[off topic] For the people still using old 16bit vintage PCS - ngIRCd - IRC Server

• 🗣️ From: charliebrownau (charliebrownau (a) protonmail.com)
• 📅 Sent: 2021-08-30 08:13
• 📧 Message 1 of 15

Gday Gemini Community

Bit off topic from Gemini
I came across this gem for the people still
using old 16/32bit DOS based vintage computers

ngIRCd - IRC Server - DOS 16-bit port for 8088 or better PC's
https://github.com/mikechambers84/ngIRCd-DOS

Honestly I would be amazed if any RLL/MFM or IDE drive
still works from 1985-1995-2000ish era

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For anyone wanting to go back to old Intel
without IME, DRM and the Cloud ( pre 915 chipset)

You could build a PC using Aliexpress


	
USD$17.43 - Intel LGA775 CPU x5460

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32736327257.html?


	
775 mobo atx/matx - $25-55

https://www.aliexpress.com/af/775-motherboard.html?


	
PSU - $45
	
CDROM (SATA) - $25
	
HDD (SATA) - $45
	
Low end PCI video card $25-45 (older probly better)
	
Case $25-45
	
Old VGA LCD - free - $25


You might be able to get an PCI 32bit stuff off ebay/ali/2nd hand market , 
cross fingers onboard sound/lan still works in 2020-2025


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I went thou several systems before x85 ,
Atar2600  >> Amstrad CPC664 >> Amiga 500
>> Custom Built XT (1997) even using old
stuff like 3DFX/Cytrix and 486's that had an SX 486 processor and a 386 maths copro

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In SHTF would we really be depanding on
this stuff in grid down situation ?

Also its possible to do ethernet over barb wire


All the best


________________
Regards
Charliebrownau
Charliebrownau@protonmail.com
charliebrownau.com

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