Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-18, 21:49

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by CapnCrunch53

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New monitor arrived today. Formac ProNitron 17/500 (Sony CPD-203FT). After cleaning, it looks very decent. Very sharp image. Can't find any specs for it. I think I have seen similar looking monitors branded for Dell and Silicon Graphics too, but can't remember the models. Wow, that looks so clean …

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Re: Toshiba Satellite 225CDS - Disassembly Help

Posted on 2021-01-13, 12:38

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by CapnCrunch53

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Still haven't had any luck! Not sure if I'm doing it wrong or if I'm just too afraid of using too much force 😖

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 (Advent calendar update - today it's #9 of 9)

Posted on 2021-01-11, 07:45

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by CapnCrunch53

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Beautiful machines, particularly impressed with the Lian Li as I'm really fond of their old cases. And finally, that are my very favoured vintage Games for all the rigs that I've built (in alphabetic order): - Cloudpunk Cloudpunk is so good! I've been playing it over the last week, such a great …

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Toshiba Satellite 225CDS - Disassembly Help

Posted on 2021-01-10, 15:59

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by CapnCrunch53

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Heya everyone... been awhile since I've posted here. Hope you've all been well. Still not used to the new forum UI haha. Anybody got a Satellite 200 or 400 series laptop? I'm working on removing the RTC and CMOS batteries from my Satellite 225CDS. But I'm stuck trying to remove the long "keyboard …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2018-09-17, 00:08

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by CapnCrunch53

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Recently moved into my first studio apartment. Most of my collection is in storage at my parents' house, but I have set aside a little hobby corner in my walk-in closet. Just finished getting this set up: 386_small.png My Pentium is on the floor to the left, but I still have to figure out a KVM …

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

Posted on 2018-07-10, 03:46

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by CapnCrunch53

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Well I planned to boot up my 386 and test out both my new MPU-401 clone (thanks keropi & Marmes!) and my new Unicomp Ultra Classic, but instead I was greeted with the dreaded keyboard error :dead: When I got this motherboard several years ago, I removed the leaky battery and attempted to clean up …

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Re: Help me identify this computer (Windows 98/ME)

Posted on 2018-02-18, 05:20

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by CapnCrunch53

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Was the front panel door the height of the entire PC, or was it only the upper portion? I know a lot of old IBM Aptivas had a door like that on the upper portion... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ibm_aptiva.jpg/300px-Ibm_aptiva.jpg http://www.dependablecomputerservice.com/ …

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

Posted on 2018-02-16, 01:35

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by CapnCrunch53

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I've been stripping our retired systems at work, and boss is letting me take home anything that isn't useful to us at the station. Lots of DDR1, IDE drives, etc. Scored a nice Antec 350W PSU with 35A +5v, so I decided to put together a build for fun and paired it up with a spare 2500+ Barton I have. …

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Re: Windows2000 or WindowsXP for a dual P3 1Ghz (Coppermine), 2GB of ram, Geforce 6800+voodoo2 SLI ?

Posted on 2018-02-15, 17:07

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by CapnCrunch53

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I want to love 2k, but it seems every system I try it on, it takes so long to boot up compared to XP. Has anyone else had that experience? Typically 2k Pro SP4 compared to XP SP2 or SP3. Maybe it just feels longer because of the multiple loading screens...

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Re: What are your plans for Valentine's Day/Single Awareness Day?

Posted on 2018-02-15, 11:33

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by CapnCrunch53

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Installed some aftermarket fog lights on my truck after work. Also ate way too much dark chocolate that someone brought in at work... 🤣

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Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2018-01-26, 23:36

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by CapnCrunch53

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Added myself to the list too; this is so cool!

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Re: AMD AM2 / AM2+ XP-32 Build

Posted on 2017-03-16, 00:10

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by CapnCrunch53

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Sounds awesome! I'd definitely like to see updates. Don't see too much watercooled stuff here. Those matched GTX-470s are beautiful. What kind of radiator setup are you running? Out of curiosity, have you toyed with the idea of trying a Phenom II x4? I've been very pleased with mine over the nearly …

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Re: Broken PS/2 plastic pin issue..

Posted on 2017-03-11, 23:31

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by CapnCrunch53

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Any tips for removing the plastic pin from the PS/2 port, by chance? I seem to have broken the tip of it off into one of my systems when I was hastily setting up a retro LAN party for my friends awhile ago >< Unfortunately the pin doesn't stick out at all so I have no idea how to remove it from the …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2017-02-02, 23:55

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by CapnCrunch53

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I watched the Lumina episode and related videos today! Was great seeing your car featured. I always enjoy seeing clean, well-kept examples of ordinary, "boring" cars (which I guess is the reasoning behind the channel's name).

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Re: Fatal Racing 3DFX - Weird Refresh Rate?

Posted on 2017-01-26, 00:16

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by CapnCrunch53

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I used the SST_SCREENREZ variable and I now get picture on the CRT! I'm not sure what the syntax for that variable is supposed to be though; none of the google results give details. Is it =640x480? Setting it to =640 and =640x480 both seem to work for me. Only issue is that it pushes the image off …

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Re: Fatal Racing 3DFX - Weird Refresh Rate?

Posted on 2017-01-25, 23:48

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by CapnCrunch53

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Ok, so I've tried setting the refresh rate using SST_SCREENREFRESH. I've confirmed I'm doing it right by testing it on the LCD and seeing that it definitely did change the rate. I've tried setting it to 58, 59, 60, 73, 75, and 85, and my CRT does not like any of them. I wonder if it doesn't like …

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Re: Fatal Racing 3DFX - Weird Refresh Rate?

Posted on 2017-01-25, 14:54

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by CapnCrunch53

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I see. Didn't know about the environment variables, but found a list of them online. I assume SST_SCREENREFRESH = 60 is what I would want. I'll try it tonight. Thanks!

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Fatal Racing 3DFX - Weird Refresh Rate?

Posted on 2017-01-25, 02:25

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by CapnCrunch53

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I wanted to play Fatal Racing on my Diamond Monster 3D 4MB, and I have the unofficial 3DFX patch for it. Every time I launched fatfx.exe, it would show the 3DFX splash screen, then a black screen on the demo video. Then it would show the main menu, and if I start a race, I'd get a black screen again …

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Re: Keyboards that pass the n-key or ghosting test

Posted on 2017-01-08, 02:26

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by CapnCrunch53

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Unicomp Classic-104 (PS2): TE UIC RWN JUS VER TE LAY DG ...Yikes.

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Re: BIOS POST and Setup Gallery

Posted on 2016-09-29, 18:20

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by CapnCrunch53

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http://retronn.de/ftp/pictures/bios_messages/rage2.gif Did any other ATI cards have this rotating logo on their POST screen? This brings back memories from my childhood. I have the Radeon 7000 that our PC had, but I don't think it has this screen (I may be mistaken, I haven't used it in a long time …

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