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HP DL585 G5: A true datacenter beast.
Posted by: QuintusPosted on December 10, 2022December 10, 2022

HP DL585 G5: A true datacenter beast.

A quadruple head, 1300 watt* server takes on workloads of 2022. How well does it fare? Introduction: Imagine you buy a 35K+ dollar server machine…

Mitsumi LU005S CDROM + Interface Card How-To
Posted by: QuintusPosted on July 24, 2021September 21, 2022

Mitsumi LU005S CDROM + Interface Card How-To

Introduction: Back in the days where CDROM is a luxury every manufacturer had their own way to interface with drive and PC. Mitsumi is one…

Stretching compatibility: 1978 to 2021 and back
Posted by: QuintusPosted on June 13, 2021June 13, 2021

Stretching compatibility: 1978 to 2021 and back

Today we strech compatibility to the maximum, taking a system with processing from 1978 and taking it to the modern age in Word and Excel.…

Windows XP vs Vista vs 7, what to run for retro games?
Posted by: QuintusPosted on May 23, 2021May 24, 2021

Windows XP vs Vista vs 7, what to run for retro games?

Windows XP is now 20 years old, Vista, 14 and 7, 11 years old. But for a retro gaming machine, which is best in overall…

5 Tips Before You Throw Out Your Old Computer
Posted by: QuintusPosted on April 19, 2021

5 Tips Before You Throw Out Your Old Computer

If you’ve been holding onto your old computer for a while, it might be time to let go. But before you throw it out, here…

One Pentium 4 is a hot mess, but how about two!?
Posted by: QuintusPosted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021

One Pentium 4 is a hot mess, but how about two!?

PCs with Pentium 4 processor are getting more and more unusable for everyday use.But what if we doubled the processing power? Introduction: In this article…

WM8650 Laptops, all over the place, but still useful?
Posted by: QuintusPosted on April 16, 2021April 18, 2021

WM8650 Laptops, all over the place, but still useful?

Kids Notebook, Sylvania laptops, PROMedia, WM8650 Netbook, you name them. Laptops based on the WonderMedia 8650 were all the rage back in ~2011. Cheap, good…

Arachne 1.97: The last graphical pure DOS web browser!
Posted by: QuintusPosted on April 12, 2021April 15, 2021

Arachne 1.97: The last graphical pure DOS web browser!

Say you have an old PC, and need to do some research but no other system nearby? Eeven without Windows? Arachne to the rescue! Introduction…

Posted by: QuintusPosted on November 15, 2020February 14, 2021

Wyse R90LE Thin Client for retro gaming

Hello! This time I’d like to talk about my Wyse RX0LE not-so-thin client. This passively cooled PC has a full height PCIe slot! Coming in…

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