derekcz

• Is this a standard slim IDE 50-pin connector on the back of a USB LS-240 superdisk drive? (it has 50 pins, I counted them, and the connector is the same as is found on "slim IDE CD-ROM" adapters)

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 19 comments

• How to properly test a 3.5" drive?

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• Monitor that can survive temperature extremes and swings?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 44 comments

• Why does vintage tech cost more in Europe?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 29 comments

• Is this ZIP250 drive busted? I can see some stray wires on the heads. I've never used a zip drive before. How can I safely clean the dust?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 4 comments

• Pushing the definition of "vintage"; working on what should be THE most recent computer that still carries an internal FDD header

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 10 comments

• DRAM LED on, no POST, Gigabyte B850

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 0 comments

• ATX mounting screw/standoff sizes

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• let's get on the XP 'puter and pretend there is no such thing as Sam Altman

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 24 comments

• Both of these are classified as VOR/DME and transmit the same radio signal despite being very different physical designs. Are they functionally identical?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 17 comments

• Best place to look for old plane parts in the EU?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 3 comments

• At what point do you consider a used floppy disk a total loss?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 17 comments

• PCI USB card prevents boot

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 4 comments

• Most reliable way to read and write 3.5in floppy disks?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 21 comments

• Floppy drives won't work with USB controller

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 12 comments

• Size comparison of a car, the An-225 and Hindenburg

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 6 comments

• Why aren't there cameras on the outside of planes?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 59 comments

• The supersonic airliners that should've shaped the future of aviation

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 3 comments

• What are the absolutely best places in the world for plane spotting?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 115 comments

• Serious question: was the nose of the B-2 mainly driven by aerodynamics/stealth or did they straight up just want to make it look like a bird. Other stealth aircraft don't have that kind of feature. Could they have explicitly went for that look if it didn't hurt the performance

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 1 comments

• Why have airlines ditched their classic liveries?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 20 comments

• Pretty awesome that you can just do this (as long as you don't have an iPhone)

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 79 comments

• What are some interesting differences between civilian and military aviation/ATC?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 13 comments

• Actually not a satire question because I'm starting to feel like I'm missing something obvious; why is this such a big deal lately? How are these not clearly just planes with landing and nav lights? Am I stupid?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 1 comments

• How long do airliners keep takeoff lights on after they get in the air? Just watched one climbing probably through 20/25k feet lighting up a cone of clouds in front of itself

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 175 comments

• Most common questions about FR24 (that I see here) answered in one image

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 3 comments

• Sorry if this is common knowledge and it's just some pilot jargon but what does a sudden change in gravitational force mean? They say it as if that's the cause of the accident

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 213 comments

• Could an electric ramjet work?

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 2 comments

• Someone posted an A380 with five contrails, I raise you my old photo of an A380 with one contrail

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 40 comments

• Zhukovsky Airport on Google Maps is a treat (do they offer tours by any chance?)

  Posted by derekcz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 5 comments