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1). IBM Computer Diagnostics: Error and Beep Codes
The following table includes some of the more common printed error codes that might be displayed when your vintage or non vintage IBM computer is performing the power-on self test (POST).
- record error codes that are displayed. If you need to call for help it will be best to be able to provide the error codes.
- if you get multiple error codes , always work to solve problems in the order in which the error codes are displayed.
Article tags: ibm, computers, vintage, error, code, beep, messages, leveno
2). Chapeau Noir...Cheap Chic Travels!
Copyright 2006 The Edventures Group
You've got a favorite photo from your last vacation, right?
Mine is of moi in Paris on the Champs Elysee. I'm posed at the edge of boredom. After all, I am an American in Paris, and can't look too exited.
Looming large in the photo behind me is the famous Louis Vutton store. Ladies, you know what I'm talking about.
Article tags: fashion, style, vintage, shabby chic, travel, fashion colleges, airline travel
3). Easy Way To Find Free Wedding Hairstyles
Trying to find the perfect wedding hairstyle for your big day. There are a lot of great ways to find free wedding hairstyles and the article below will help you through finding and printing them.
Article tags: wedding hair style, hair, style, wedding, long, short, celebrity, updo, vintage, half up, with veil
4). Computing - The Basic Generations of the Early PCs an Their Legacy
The Generations of early vintage PC computers can be divided based on the family type of CPU processor used in the computer.
Here are the basic family lineages of these CPUs
1) The Original the Granddaddy - “8088”
The 8088 is slow slow slow. At the time (1981) it seemed like a very hot item.
The Intel 8088 is an Intel microprocessor based on the 8086, with 16-bit registers and an 8-bit external data bus.
Article tags: computers, pcs, pc, ibm, vintage, computing, intel
5). A little Vintage Computer Monitor History
Until the early 1980’s most monitors were terminals. They were boxy video display terminals (VDT’s) combined with an attached keyboard. A terminal could be configured to work with just about any computer on the market. (Not that there was a wide selection of personal computers for you to choose from.)
Terminals were attached to computers by a serial interface.
Article tags: monitors, crt, computers, pcs, pc, ibm, vintage, computing, intel
6). Vintage Posters as Valuable Investments
Advertising posters have first become popular in the 1800s. The method of printing known as stone lithography was first developed for posters in this period. This printing method was an exciting form of art that brought out colors for people to see. Today, posters are available in all forms and sizes and are used for many different reasons.
At present, vintage posters are adorning the walls where fine arts used to hang.
Article tags: poster, printing, online, print, vintage
7). Motivational Art Prints
There is no reason why your home office should only be characterized by books, papers and gadgets. Taking the time to personalize your work space can have immense benefits for your state of mind. In particular, surrounding yourself with motivational art can fuel productivity and inspire you to achieve more. Decorating your home office walls with the beauty of art may transform your mood, and printed words of inspiration may transform your business!
You may not be aware of it, but there is an enormous array of motivational art available.
Article tags: pablo picasso paintings, art posters and prints, artists, pop, fine art, vintage, photograph, fine art photography, famous paintings, abstract, renaissance, motivational art
8). How to Make Victorian Lamp Shades
Copyright 2006 Candy Arnold
During the Victorian era lighting was primarily from gas. But with Edison’s improved design of the incandescent light bulb in 1879, electric lighting began replacing gas lighting in Victorian homes. This change became the catalyst for a variety of lamp shades made to shield the glaring light bulbs.
Elegant shades graced table and floor lamps as well as crystal chandeliers imported from Europe.
Article tags: lamp shades, victorian, vintage, antique, crafts, lamp shade repair, restore
9). Taking Care of Your Vintage and Antique Collectibles
Antiques can be a great reminder of our family, history, or even an exotic touch from another place and time. Caring for these items properly ensures that they can be passed down to another generation or sold for their highest value.
The following is a brief overview of caring for your vintage and antique collectibles. Sites such as the BBC and Antiques-UK provide detailed information on caring for various antiques.
Article tags: antiques, vintage, collectibles
10). Different Views Of Collecting Antiques
1. Sentimental value is one reason people collect antiques. My great aunt gave me a very old doll, a cupboard from one set of grandparents and my other grandparents gave me a ceramic parrot. We also have an antique cabinet record player, old various books and music from my husband’s family. The stories that go with these things and who they belonged too are what make these antiques so special.
Article tags: antiques, antique, collectibles, vintage, art, auctions, china, jewelry, memorabilia
11). The Origin of “Clones” In Vintage PC Hardware History
The history of microcomputers does not compare with the history of ancient Mesopotamia (Iraq). Microcomputers (now commonly held as PCs) have been around for only 25 – 30 years.
It is good to have some knowledge of this history both to give some perspective of where we are today and to know where a number of our basic computer standards that we take for granted – as if they came from heaven, originated.
Article tags: pc, ibm, clone, computer manufacturers, dell, compaq, apple, vintage, computers, manuals, hewlett packard, hp, zilog, motorola, shockley, transisitor, history, electronics
12). How To Choose Jewelry
Choosing your jewelry is no different than choosing your wardrobe. Most important is to stick within your comfort zone and your personal fashion style. That said it never hurts to step out of the box once in awhile.
What's most important is that your jewelry matches up with your outfit. Your jewelry is the finishing touch on your total look. Make your fashion statement count!
You need to determine what you want your jewelry to do.
Article tags: estate jewelry, purchasing, fashion, costume, vintage, jewelry
13). Antiques - 7 Reasons Why We Collect Them.
People collect antiques for many different reasons and therefore have many different views.
1. Some people collect antiques because they hold sentimental value. For example, I own a ceramic parrot that had been given to me by my grandparents, a cupboard from my other grandparents and a very old doll that had been given to me by my great aunt.
2. My in-laws once owned an antique business which they set up for sales and auctions.
Article tags: antiques, antique, collectibles, vintage, art, auctions, china, jewelry, memorabilia
14). Is There A Difference Between Vintage And Antique?
Antiques, simply put, are old items, things left over from a bygone world, markers of eras past. The Titanic wreck is an antique, although we don’t think of it as such. The only difference between this and what we normally consider antiques is that the Titanic, though having value, can’t be bought or auctioned off.
That’s another distinction regarding antiques: They have a market value.
Article tags: antiques, vintage, antique collectibles, antiques
15). Using Stock Photography In Your Design Projects
Need a great image for your latest design project or newest website? Then stock photography is the answer. Stock photography is images that are sold over and over. The images come in many different forms. Traditional stock photography includes images that are sold for a one time or limited time use only. An ad agency needs a photo of a couple for a print ad.
Article tags: photos, images, stock photography, free stock photos, royalty free, royalty free stock photoography, vintage, vintage photos, retro, antique, historic