Re: What wedge shaped computers like the C64c and Amiga 500 are out there?

Posted on 2017-01-22, 14:43

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Thanks for the clarification. I sold both of mine because it was such an effort run it with all the external gadgets to basically do the same thing a simple desktop would do. I'm pretty sure the price would've been close to one too when you add all the "optional" extras.

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Re: 1997*-2003 video card performance scaling benchmarks (Q3, Unreal, DK2, 3DM2k, 3DM2001)

Posted on 2017-01-21, 16:19

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The difference is in perspective. You're looking at it from the point of buying it back then when it was new, then being disappointed it wasn't as fast as what you were upgrading. I am looking at it from a retro gamer's perspective. And that perspective is: a quieter, cooler, less expensive, easier …

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Re: Do you guys also suffer from "The grass is always greener" also?

Posted on 2017-01-21, 12:59

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I have the same problem with finishing games. Yes, this is even worse. Last autumn I checked that I have around 700 floppy/CD/DVD based games that I actually mean to play at some point. Then there's hundreds of other module and tape games too. I doubt I'll live long enough to go through them all. : …

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Re: What wedge shaped computers like the C64c and Amiga 500 are out there?

Posted on 2017-01-21, 12:53

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Not sure if this was mentioned, but anyway I had a couple of these awhile back. It has connectors for VGA (9-pin), mouse and external floppy drive. Also the PSU was external, much like in A500. Very low end system, a 8088 that was still being sold in 89-90!

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Re: 1997*-2003 video card performance scaling benchmarks (Q3, Unreal, DK2, 3DM2k, 3DM2001)

Posted on 2017-01-21, 12:46

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well not really... it equals the Ti4200 in some tests, and the MX 440 in others (namely 3dmark). Not really a bad card for DX8 gaming, but if I wanted to run at 1600x1200 I'd go for a Ti 4600, or the FX 5700, or the 5900XT. as for overall performance ***SPOILERS*** the 9800PRO and the X800XT beat …

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Re: First! in the new sound forum

Posted on 2017-01-20, 10:55

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Possibly, but good forum descriptions go a long way. At least this is already bringing more clarity to the line that's been held in regards to the "DOS software in DOS (Marvin) vs. DOS software on new systems vs. DOS software in DOSBox" division. (Although it really wouldn't hurt to also specify …

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Re: Do you guys also suffer from "The grass is always greener" also?

Posted on 2017-01-20, 10:50

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Well yes, obviously. I have maybe 30 desktops and no room to display or use them at once so I have to keep 4-5 available and the rest are stored away. It is a bit of a problem as I tend to forget where I put things and It takes a lot of time to rummage through the closets and storage to find what …

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Re: What wedge shaped computers like the C64c and Amiga 500 are out there?

Posted on 2017-01-20, 10:26

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Re: 1997*-2003 video card performance scaling benchmarks (Q3, Unreal, DK2, 3DM2k, 3DM2001)

Posted on 2017-01-19, 13:31

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Very nice. I remember back then people talking about FX 5200 being a POS and indeed it really is. 🤣

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Re: Half-Life FPS issues with Voodoo 3

Posted on 2017-01-18, 13:24

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I think I tried that already, the WickedGL patch did seem to make a difference though. The reason I remember H-L running pretty well was that V2 only used 800x600 resolution so that probably helped too, even though in theory PII should be slightly faster than the K6-2 we had back then. Anyway, …

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Re: Half-Life FPS issues with Voodoo 3

Posted on 2017-01-17, 21:47

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This is why I've been badging all of my systems up. Yes, but the IBM already did it. Too bad they put the stickers in the lower right corner and I didn't bother to look that closely. I usually just use a piece of masking tape on top of the case for specs as I tend to swap out parts quite often. I …

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Re: Half-Life FPS issues with Voodoo 3

Posted on 2017-01-17, 18:33

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Sonofa...I took the wrong case! It's the PII that I was running, bastards used the same case for both Pentiums. Now I need to find where the P3 is lurking.... Thanks for asking, I never thought of checking the CPU as I was sure this was the correct one as it had V3 installed and the V2 was supposed …

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Half-Life FPS issues with Voodoo 3

Posted on 2017-01-17, 16:18

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I didn't want to bump the 2-3 year old thread about overkill systems, but I ran into similar problems with H-L. I have a P3/128MB/Voodoo3 PCI and the frame rate seems to be all over the place. At quiet scenes it might be around 130-170 fps and in battle scenes with lots of explosions and enemies it …

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Re: Does you're women share the same interest as all of us?

Posted on 2017-01-10, 10:09

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My ex actually works with electronics (PSUs/lights etc. for buses, trains, ships...) so she can fix or assemble pretty much anything that works with electricity. I let her fix all the broken phones and replace the caps whenever it's needed.

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2017-01-09, 16:15

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Managed to finally get my hands on a Finnish version of Alien Incident. It seemed more popular on the Amiga back in the day, I haven't seen the PC version...well, ever.

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2017-01-02, 17:38

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Finally I got the big box Discworld 2 so I can put my BIG BOX DW2 on display. 😁 Filename games.jpg File size 239.06 KiB Views 1532 views Filename dw2.jpg File size 387.53 KiB Views 1532 views

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Re: Carrie Fisher dead

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I've watched some interviews with her that made it sound like she had a pretty rough life (like most celebrities). She abused her body pretty badly over the years with smoking, drugs and alcohol. I would not be surprised if that played a role in her death. In that case, I would disagree that "she …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2016-12-21, 20:59

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Well, yes, a bit. Nothing but time and money on my hands. 🤣

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2016-12-21, 15:24

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Local "craigslist" 35e.

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2016-12-20, 14:34

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Free from a friend.

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