Re: The funny/stupid computer photo thread!

Posted on 2016-09-02, 18:07

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-11, 10:38

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Congrats! It looks like that card has been at the bottom of a pile for awhile. While it is perfectly normal to have those components leaning over or flattened, it seems like the ones on your card are doing so due to other items stacked on top of them. That cap you mentioned basically had its back …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-11, 02:52

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Hi, it's been a long time since I've gotten some retro hardware (and posted in the forums), but this week I got lucky and wanted to share it here. I bought a bunch of cards as junk, and there were two interesting items: 1) Roland LAPC-I Looks complete but unfortunately it has a blown-off ceramic …

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Re: If you could...

Posted on 2014-07-02, 10:29

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I've got most of my stuff for a lesser price so probably not... if anything I would sell it. But that will probably never happen, I'm a hoarder. 🤣

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Re: F117a Stealth Fighter 2.0

Posted on 2014-04-11, 22:42

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You're extremely rude, no one will want to help you.

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Re: Who else is pumped for VR?

Posted on 2014-03-25, 23:37

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DosFreak wrote: Still pumped? http://games.slashdot.org/story/14/03/25/2272 … r-for-2-billion It's over 😢

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Re: Joyticks options for Tie Fighter, Wing Commander...

Posted on 2014-03-25, 18:45

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I have spotted a Thrustmaster Top Gun for sale around here, the same that Pingaloka posted. Can anyone (that has tried it) tell me if it's any good? I'm looking for a stick to play some old DOS sims (F-19, F-117) as well as some Novalogic's (F-22 and Mig-29 Fulcrum). I have a Quickshot Warrior 5 . …

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Re: Choosing OS for my retro-gaming PC

Posted on 2014-03-13, 11:04

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I'd say Windows 98 SE, since a lot of DOS games will work right away, with sound and everything, just launching the .exe file. But you can also make shortcuts to boot the system in pure DOS with their own autoexec.bat and config.sys, so you can really fine tune things for specific games. It also has …

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Re: Can't open MUNT in Windows XP

Posted on 2014-03-05, 22:15

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You're welcome. The program is very straightforward, I knew it had to be that!

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Re: Can't open MUNT in Windows XP

Posted on 2014-03-05, 10:52

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The same thing happened to me when I tried to run it on a clean XP installation, I think I solved it by installing some version of the C++ redistributable. EDIT: Check here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/munt/files/munt/1.3.0/ Prerequisites: * Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 runtime. Required for …

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Re: Movies 80's and 90's and Computers

Posted on 2014-02-17, 10:08

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Pirates of Silicon Valley.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2014-02-15, 00:46

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Ha, I'm not throwing it away! It's very useful for old machines like these.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2014-02-14, 23:47

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Glad you guys like it! I already ordered a CF-IDE reader so I get rid of the clunky zip drive. 😎

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2014-02-13, 14:09

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Here's a rig I've working on lately, I hope you guys find it interesting: http://i.imgur.com/hh3ujDf.jpg?1 The machine is a Samsung SD610, a 16Mhz 286 with 1MB of RAM and a 50MB HDD. Couldn't find a reference of it on the net, but I've seen there are other models, like one SD630. It came with a VGA …

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Re: Video build-log: MS-DOS / W95 Hybrid Gaming PC with 3DFX Voodoo

Posted on 2014-01-25, 20:14

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Is there a 7-Zip that works under Windows 95? Ot does it need some kind of service pack / runtime environment? There's this site where you can look for every version of a lot of programs (as far as I know they're not abandonware, just trial or free versions), and you can filter them by supported OS …

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Re: The New Creative Labs Sound Blaster Drivers Collection. (..In Progress)

Posted on 2013-12-27, 13:16

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Hi all, I am new to the forum and I will start off with saying, wow guys im impressed. You have helped A TON with my vintage computer I am building. Anyhow, I thought I would throw it out there that I have in my possession a Live! 5.1 Platinum users manual and box with all the goodies EXCEPT the CD …

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Re: Mega Drive II / Mega CD II Problem

Posted on 2013-12-17, 15:39

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Stull wrote: sunaiac wrote: Now try adding a 32X in the loop 😉 I had the full setup at some point, it was kind of fun 😁 ...the only setup that requires its own dedicated power strip. 😁 More like two, since the power supplies are massive 😵

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Re: What Ebay searches do you follow?

Posted on 2013-12-16, 14:53

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I check regularly on my local eBay-like site for a Roland LAPC-I, I want one so bad (I have to do it manually though, since the alert system is broken and no one cares to fix it). These last couple of years I've found some rare stuff at a good price, for example an IBM CGA monitor and video card, …

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Re: DOS Simulators - Which ones get played?

Posted on 2013-12-15, 17:11

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F-19 Stealth Fighter: This is a different simulator, because it was the first one that had "realistic" air defences simulation (range, detection, diverting CAPs to your last known position) and needs some planing before fliying. Was going to post the same. This and F-117. It'd be awesome if we had …

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Re: Share your retro rig!

Posted on 2013-12-11, 15:26

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Fantasma, that's awesome. I came across a few fx5700 and fx5900 graphics cards on eBay but always thought they may have had issues with some late 80's to early 90's games so never bought them. Might just have to give one a shot soon :) It's possible that recent cards can't do such low resolutions ( …

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