Re: S3 Vision 968 VLB replica
Posted on 2020-09-20, 09:46
Great work! Nice site - I only know tubes form guitar amps though.
Re: Upgraded Asus P2B-D with 133MHz FSB
Posted on 2020-09-20, 07:44
Awesome!
Re: Compaq Deskpro XE Softpaq numbers (drivers / utilities)
Posted on 2020-09-17, 06:40
Thanks a lot! How do I download this - my browser crashes when I use "save as"?
Re: Is a Voodoo 2 worth the cost
Posted on 2020-09-16, 09:14
If you're a fan of Voodoo then nothing else is better than the original cards. I do not run Voodoos as I lack room for a proper PPro / V2 setup that would be my Quake multiplayer machine. Voodoo3(+fast cpu) is of course way better from a practical standpoint but the original V2s are deliciously …
Re: Tillamook 266MMX internal multiplier interpretation
Posted on 2020-09-15, 12:54
Replacing the Dallas clock or similar will probably work, but most of the "new" ones already are 1/2 to 3/4 drained. New old stock is great, but batteries still show their real age and these just drain. Whenever I find the Dallas chip I go for the mod. If soldered to the board, I use tape to secure …
Re: Anyone sold their collections / parts on... any regrets?
Posted on 2020-09-15, 12:53
Love playing with all different sorts of stuff but after some fun I gladly hand it over to others who are as keen now as I once was. Keepers for me are rare but do exist - e.g. Crts.
Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2020-09-14, 09:05
Gered wrote on 2020-09-11, 20:44: Recent pickup. Sony CPD-210GS (17"). Pretty decent shape overall. […] Show full quote Recent pickup. Sony CPD-210GS (17"). Pretty decent shape overall. "Our" school's computer room had these - awesome screens with a slick design.
Re: Pentium Overdrive PODP5V83 question
Posted on 2020-09-13, 19:38
Yes. On paper 64bit/66 MHz of Pentium sounds like a great deal compared to 32bit/33 MHz. But it is more complicated. A fast modern 486 motherboard talks to cache at 2-1-1-1. A typical early Pentium socket 4/5 is lucky to do 4-2-2-2. Both with async SRAMs. (sync SRAM or pipelined burst can do …
Re: Help me finish my first DOS build
Posted on 2020-09-12, 08:25
I dig the monitor! If you're a "man of Doom" you could maybe buy a K5 and run the system on and off with it. For the sound I would go with an AWE than supports a ram upgrade... but that strongly depends on how you like your music to sound.
Re: Photographing processor silicon - starting with a Pentium Pro
Posted on 2020-09-12, 05:08
Beautiful!
Re: Doom and Doom II just got official widescreen support
Posted on 2020-09-10, 17:41
Very nice - could be cool.
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2020-09-08, 10:31
I found the monitor, keyboard and mouse in great condition when clearing out a store cupboard at work. I could not resist raiding my parts box and some eBay auctions to make a system. Dell Optiplex GX150 SFF Tualatin 1.13 on i815E 512mb 80gb 7200rpm IDE drive Low profile ATI Fire GL T2 64mb (Radeon …
Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2020-09-08, 05:36
That LG was actually the second new-in-box CRT I got from the same webshop. About a year ago, I bought this Hyundai ImageQuest V995 19". It can do 1600x1200@75Hz, and is very sharp at it. Overall, it is very enjoyable monitor. I always thought that one was a bit overkill to be used with 486, so I …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-09-07, 12:14
CrFr wrote on 2020-09-07, 11:51: New in box LG Flatron F700B CRT monitor. Can't wait to open this later tonight 😀 IMG_0992.JPG Pretty awesome! Maybe post some pics in the Crt thread....
Re: I tested several pci video cards for picture quality in dos games.
Posted on 2020-09-06, 11:16
Great comparison Darry!
Re: Improving Quake performance on POD83.
Posted on 2020-09-06, 10:57
I did know about VQuake back in 96. Nice to see the Donovan/Abrash port running on a POD. Regarding Phil's suite... Strange - is the screen size the same or maybe he is setting up 320x240? Depending on your video card setting low res VESA mode 320x200 may be faster than the normal MCGA/VGA mode. I …
Re: Windows 95 OSR2.5 vs Windows 98 SE for a 486 build with 32MB of ram
Posted on 2020-09-02, 09:11
Yes, Win95 seems to be the minimalist choice. Due to being a creature of habit I had used w98 for a long time, even on 486s, but w95 is more than enough.
Re: AMD 5x86@160mhz., Media Vision PAS16.
Posted on 2020-09-01, 11:35
These speakers do look nice - do they sound good?
Re: Dos 6.22 / Win3.11 + Win95 Midi ESCOM Big Tower 430TX 233MHz MMX
Posted on 2020-09-01, 08:17
Beautiful case - Escom and Vobis were the bargain contenders of the mid 90ies in Europe.
Re: What is the purpose of "Restart into MS-DOS mode" for you ?
Posted on 2020-08-31, 14:38
Restart in MS Dos mode was the better option for me unless I used an AWE card that only worked in win9x "dos box". I'm not really experienced so using latter was the easiest option to make thing's "sing".
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