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A repository of knowledge and links to keep our beloved computers and other old electronics chugging along. Originally a generic vintage sub, but !retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org was first and is more active.

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Packard Bell Legend 730 (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by reflectedodds@lemmy.world to c/vintagecomputing@sh.itjust.works

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19133125

I have this vintage pc that I dug up and recently powered on, the hard drive seems to be failing (sector read errors) but I have a bunch of floppy disks i tried running today and it still works as long as it's running from the floppy and doesn't need to be installed first.

If you guys are interested, I'll post it running some things tomorrow. There's a bunch of things I want to do with it like try to replace the hard drive, get it online, and get a compiler so I can port programs or write new ones for it. Maybe install linux if that's a possibility on 6MB of RAM.

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[–] friek@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh man, the Creative Labs CD drive... Memories.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

It’s got a headphone jack! AND a volume knob! Right on the drive!!