The Upper Memory Block Podcast from billybob

[billybob476]

Thanks Rick! Yeah, I remember the day I got that crappy sound blaster clone like it was yesterday. It was incredibly exciting! Glad you enjoyed the show.

[billybob476]

Well, step 1 of my DOS gaming machine build project is successful. The Pentium II I got off my coworker POSTed!

[Rico]

Oh yeah!  Nice "post."  ;)

[billybob476]

"Keyboard error or no keyboard present"

"Press F1 to continue..."

I love computers :)

[Feathers]

"Keyboard error or no keyboard present"

"Press F1 to continue..."

I love computers :)

I don't know. It sort of makes sense... You need to fix the keyboard in order to continue :)

[billybob476]

Yeah it does, from a certain point of view :)

I also wonder how effective that on board chipAway virus is these days!

I added a 20 gig hard drive, optical drive and got Win98SE installed on it. Now the fun part: Trying to find working Win98 drivers for the Riva TNT video card and getting my hands on some type of sound card. I have a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS I popped in but it's too new :)

[Dangelus]

Loving the show so far Joe! :)

Lol I had an old PII in an old damp cellar for years. For a laugh I hooked it up before throwing it out a couple of years ago and it posted! They are hardy little boxes! Wish I'd kept it now lol.

[billybob476]

Loving the show so far Joe! :)

Lol I had an old PII in an old damp cellar for years. For a laugh I hooked it up before throwing it out a couple of years ago and it posted! They are hardy little boxes! Wish I'd kept it now lol.

and of course, since I was working with a jagged old computer case, I had to cut myself :)

[Dangelus]

It adds to the authenticity! Hehe

[billybob476]

That's why computers today aren't as fun to play with, there's no blood in them :)

[Rico]

A good PC build always requires some scraped skin and blood on the case or motherboard.  :)

[Dangelus]

That's why computers today aren't as fun to play with, there's no blood in them :)

Yeah I can't believe how easy CPU and heat sinks are to install these days. Push and fit...

[billybob476]

I remember trying to seat a CPU, pressing too hard and bending quite a few pins, it was fun going in with tweezers and trying to bend them straight again :)

[Zarabeth32]

Were you trying to do that remove the finger trick?  :o

Z

[billybob476]

Were you trying to do that remove the finger trick?  :o

Z

Not on purpose!