Re: What was the SRP and street price of the 3dfx Voodoo Graphics at launch?

Posted on 2020-03-31, 02:58

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by Unknown_K

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I can't recall exactly but the Orchid Righteous 3D was $299 mail order when I got it and that was before they were in stores and it was also the first 3dfx card sold.

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Re: Ultimate retro keyboard?

Posted on 2020-03-30, 07:27

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by Unknown_K

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I prefer a IBM Model M but I have some Northgate keyboard with dip switches so that work with pretty much any system even Amigas. My original 102 model purchased new in '93 still works and I have an Ultra T I think model also.

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Re: ATI MACH64 Graphics Pro Turbo 1600 VLB (?)

Posted on 2020-03-25, 10:42

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by Unknown_K

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1600x1200@60hz needs around 173hz RAMDAC

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Re: Ibm thinkpad 770z questions

Posted on 2020-03-23, 17:47

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by Unknown_K

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From what I remember the 770 series is the only one that used that type of caddy and luckily for me all my units came with one. Unlike most Thinkpads the 770 comes with a special caddy box and a special cable inside the box that connects to the HD. Filename ibm 770 thinkpad hd cable.jpg File size …

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Re: 8 vs 12mb Voodoo 2 performance

Posted on 2020-03-16, 18:57

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by Unknown_K

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Any card somebody was dumping in 2003 would have ended up in the trash if somebody didn't save it (this was even before the e-waste boom a decade ago making things worse). To complain about pricing and availability now is kind of funny when there would be no supply if somebody had not saved them a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-12, 23:52

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by Unknown_K

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The non-vintage AMD tower. BTW have picked up many 2007+ computers for around $20 each lately but no Pentium, P2 or P3 for a year or better. Yes this is not vintage yet but will be in 5-10 years... maybe... Very nice case and that Corsair HX750 (I have one in my main machine) is one of the quietest …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-06, 23:59

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by Unknown_K

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The 5.25" punch for C64/Atari 800 use is worth having.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-04, 18:40

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by Unknown_K

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Kind of a shame prices started to skyrocket after I got into them but I was lucky enough to snag 70+ classic Amiga boxed games for a couple bucks each back in the very early 2000's when they were being dumped. You are a smarter man than I. I've mentioned this before in a forum somewhere, but in the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-04, 18:38

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by Unknown_K

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The Amiga came today.. just waiting on my power supply, video cable, and external floppy adapter to convert to an external Gotek for the boot drive. :) I am assuming you got a mouse with the thing correct? My first Amiga was an A500 with 512K trapdoor RAM/RTC, an external Amiga 1011 floppy drive …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-04, 14:25

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by Unknown_K

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The Amiga came today.. just waiting on my power supply, video cable, and external floppy adapter to convert to an external Gotek for the boot drive. :) I am assuming you got a mouse with the thing correct? My first Amiga was an A500 with 512K trapdoor RAM/RTC, an external Amiga 1011 floppy drive …

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Re: SCSI or not SCSI on a P1 75-200?

Posted on 2020-03-03, 01:41

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by Unknown_K

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SCSI can get expensive so for a Pentium 1 I would just use IDE. On some 386 and 486 systems I have used SCSI but that was years ago when used SCSI drives were dirt cheap and easy to source. I could kick myself for not stocking up on Plextor SCSI CDROM drives when they were being dumped.

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Re: Identify unknown TSENG ET4000/w32P card

Posted on 2020-02-27, 23:59

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by Unknown_K

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A soft pencil eraser or Pentel Click eraser is good for cleaning edge connector contacts. Some VLB motherboards are not exactly flat anymore and you need to make sure the 32 bit end of the card is actually seated correctly. The lighting on pictures makes things look weird when they are not. R35 …

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Re: What is your oldest working Brand name computer ? - ( Challenge ).

Posted on 2020-02-23, 03:07

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by Unknown_K

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I still have my Timex 2068 computer purchased back in 1983 and yes it works.

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Re: Win95 Retail and onboard USB

Posted on 2020-02-22, 17:23

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by Unknown_K

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Why not just install Win95 rev C (OEMSR 2.5) with USB support and updates?

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2020-02-22, 17:18

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Color copiers made it to market in the late 70's and were widely in use in even the 1980's. Maybe in certain markets but they were not the norm. Back when I was in college in the late 80's and early 90's I used to hit the Kinkos on campus to copy notes. All the copiers were B&W that people could …

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Re: EARLIEST CD-ROM Drives that could Read CD-R's ???

Posted on 2020-02-22, 17:08

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by Unknown_K

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"The following information comes from my all-time favorite hardware reference guide, Scott Mueller’s Upgrading and Repairing PCs: Green dye, gold metal: This is the standard type of CD-R and the first to be developed. It has a rated lifespan of 10 years and uses cyanine dye, which can be more …

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Re: Mouse pad for laser mouse

Posted on 2020-02-14, 18:45

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by Unknown_K

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Cooler Master mpa-mp720. https://www.wootware.co.za/media/catalog/prod … 993-094_001.jpg Large for people who like a lot of mouse movement, easy to clean, very precise surface, very rigid, you don't have to use the lighting.

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Re: IBM Pentium4 with ISA slot

Posted on 2020-02-14, 07:12

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by Unknown_K

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Pretty sure my old P4 IBM tower has ISA slots. Are you looking to buy one?

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2020-02-12, 23:21

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by Unknown_K

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Plastics have changed quite a bit over the years. If you ever been in an old 70's car that had quite a bit of plastics in the inside you could generally scratch the plastic and it would crumble to dust because of UV light. The stuff Apple used in the Quadra 840AV line (for example) would not turn to …

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Re: Power supply load test?

Posted on 2020-02-12, 23:06

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by Unknown_K

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Depends on what you need I guess. Old supplies need to be tested on the 5V section because that is where the most load will be. New supplies need to be tested on the 12V section for the same reason. If you test a new supply using a 150W load on 5V it will always fail unless you have a 1000W+ beast ( …

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