Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-12-29, 20:24

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Just wondering, will this particular model work normally if battery itself is empty, but while connected to power via USB charger ? (I notice there are some other models, with AC&Battery power, but this is not one of them) It would appear so. I let it run itself down, plugged it in, and it let me …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-12-28, 18:28

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Testing out the inexpensive microscope/magnifier I asked my wife to get me for Christmas. These things are all over Amazon and I wanted one just for inspecting chips and solder joints. For the price, it works well, and easy on my aging eyes. ... Just wondering, will this particular model work …

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SecuROM damaging the motherboard or hard drives ?

Posted on 2024-12-26, 05:11

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So, after some random reading on the interwebs, there was this little but alarming tidbit about SecuROM , which somehow implied it could damage/kill you computer, as in hardware. North and south bridge failures was mentioned. And there was also some rumours floating about thrashing SSDs, but which …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-12-15, 19:36

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keenerb wrote on 2024-12-15, 16:20: devius wrote on 2024-12-15, 16:09: A Socket 370 board with 6 ISA slots?? That's exactly what I said. So much room for activities!!! And look at that deep infestation of yellow mushrooms all over the place, just itching to explode 🤯 Now that would create a lot of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-11-18, 10:39

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Bought an MSI 694T Pro, paying a bit too much, but it was a locked package deal with a Pentium3 + full set of RAM. And it was supposed to be my very first ever mobo combining socket 370/Tualatins natively with (one) ISA slot, so I went for it. https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/694T_Pro/support But... …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2024-11-16, 19:24

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This is a new part of my "computing area", sort of adjacent I suppose. I put up some storage racking recently so I can finally put all of my builds in one place, along with some spares. It's good because organised, but bad because this is getting out of hand 😅 👌😁 !!!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-11-15, 23:18

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Bought an MSI 694T Pro, paying a bit too much, but it was a locked package deal with a Pentium3 + full set of RAM. And it was supposed to be my very first ever mobo combining socket 370/Tualatins natively with (one) ISA slot, so I went for it. https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/694T_Pro/support But... …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-11-08, 02:09

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Tested a Gainward Dragon 3000. There's something funny about running a Voodoo 2 12MB alongside a Geforce 2 Pro, of all the things I could pair it up with, but it was fun nonetheless. Why? It works even in Ryzen :) zen_98_v2sli.jpg Please elaborate ?! I mean, Windows98 on a Ryzen 3800x ??? 🫣 - HOW ? …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-10-15, 22:43

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luckybob wrote on 2024-10-15, 22:37: The Asus P65up8 is also a prime candidate for that case: Bitchin' dual p-pro setup Heh, I sense some strong desires to upgrade that utterly inferior and cramped case of yours ? 🤣

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-10-15, 22:30

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if you dont go and buy those cases.... this motherboard will fit just fine - https://www.ebay.com/itm/204958712739 So THIS is what is supposed to go in there, oh - I see ! 😁 Makes more sense, given all those slots! I assumed it was supposed to be a 486 or early Pentium board, but here we have …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-10-15, 22:20

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I almost bought these AT cases, does that count ? 🥹 I mean, just LOOK at them - a totally silly uncomprehensible amount of slots on the back, never mind the endless row of serial cut-outs on the right side ! Though I cannot really see what I will be using them for (I'd much rather have a desktop …

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2024-10-09, 01:22

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Emiliana Torrini - Love Poem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKg60zZAH5I&l … y14XpxX&index=9

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-09-13, 07:11

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Bancho wrote on 2024-09-12, 19:51: Its going to house my ISA Pentium 4 build. I've started on it tonight. Just need to sort the PSU wiring. Which Soyo model is that motherboard ?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-09-02, 15:14

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Found this strange card, CTS-10, as well. (free, huzzah). 20240901_092850.jpg Aaah, the good old days, when (cheap) quality things were made in the exotic (to me at least) nation of Hong Kong (and not this 'China') 😎 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_in_Hong_Kong ...just me reacting to …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2024-07-30, 18:47

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Looks like all those Batmen had dual PS/2 connectors for mouse and keyboard, and hence not fully AT compliable ? Was that normal for socket 4 boards ?

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Re: Best WinXP Video Card

Posted on 2024-07-29, 02:05

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...when I can now build a win7 pc with a 7800x3d and 3090ti and 8tb hard drives, and of course 1440p 144hz monitor, free from needing to dualboot it with XP... Now color me intrigued - I've seen that the 3090Ti for some strange reason has (1 single!) official Windows 7 driver (while the 3090 has …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-07-18, 22:49

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That 'thing' on top of the Mozart... Is that a docking station of some sort ? Or some weird 'desktop' case ? Speakers on corners ? Call me intrigued! (internal pictures available?)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-07-14, 16:05

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hehe .. yup I too know how much that CPU can cost, as for the ram I have a lot of the PC4000 DDR500 stuff but have never seen DDR 550, must be exceptionally rare. (Added it to my saved searches, might show up eventually) Well, if you can live with just 1 single stick , there are currently floating …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2024-07-12, 12:46

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Obligatory midi tower in place - CHECK 😁 1990's art gallery wall mounted - CHECK 👌

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2024-07-11, 23:40

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The Epiphan looks higher specced on paper. Good luck finding one , though, whereas the Kramer ones are plentiful. Thankyou for your help! 😁 epiphan vga splitter_July2024.jpg But I think better leave this one for some local Aussie - the shipping cost alone gets me 4x Kramer units 🤣 Kramer VP-200N. …

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