DAT T42

"Nibby" (nibby68)
10/26/2015 at 21:34 • Filed to: None

1.8GHz Pentium M, 2GB RAM, 14.1” SXGA+ 1400x1050, 40GB IDE + 80GB 7200RPM HD, ATI RADEON 9600, and because I am retro I put NT4 on the 40GB and XP with unofficial service pack 4
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Runs pretty nicely and quietly after I redid the thermal paste + cleaned out the fan and innards. I’m not really planning on using it other than as a glorified typewriter and running older software (SkiFree, Roller Coaster Tycoon, things like that).

I’m pretty impressed at how CLEAN it is.

Alright, oppo, recommend me some older games/programs to put on it.

DISCUSSION (32)

bob and john > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 21:38

original NFS’s

d15b > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 21:43

That shit was state-of-the-art back in it’s heyday.

Nibby > d15b
10/26/2015 at 21:47

Mhm! My sister got one when she started her undergrad. That’s how I knew about them... this is my 5th T42 in the past 7 years :)

lone_liberal > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 21:56

Recently I have been gathering all of the old computers around work to either sell or donate. So far the “winner” is an HP Mini 110 that features an Atom processor. A Core 2 Duo powered 24” iMac (2007) is a close second. I have yet to dig in to the old servers. There might be some interesting (SCSI) stuff in that pile.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 22:00

An emulator for SNES games.

JGrabowMSt > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 22:01

Lord, MSFN....I go wayyyyyyy back on that forum. That’s a blast from the past for sure.

You need Chips Challenge on there, along with Heretic and Duke Nukem.

Nibby > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/26/2015 at 22:11

That has been taken care of already! Thanks though. NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, Gameboy, PS1

Nibby > lone_liberal
10/26/2015 at 22:11

oh man, SCSI was so cool. Let me know what you find!

Nibby > JGrabowMSt
10/26/2015 at 22:11

Done! BTW do you need Chips Challenge?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 22:14

I may or may not have some of those for my computer as well.

lone_liberal > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 22:22

If there are some old SCSI terminators I may have to get crafty and make something out of them and the cables. Those old 50 and 68 pin SCSI cables were a lot different than what you see today with SAS.

Nibby > lone_liberal
10/26/2015 at 22:28

SAAAAAAAAAAAS

Kinja'd!!!

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 23:05

I was going to say isn’t this one of many old laptops you have? Come to Austin and I can drown you in dell d-series, we have them coming out the ears at work