Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-23, 15:31

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Local recycling (again): M-Audio Delta Audiophile 24/96 1€ Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 4€ Crappy (but new) PSU 3€ Filename lot.jpg File size 343.44 KiB Views 136 views Filename psu_2.jpg File size 216.83 KiB Views 136 views I didn't buy these, but the prices were very temping (3€ for the PSU). Filename psu …

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Re: What is the latest Ideas on Whiting Plastics ?

Posted on 2020-03-16, 11:28

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As for "authentic": only keeping the yellowing is authentic by the meaning of the word. That's why no one would even think about polishing ancient statues made of bronze. If you try to remove an item's showing of its age, it's no longer authentic. I agree on this. Yellowing and all the scuffs and …

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Re: Backing up all the goodies from the 90's ?

Posted on 2020-03-16, 11:22

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Many of us have probably have some cool hardware stored but what if you want to setup those when you are for instance retired. Good question, but I think in 50-100 years we have some sort of magnetic plug (or contact surface) for all the electric devices and you can't even use anything with a …

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Re: [Pics are welcome] What are the rarest or the most obscure games in your possession?

Posted on 2020-03-14, 10:08

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote on 2020-03-13, 11:44: Anyway, is it just me or Rowan's flight sims are mostly obscure? I think it's a regional thing. I have most of Rowans sims and I've bought all of them in the past 2 years or so without much effort. They weren't very expensive or hard to find, I …

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Re: Old LCD handheld (early 90s) that looked like a Gameboy - any ideas ?

Posted on 2020-02-24, 10:21

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Something like this?

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2020-02-22, 14:03

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They weren't comnon things in my childhood and certainly not the kind of stuff you could get game manuals etc. photocopied on pocket allowance which was barely enough to get a couple pirated games every other weekend :) I understand, but that doesn't change the fact that I got those exact wheels …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2020-02-19, 11:33

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Black on Red was problematic for uncracked copies at the time. Another game that did this was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, IIRC it had the grail diary painted black over red or something. I think it only works on b&w copies which was the norm back then, but you could still as easily get …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2020-02-18, 08:36

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imi wrote on 2020-02-15, 14:54: also notice the literal (photo-)copying protection they added to the MI2 wheel, black text on red background ^^ Did these actually slow the pirating in any way? I remember copy shops pricing A4 full color copies at around 20c each.

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Re: What's in your toolkit?

Posted on 2020-02-11, 09:29

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I see lots of items similar to this on Amazon and Ebay: PCI & ISA Tester Motherboard Anaylzer Card Are they worth the money or toolkit space or effort to decipher the broken English? Well, yes and no. I've had mixed results as some of the error codes change from boot to boot. Also the "code book" …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-02-05, 12:30

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Coupe?

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-02-04, 10:39

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Spotting stress corrosion cracking, flow accelerated corrosion, intergranular stress cracking, galvanic corrosion, etc is all 2nd nature to me since I look for it daily. It isn't like I would get a better inspection at a dealer or inspection service center -- they only hire people that barely slept …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-02-03, 10:56

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I do all that myself.. I don't need the government to force me. And corrosion/rust is common, as we salt the roads in the winter. You can't find a car older than 1 year without rust on the undercarriage. It's not about forcing anything, just a safety issue. And it's not like we have some two-party …

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Re: Until what date is a pc with ISA bus needed?

Posted on 2020-01-31, 11:14

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but they will still technically work with a compatible PCI soundcard as well. only games that simply won't run on newer hardware will actually need an ISA soundcard. Yes, but many PCI cards require TSR to function in DOS and then you end up with a "working" configuration that takes huge chunks out …

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Re: Not for the faint hearted

Posted on 2020-01-29, 12:37

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jmarsh wrote on 2020-01-29, 04:31: At least that one actually has face numbers, the others are just dumb. "Oh look at the time, it's headphone port past linear regulator already, I'm going to be late!" This. Really annoying to check the time when you should only need a quick glance. Besides, they …

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Re: Looking for a certain AT case/tower

Posted on 2020-01-26, 17:54

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I have a NIB one (not for sale, sorry), but it does have the model type printed on the box: Filename box1.jpg File size 286.3 KiB Views 89 views Filename box2.jpg File size 227.01 KiB Views 89 views

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2020-01-26, 17:51

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Found these at the local flea market (didn't buy any). Too bad they are all budget titles or they would've been gone a long time ago. Filename games1.jpg File size 277.28 KiB Views 346 views Filename games2.jpg File size 220.92 KiB Views 346 views Filename games3.jpg File size 229.77 KiB Views 346 …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-01-24, 11:33

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wiretap wrote on 2020-01-24, 11:04: Hell yea, I'm in Michigan too.. I'm so glad we don't have inspections. But why? Wouldn't you want to know if your brakes aren't functioning properly? Or if you have something wrong in the undercarriage? Let alone corrosion, rust or other serious faults (OBD)?

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Re: PSU recommendation?

Posted on 2020-01-24, 11:27

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EVGA would be "the" choice, but I use Corsair and OCZ on my XP/Win7 rigs and they seem to work just fine. Be aware that there are some quality issues with some of the models, so check before you buy. Some info can be find here: http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/P … ewDatabase.html

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-01-20, 11:18

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Currently, my fuel gauge is broken (sticks at the full marker and the sensor is broken) and hasn't worked in 3 years, ABS is also worn out (ABS module and wheel hub are bad), foot brake/parking brake doesn't work (needs adjusting after I replaced the rotors and pads a year ago), broke a stud on the …

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Re: "hidden gems" games 1999 to 2007

Posted on 2020-01-20, 11:09

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Operation Flashpoint ,I don't like this game at all, and I've never gotten far in it, since it's too realistic to be fun, but it was massively popular with some gamers. Fun fact, in the first version(s) of the game you are basically invisible if you keep crawling. You can finish some very tough …

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