Re: Triple density floppy, anyone?

Posted on 2024-01-29, 15:49

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Everybody knows about 3.5 inch HD 1.44MB floppies, first introduced in 1985 by NEC inside PC-8801 mkII MR. West first heard about them from 10 November 1986 InfoWorld "Vendor Introduces Ultra High-Density Floppy Disk Media" https://books.google.com/books?id=rDwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19 IBM followed in 1997 …

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Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?

Posted on 2024-01-28, 19:13

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So I didn't read all of the pages yet, but about LGR he recently did make a new thrifting vid which was fun to watch, but also explains exactly that the reason why he doesn't post a lot of these anymore is because thrift stores barely have anything worthwhile retro-related anymore. I'm experiencing …

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Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?

Posted on 2024-01-28, 19:03

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Maybe a lull until there's new material on Vogons/vcf/msfn/etc to paraphrase from. I don't watch these channels anyway. If i'm watching something on the internet related to retrocomputing it's 99% a livestreamer. they're far more genuine and less forced for a partner content quota or so. Any …

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Re: Voltage error on Asus P5A-B

Posted on 2023-07-24, 12:19

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I would definitely not use that PSU. Like others have already mentioned, it was bad even back when it was new. That thing may even be a fire hazard now. I'd highly recommend you use a PSU that is not that brand and stop using it ASAP unless you really know what you are doing. P5A-B is a nice board. …

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Re: Help with a TNT2 PRO 1 long beep, 2 short beeps... wont post

Posted on 2023-07-23, 23:41

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Display is working now, after installing drivers I find that despite being advertised as a TNT2 Pro it shows as a TNT2 M64 according to nVidia settings panel (classic eBay!). Pic of the card? https://i.ibb.co/QHN01cN/1.png https://i.ibb.co/18CXmhB/2.png That definitely looks like a M64. However, …

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Re: Did you create maps for games?

Posted on 2023-07-23, 23:36

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I spent WAY too much time with Duke 3D and later Qoole. I finally had to remove it all and say no more. I've heard of people uninstalling mmorpg games, cancelling online membership/payment for games and the like because they were taking up too much time and/or absorbing too much resource - but not …

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Re: Vogonians , how do you deal with fatigue?

Posted on 2023-07-23, 23:28

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote on 2023-07-23, 09:26: I found the best way to deal with fatigue is physical exercise, for which I unfortunately don't have much time. But I tried to walk or ride my bicycle whenever I can. I agree 🙂

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-07-20, 07:06

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2.88 floppy drive. And more of that - pack of floppies for it :) That will be the second one drive, the first one I bought for a really small price. The one from IBM with power driven from FDD data cable. Luckily works with help of Sergey's Kiselev adapter. And the new drive of Matsushita from year …

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Re: Help with a TNT2 PRO 1 long beep, 2 short beeps... wont post

Posted on 2023-07-20, 07:00

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bifflog wrote on 2023-07-20, 01:04: Display is working now, after installing drivers I find that despite being advertised as a TNT2 Pro it shows as a TNT2 M64 according to nVidia settings panel (classic eBay!). Pic of the card?

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Re: Energy efficient old hardware for win98

Posted on 2023-07-17, 00:24

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What is the reasoning behind wanting a super low wattage Windows 98 machine? Countries like Germany have very high energy prices because of the Ukraine war, so I can understand that. It's around 40 Cent/kWh. So if the system including monitor (which is a significant part of the calculation) draws …

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Re: Passive cooling on a Geforce2 GTS?

Posted on 2023-07-15, 08:27

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Just an update, the little fan i ordered from ebay got returned to sender for some reason so i did this instead. Kept the Geforce4 mx heatsink on the card Took the fan off a 9400GT that i wasnt using. Cut the wires, then cut the wires off a random USB cable, and spliced them together. Attached the …

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Re: Help with a TNT2 PRO 1 long beep, 2 short beeps... wont post

Posted on 2023-07-15, 08:16

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Clean the contacts of the card with a paper towel and some rubbing alcohol. The contacts may look clean and still be dirty. Try the graphics card in another board. Check the card for any obvious damages like scratches, discolorizations, burn marks, bend pcb, etc (you said the pins look pristine, but …

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Re: Iwill xa 100 motherboard

Posted on 2023-07-06, 08:05

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Is it worth anything? Yes.

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Re: Windows XP Build - Floppy drive options

Posted on 2023-07-05, 11:47

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Personally I would go with an internal floppy drive even though I think WinXP doesn't really need it (and using them mostly because I have plenty spare 3.5in FDDs) It's mostly handy for swapping files with older rigs.

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Re: ASUS TX97-XV (HP OEM) BIOS. Is there a retail BIOS that will work with the HP OEM board?

Posted on 2023-07-05, 11:41

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pico1180 wrote on 2023-07-05, 11:11: I would love to test this. but the link provided doesn't open. if i try to open in another window it closes immediately. The link works fine for me, just ftr.

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Re: Question about SS7 mobo power

Posted on 2023-07-03, 11:22

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RockstarRunner wrote on 2023-07-03, 11:16: I have this motherboard, it's running a V3 3000 agp without any issue Same revision as OP?

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Re: No post on 2 motherboards

Posted on 2023-07-03, 11:18

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Excelsior wrote on 2023-07-03, 09:13: ASUS P4P800 I hope for you it's not the south bridge (flawed USB ESD protection design).

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Re: Should we start splitting the sub topics into sub..sub topics?

Posted on 2023-07-01, 23:20

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Should we start splitting the sub topics into sub..sub topics? No.

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Re: How to find a older ATX case?

Posted on 2023-06-29, 13:04

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If you can afford the shipping, this case is pretty good. I just bought one and I really like it. My only issue is that the holes on my gotek don't line up with the 3.5" drive bay (a real floppy drive fits just fine). https://www.ebay.com/itm/175492093873 Prices for all of this stuff are insane. $ …

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Re: Socket 7 cpu with passive cooling

Posted on 2023-06-27, 19:43

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I assumed it was quite common to see CPUs of this era with only a passive heatsink, so long as the CPU is close to the PSU fan. I have a couple of Gateway systems like this, one P233 MMX and one PIII 450, both are super quiet. The large passive heatsinks were quite common, especially with large …

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