Re: Goodbye
Posted on 2016-12-08, 21:57
ODwilly wrote: Bye dude! Enjoy the computing. Thanks I sure will 😀
Goodbye
Posted on 2016-12-08, 21:17
I'm going to leave this forum soon. If anyone wishes to say their goodbyes, now is the time.
Re: Show off your beige computer cases here
Posted on 2016-12-07, 20:00
A good solution if you are handy with paint would be to get a newer, generic style case and refinish it beige :) otherwise just keep your eyes open. Good luck finding good paint that won't melt the plastic. I can't find anything that works. There is Krylon for plastic, but it flakes off very easy …
Re: Geforce GT 210, GT 730, or GTX 750 for 3D modeling
Posted on 2016-12-07, 19:53
skip all and go to GTX 1050 Ti, no external power it runs very cool and sits inbetween a GTX 960 and GTX 970 in preformance GTX 1050 Ti does not support Windows XP, and I don't use anything Vista onwards. (Only Linux) So it looks like the 750Ti is the best option. (Only 20W power consumption) I'm …
Was the AM586-133 P75 too fast for some 486-era games?
Posted on 2016-12-07, 19:23
If the AMD 586-133 is as fast in integer speed as a Intel Pentium 75, wouldn't there be speed issues in some DOS games? I once ran Quest for Glory IV on a Pentium 75 and it would crash with an error message at one of the screens when escaping the bone cave in the first level. Wouldn't the AMD 586 …
Re: PCI vs ISA vs VLB video cards - DOS game compatibility
Posted on 2016-12-04, 03:46
kixs wrote: VLB boards could support up to 50MHz FSB speed. Depends on the model and chipset. Later VLB boards (with socket 3) added support for 3.3V cpus. I remember reading that CPUs with a 40MHz FSB have problems with VLB mobos. What can you tell me?
Re: PCI vs ISA vs VLB video cards - DOS game compatibility
Posted on 2016-12-03, 05:37
So then I suppose I have no need for PCI/ISA 486 motherboards as long as I use 33MHz fsb based 486 processors on my VLB/ISA 486 boards?
Re: Show off your beige computer cases here
Posted on 2016-12-03, 05:24
I still haven't found my camera, but I did promise some pics so I just reused a couple older ones and I think these are nice. Very early ATX cases from the time when case manufacturers would often have AT and ATX variants of their cases. Both of these are ATX though. white and blue cases slid down. …
Re: Irony regarding published esd precautions
Posted on 2016-12-03, 05:18
20:35 reminds me of something both that tech guy and myself can relate to lol Seems it's correct that the early PCs were more vulnerable to ESD except for 386 and 486 and a bit later like the Pentium. In practice, I put the tower on an antistatic mat and use a wrist strap. Both the mat and the …
PCI vs ISA vs VLB video cards - DOS game compatibility
Posted on 2016-12-03, 04:54
I know it is recommended to use ISA sound cards, but would there be potential problems if using a PCI video card over an ISA or VLB based card? What about using other kinds of PCI based cards in the same system? Another question I have is, were the 486-age VLB video cards or 486/Pentium-age PCI …
Geforce GT 210, GT 730, or GTX 750 for 3D modeling
Posted on 2016-12-02, 18:27
I'm thinking on buying iClone 5 or 6 for making 3D characters. I read that each of these cards meet the recommended system requirements, but how well do they do they perform in max visual quality? I have an Asus GT 210 with 1GB DDR3 to start off with and i'm considering to get a GT 730 or GTX 750Ti …
Re: old video formats for pentium 1
Posted on 2016-11-30, 11:21
I never tried playing modern-ish video on anything pre-Pentium III. On a Pentium 1, I would think it would primarily have to do with how good the video card is.
Re: Show off your beige computer cases here
Posted on 2016-11-30, 11:17
It's got SOME beige on it , but its my favorite one in my collection. http://i67.tinypic.com/okmuc7.jpg I seem to remember a thread you made on here showing off your case. I'm not really sure if the styling fits my taste, but it sure is a rare and unique case. With the decal "2000" it looks like …
Re: Show off your beige computer cases here
Posted on 2016-11-30, 10:59
This is mostly for computergeek92, but a closer shot of the HX45 tower. And its specs :D "NetComp" brand on front w/ a P2 MMX sticker Intel Celeron MMX @ 400 MHz 1x 128 MB PC100 SDRAM Elitegroup P6EXP-Me Socket 370 Mainboard Trident 3DImage 9850 4 MB AGP Video Card ESS Solo-1 PCI AudioDrive Sound …
Re: Show off your beige computer cases here
Posted on 2016-11-28, 06:31
Even beige plastic that I have left in the closet, no heat, no light, is turning faintly yellow. Maybe you're a smoker or I’m just lucky when it comes to my collection. Some of these oldies never seem to yellow. I've collected for 5 years. None of my cases have yellowed yet. They look the same as …
Re: Show off your beige computer cases here
Posted on 2016-11-27, 11:30
I bought my HX08 in 2012 in like new condition. It is still unyellowed to this day.
Re: Irony regarding published esd precautions
Posted on 2016-11-24, 02:44
When did they start using HCMOS chips? I don't know about these two different chip types.. What is the difference?
Re: Show off your beige computer cases here
Posted on 2016-11-24, 02:33
I built my first server 4 years ago in an HX08 case. Good steel quality but the front panel doesn’t have the tightest fit and the plastic strength could be better. Don't drop these things they’ll dent from being too heavy. Regardless they are good looking cases with lots of bays. The most durable …
Re: Irony regarding published esd precautions
Posted on 2016-11-22, 01:36
I guess it depends on how humid it is where you live.
Re: Hanging note bug on old sound cards
Posted on 2016-11-21, 18:39
I appreciate your desire to thoroughly search for patterns in music. That is what it's all about - enjoying every last bit of it. 😀
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