attic in garage was going to recycle, thought I would plug it in:

Heh started right up dust and all, did beep at me saying cmos battery state low, could be useful for something.

(http://i1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii583/bjacks7/MISC/486_zps7trpx0zf.jpg)

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: Chalenge on September 22, 2015, 02:21:54 PM

The keyboard could be worth more than everything else combined.

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: Bino on September 22, 2015, 03:06:45 PM

Reminds me of another trusty old steed...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctin21yrfcA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctin21yrfcA)

   ;)

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: save on September 25, 2015, 07:00:57 AM

if you have 2 network card in it, you can make a 10mb firewall out of it -using linux

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: Meatwad on September 25, 2015, 07:37:03 AM

What OS is on there, it looks vaguely familiar but cant remember it

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: HL117 on September 26, 2015, 01:12:57 PM

Good idea save, hadn't though about that, any particular flavor of linux for that function?

Meatwad that is teh Bios screen on boot up showing, think it is American Megatrends BIOS I would have to confirm to be sure.

EDIT : yes it is American megatrends BIOS, I can see it in the photo and that keyboard Chalenge is excellent " mechanical " good feel to it, although it has the old large round connector on it, I need a large connector style <- what ever that is called to USB adapter.

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: Chalenge on September 26, 2015, 02:19:35 PM

PS/2 to USB. I still use the old IBM "clicky keyboard" (model M) myself. You can find the adaptor on Amazon.

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: Bizman on September 26, 2015, 02:33:32 PM

It's more likely an AT/XT connector, but there's USB adapters for those, too.

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: BaldEagl on September 26, 2015, 04:10:07 PM

Firewall, file server, HTPC and deep storage are a few uses for old PC's although they may require some modifications depending on what's there and it's intended role.  Regardless, none of those take much computing power.

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: Chalenge on September 26, 2015, 05:35:48 PM

Quote from: Bizman on September 26, 2015, 02:33:32 PM

It's more likely an AT/XT connector, but there's USB adapters for those, too.

You're right, since he said "large" round connector. My mistake.

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: Bizman on September 27, 2015, 03:16:40 AM

Quote from: Chalenge on September 26, 2015, 05:35:48 PM

You're right, since he said "large" round connector. My mistake.

I tend to be. Except for when I'm wrong...  What, frankly, I quite often am... :salute

Title: Re: 486DX something
Post by: Meatwad on September 27, 2015, 11:30:06 AM

Quote from: HL117 on September 26, 2015, 01:12:57 PM

Good idea save, hadn't though about that, any particular flavor of linux for that function?

Meatwad that is teh Bios screen on boot up showing, think it is American Megatrends BIOS I would have to confirm to be sure.

EDIT : yes it is American megatrends BIOS, I can see it in the photo and that keyboard Chalenge is excellent " mechanical " good feel to it, although it has the old large round connector on it, I need a large connector style <- what ever that is called to USB adapter.

I miss the 486 and 286 days, those computers were very forgiving on accidental oops's