Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-09-16, 08:14
I have some MCA multi serial card with an 80186 chip on it.
Re: what was it like watching the death of 3dfx post voodoo 3 (late 1999-2000)?
Posted on 2024-09-09, 20:39
I purchased a Voodoo 5 when it came out mostly because I had a large library of GLIDE games, I still played plus it worked with new 32-bit games as well. Not everyone ditched their old games to just play new ones. 3dfx main problem was they invented the first 3d gaming card that worked well, and …
Re: Why so many Katmais (and Deschutes)?
Posted on 2024-09-03, 13:41
430FX was limited but much faster than the previous intel chipsets. 430VX, aside from adding SDRAM, was crippled compared to 430HX though. The 430VX was for home users and the 430HX was meant for servers (hence being able to cache much more RAM). Still have a few 430HX boards purchased new in the …
Re: any Thinkpad fans?
Posted on 2024-09-02, 09:42
No 700c, but I have these: 310ED, 350C, 360C, 365C, 365XD, 380D, 380XD, 380Z, 390E, 390X, 560X, 600, 600E, 701C, 750CS, 755C, 755CD, 760C, 760CD, 760ED, 760EL, 760XD, 760XL, 765L, 765D, 770, 770E, 770Z, T21, T22, T23, T30, A20P, A21P, A22M, A30, A31, A31P, T40, T42, T43P, T60, T61, R32, R40, R52, …
Re: Sobering Memory Lane - returning to my games of the 80s
Posted on 2024-08-26, 20:54
On the C64 I loved the gold box AD&D games like Pools of Radiance, Pirates!, Defender of the Crown, Ultimas, Commando, etc. The arcade type games you could only play for a while but the others you could play for a long time. Yes, if I had kept the C64, I would have played Silent Service or AD&D etc …
Re: Sobering Memory Lane - returning to my games of the 80s
Posted on 2024-08-26, 09:19
On the C64 I loved the gold box AD&D games like Pools of Radiance, Pirates!, Defender of the Crown, Ultimas, Commando, etc. The arcade type games you could only play for a while but the others you could play for a long time. Back in the day I played my C64 on a TV but now I have commodore monitors …
Re: So... What am i missing here? (LCD vs. CRT)
Posted on 2024-08-20, 20:13
Probably needs calibration.
Re: InWin 90s BabyAT case?
Posted on 2024-08-19, 17:45
I would bet you need to crank out cases by the millions to make decent money, so you basically reuse the same style internals with some cosmetic changes to the faceplates until the style is no longer sellable. The construction of my old Enlight desktop AT cases isn't that much different from the ATX …
Re: Replacing old laptop LCD with modern panel
Posted on 2024-08-13, 06:48
I think laptops that age have a glass bulb for backlight and not an LED.
Re: Thought's on Intel's recent troubles
Posted on 2024-08-04, 20:02
Layoffs are so the stock doesn't crater even more. Sad thing is that AMD can't make that many more CPU's even if they wanted to because Intel has purchased up much of TMSC's production making their own chips. Intel was always known for their FABs and not their CPU design.
Re: Which were the "MUST UPGRADE HARDWARE" games of your past? Which are the consensus games?
Posted on 2024-08-03, 08:52
I went from a 486/160 to a Pentium 133 because of Quake, and a Voodoo 1 because of Quake as well.
Re: something I have learned in life
Posted on 2024-07-22, 08:52
I never cared much about rebuilding the same system I had back in the day, I want to build the higher end ones I didn't have (exotic cards and stuff). While playing around with EISA and MCA systems I never had back then is fun and takes me back to that happy time, playing some of the games I loved …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2024-07-22, 08:42
I changed 2 dead capacitors... ...while the last picture clearly shows 4 defective ones? Well 3 of the 4 are bulging but I would replace all 4 anyway (generally when you have bad capacitors next to the CPU which are all the same type and get heated up by the CPU cooler exhaust you should replace …
Re: Windows 3.1 Must Have Software -
Posted on 2024-07-20, 20:26
VB 3 was the most popular for 16 bit code. VB4 did 16 and 32 bit code for NT and 95. There is a VB for DOS out there that I have not been able to find boxed cheap enough to buy. Seemed cool and would go together with my Microsoft Basic Professional Edition. Was seeing ebay $179 for a shrink wrapped …
Re: The worst heatsink and shroud ever designed
Posted on 2024-07-02, 05:14
Blower fans kind of suck because of noise and because they heatsinks clog from hair and dust over time. The units I buy get taken apart and washed and the heat pads are replaced if needed plus the heatsink compound is cleaned, and a new application is applied. Heatsink compound is only used for …
Re: Drivers for old OS and how much can these influence performnaces on newer hardware
Posted on 2024-06-30, 06:08
Try some faster RAM then.
Re: Magneto-Optical Drive.....HELP!
Posted on 2024-06-29, 20:36
Could be a terminator issue or just a dirty lense.
Re: Drivers for old OS and how much can these influence performnaces on newer hardware
Posted on 2024-06-29, 20:32
I think AMD APU speed varies greatly depending on the speed and latency of the RAM you use. The 5500 is limited to ddr3 1866 but the 7600b can use DDR3 2133. Using slower RAM like 1333 or 1600 gimps the GPU core.
Re: Windows 3.1 Must Have Software -
Posted on 2024-06-27, 07:50
VB 3 was the most popular for 16 bit code. VB4 did 16 and 32 bit code for NT and 95. There is a VB for DOS out there that I have not been able to find boxed cheap enough to buy. Seemed cool and would go together with my Microsoft Basic Professional Edition.
Re: Gateway G6-350
Posted on 2024-06-23, 06:16
I have one with a slightly faster CPU and dual Voodoo 2's in it. They used to be found all over the place when I visited recyclers but that was ages ago. Man, that's nice! I don't think I'll ever have a system with dual Voodoo 2s lol. I put it together a long time ago when Voodoo 2's were not …
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