Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

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I would assume those requirements are included because of the DVD part, burning and playing movies etc in particular. So perhaps just reading a simple CD would be just fine even on a 386 or 486 ? Not sure about burning a CD though, but... But then again, you have had bad experiences with a DVD drive …

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Re: Wavetable Daughterboard Spacers

Posted on 2020-07-12, 16:36

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Haha, no worries ;) I got a measuring tool now and will measure the holes iny my daughterboards and sound cards. I just think it is weired that there does not seem to be a standard size and it is difficult to find an exact match. Heh, yeah, I suppose they were usually included with the hardware, …

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Re: Wavetable Daughterboard Spacers

Posted on 2020-07-10, 02:11

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Really sorry if I lead you astray last time, but was somehow convinced these where the right size... 😮 Anyway, seems like the only way to make sure, would be to very meticulously measure the pcb's you actually have (for ALL the little parameters*), and go from there. (*: for an example, check out …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-04, 15:16

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Re supermicro xeons, I assume this system will not work with windows 7 ? What OS'es are supported, I wonder ? ..and, what would be considered 'cheap' for these mobos ? 🤔

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-29, 20:08

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About those Aureal Vortex sound cards (AU8820/AU8830), Diamond MX300 etc - what on earth did happen here lately !? Seems like I missed a few steps, and they are now selling for $100 ++ ?? 🤣 Last time I checked they were in the $10-20 region... granted, that is a few years ago, but not THAT long ? …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-24, 17:17

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Sure, but since I'm in Europe as well, I figured there should be no problem with this particular item... Just tested all the countries above, and all work/search fine, so this might be more an issue of the ' ship-to' location that is chosen ? If I get zero hits I usually then change that setting to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-24, 17:06

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That was weird... but perhaps your location theory is correct. Try changing the .com part to whatever country code perhaps (not all will work, but some)...? co.uk de fr it es ...etc (assuming you live in Europe) Worst case, just write www.XXXX.com/itm/274047495303 .... 😁 (replace the X'es of course, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-24, 14:32

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listing/item number on our favourite 'you-know-where' site... 🙂 Granted, this is the 909 version (but only difference is the slightly larger MB size), and there are conflicting stories about whether these can be mixed with 908's, but better than nothing perhaps ? https://groups.google.com/forum/#! …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-24, 10:52

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Yes, it is kind of sad, but for sure I’ll solder in the additional RAM if I can source the upgrade chips. As for the ARK1000, also true in most cases, but there’s always a faster solution. What I want to experiment with are the differences in regards to the technology used and exploit unique …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-19, 18:08

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On the listings I make where I have multiples of the same item, I will make separate listings, one with the GSP and one with standard int'l shipping. Almost everybody picks the GSP option when shipping overseas. I don't add any handling charges so whatever the shipping comes out to is the real …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-19, 15:18

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Had a rather similar experience when the ebay GSP programme at Erlanger(KY) sliced open my package(presumably to check the contents?), and cut deep into the collectable large game box as well... Not so much transport damage per se though, but still. We both (incl seller) got refunds from them when I …

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Re: Windows 98 SE USB keyboard and mouse

Posted on 2020-06-14, 21:39

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Just for the record, I meant something like this 😀

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Re: Windows 98 SE USB keyboard and mouse

Posted on 2020-06-14, 21:05

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Different USB port perhaps possible to test, or even a PCI USB card ?

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Re: Windows 98 SE USB keyboard and mouse

Posted on 2020-06-14, 20:58

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Have you tried different keyboard ? And what are your USB settings in the bios ?

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Re: Windows 98 SE USB keyboard and mouse

Posted on 2020-06-14, 20:52

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Win 98 probably needs some drivers installed for these particular USB peripherals ? Or at least some generic USB driver. https://www.philscomputerlab.com/windows-98-usb-storage-driver.html http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1035&menustate=0 https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=46630

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Re: Need help finding socket 1 to 370 adapter to support fcpga

Posted on 2020-06-12, 12:44

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There are a couple of them in Germany, number 323739000805 and 372630038677. Not sure what the big difference is though, prices are not the same but the seller is... Shipping cost = 12.95 euro for 1x, then 3.99 for the next one. I'd suggest buying a handful of the cheapest one... 😁 PS: might be the …

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Re: Remote Desktop into Windows 9x Systems?

Posted on 2020-06-12, 12:16

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I am having a vague memory of using Citrix from a Win98 machine, but I may be mistaken about the OS'es involved on the remote one... regardless, it was pre WinXP I believe. Was definitively Citrix though, back in 2001 or so... At least the client side was free(I just downloaded the program), not …

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Re: Advice on finding Asus VL/I 486SV2GX4 motherboard

Posted on 2020-06-06, 19:53

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Here's how you do it... 😂 Loving my new 486!! Asus VL/I-486SV2GX4 or like this.. Asus VL/I-486SV2GX4 Rev. 2.0 Sorry, I know this does not help much... but as these others stories go, it seems to be just random luck these days... 🙁

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Re: finding a working IDE DVD drive

Posted on 2020-06-03, 13:55

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Maybe the CD media you are using is marginal . What brand are you using ? Have you tried more than one brand ? Do the burned disks work well in modern DVD drives ? I assume this was meant for me ? I am using the best disks there are(was), DVD+R 8x Tayio Yuden.... :D The disks work perfectly on …

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Re: finding a working IDE DVD drive

Posted on 2020-06-03, 13:42

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In my experience, I have noticed that the _reading_ functionality seems to 'wear out' after a certain (unknown) number of discs have been read. I've used mine extencively to watch DVD movies/series etc for 3-4 years now, so... While writing/burning seems to still work just perfectly fine (tested via …

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