Subj : Re: DIYPC
To   : Mortar
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Sun May 11 2025 08:12 pm

-=> Mortar wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

Mo>   Re: Re: New BBS User!
Mo>   By: Jimmy Anderson to Foriest Jan Smith on Fri May 09 2025 10:22:42

> Oh man - I used to LOVE to assemble parts into
> a working PC...I learned a lot.

Mo> My first build a 486DX, 33mhz system.  I remember being nervous as
Mo> hell, particularly when I was installing the CPU (careful you don't
Mo> bend the pins, make sure it's oriented correctly, only use a dab of
Mo> thermal paste!).  Once I got past that, everything else was a breeze.

ZIF sockets - :-)

Mo> For me, "plug and play" ment plugging the power cord into the wall and
Mo> praying nothing blew up. When that didn't happen and I heard the "DING"
Mo> followed by the BIOS msgs, I was thrilled ("Yes! Yes! YEEEESSSS!").

LOL

Mo> You never forget your first build.

Agreed! And I really do miss those days... Using two HDD's so you had
to use jumpers for 'master' and 'slave.'


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