[OT] Waddizzit??

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Sat Jun 22 22:07:31 2002

On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> I just picked up a PC at the local thrift store. It has a board
> that's a half-height ISA card with the designation SCB5 Junior. It's
> got a mini-din at the backpanel, though it's definitely not the keyed
> sort used by a mouse or keyboard. I've got to admit, I'm puzzled.

Do you mean half-height? or half length?
Is there any circuitry or chips on the board?

That might help to narrow the choices
        bus mouse
        scanner (particularly hand scanner)
        graphics tablet
        camera
        sound
        . . .

> The PC, BTW, was a 150 MHz Packard Bell "Platinum" with a 5 GB WD
> drive and a 56x CDROM, along with the "usual" sound and modem boards
> and the usual built-ins. It had no keyboard or mouse, and therefore
> cost only $1.99. I've already established that the drives work, and
> the machine, which has 48MB of 72-pin DRAM, also seems to run without
> a hitch. Unfortunately, the OS will have to be reinstalled, since it
> was passworded.

WHICH OS?
NT has real passwords, but is probably crackable.
9x passwords are NOT even intended to keep you out, and you can create a
new "login" without having to crack the old one.
What kind of partition does it have?
Received on Sat Jun 22 2002 - 22:07:31 BST