Re: Running NT 3.51 on modern hardware (Ryzen 3900x)

Posted on 2022-01-22, 14:58

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Very nice! That would be my daily rig if a modern web browser and email client worked on NT3.51. May I ask what motherboard are you using and how many PCI slots it has? I'm guessing a B350 or B450. The motherboard is a X470 Biostar with 2 PCI slots and, 2 PCI-E 16X, and 2 PCI-E 1x. This MB is …

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Re: Running NT 3.51 on modern hardware (Ryzen 3900x)

Posted on 2022-01-21, 15:55

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Very nice! That would be my daily rig if a modern web browser and email client worked on NT3.51. May I ask what motherboard are you using and how many PCI slots it has? I'm guessing a B350 or B450.

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Re: Squirrels, squirrels, let's go nutz for squirrels and whatever other backyard wildlife you have.

Posted on 2020-01-02, 00:39

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Yup, it's a chipmunk. They are in the squirrel family as are groundhogs.

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Re: Squirrels, squirrels, let's go nutz for squirrels and whatever other backyard wildlife you have.

Posted on 2020-01-01, 18:25

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I have come across a nearly albino whitetail deer (actually piebald) in my backyard, but I can't find the pic I took. Here's my favorite squirrel: https://i.imgur.com/o0jXPJF.jpg We named him Chippa. He will sit on our flower bed waiting for me to feed him. So I go out and put some seeds on a patio …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2019-12-08, 14:37

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A brand new iPhone SE because there will be no SE 2 and I can't stand big phones. Filename ipse.jpg File size 95.76 KiB Views 2083 views I've been told that iOS is the best computer OS ever. Maybe I should add a bluetooth keyboard and make it my daily driver.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-11-26, 00:59

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For some reason I really enjoy insanely difficult platformers So I'll fire up Super Mario Maker and play the hardest levels people create. But today was different. I plopped down in front of my old TV and TG16 today and played JJ & Jeff ( Kato & Ken Chan.) This game is/was insanely difficult. And I …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-10-15, 14:26

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That's a good thing though, right? It's much easier to track down a straight up broken thing problem than an intermittent fault :) Have you had a chance to test how well the supercap is working out? Does it store for just a few hours, or can it manage days/weeks? . Yes you're right. It made it a …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-10-15, 14:00

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FAMICOMASTER wrote: Mister Xiado wrote: Hardly tacky. Kind of a Sega Master System kind of aesthetic. Just looks like every black plastic case to me, the only special thing about it is the CRT The case is great. It has a clean retro design and it's dark gray. There's nothing tacky about it. The …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-10-15, 10:49

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Not today, but last Sunday I decided to try the super capacitor mod on my 386 and also tin the badly corroded traces. repair-1.jpg repair-2.jpg The keyboard would occasionally stop working on this board and apparently I made it worse when I scraped the corrosion off with a fiberglass pen: keyboard …

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Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?

Posted on 2019-10-06, 13:44

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So I'm not the only one who dislikes Compaq's big ass Cobra Commander bezels. IMHO, any PC with superfluous plastic bezels looks bad.. *cough* IBM Aptiva *cough* But Cobra Commander... That one was the worst. 😁

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Re: CRT TV / Monitor repair

Posted on 2019-09-22, 02:50

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Just a thought: Why not put a female VGA port on your monitor? I never liked that CRTs had a tail you couldn't detach anyway. I thought about doing this, but decided against it because I don't want to mod this monitor. I would have to hack some steal, and I would probably do it sloppily. Also, it …

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Re: CRT TV / Monitor repair

Posted on 2019-09-16, 02:51

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Duga3, thanks for the tips. I'll pick up a calibration tool to see what the brightness is on this monitor. Oh and this monitor is so old it doesn't have an OSD. Only a brightness and contrast knobs and a few buttons for height/width/position. I had a little more spare time today and got the old VGA …

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Re: CRT TV / Monitor repair

Posted on 2019-09-15, 16:40

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You could try adjusting the G2 voltage to increase the brightness, but keep in mind that it is a last ditch effort, the tube might be already on its last legs :dead: I was planning on increasing the screen voltage after I sorted out the cable. The odd thing is that the monitor started getting dim …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-15, 15:30

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dionb wrote: Bloody snipebots on eBay. Was highest bidder for a 3DLabs OxygenVX1-1600SW PCI until 1 sec before end 🙁 It don't win 99% of the stuff I bid on nowadays. They have saved me a lot of money, so it's a mixed blessing.

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Re: CRT TV / Monitor repair

Posted on 2019-09-14, 23:52

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Update: Last week I took apart the Mag 15" to see what caps I need to buy. And last night and today I recapped the PSU board and the neckboard. The high voltage caps on the neckboard were shot because they were sandwiched between transistors and hot resistors. One had 1400ohms ESR another had …

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Re: DooM

Posted on 2019-09-14, 12:27

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I am in awe. https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?avatar=39360_1541242356.gif . That is the fastest I've seen Doom on a 386. Great job! Also, that clock generator is nifty! I'd love to see you or someone create a small drop-in replacement with a few programmable settings and a header to connect …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-08-31, 17:28

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So today I pumped up my epeen some more by replacing some CAT 6 wiring with multimode fiber duplex. Slapped a quad port 10GB nic on my Linux router and put that bad boy in switch mode. Inserted a copper module and a fiber module to connect my NAS/VM server and workstation. And another copper module …

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Re: IBM 5151 Monitor Repair

Posted on 2019-08-17, 15:46

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Check TR20 (2sc2229 or 2sc1921) on the neck board and also TR19 (2n3904.) See if the PCB looks dark where the transistors are. Wiggle them around to see if the joints are okay. Turn on the monitor and see if they get really hot. Finally, check the voltages when the monitor is running because the …

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Old TVs left on people's doorsteps

Posted on 2019-08-15, 00:24

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I was reading the Washington Post just now and saw the story about a bunch of CRT TVs being left on the doorsteps in a Richmond neighborhood. There are a few videos about it on YouTube. I thought the security cam footage was funny. A few people seemed to freak out. The sad part is that the police …

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Re: Modern laptops vs. more traditional designs

Posted on 2019-08-10, 12:49

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Keenmaster, I agree with everything you wrote, but I'll add one more thing to that list: laptop ergonomics suck You have to bend your neck or arch your back to look at the screen and type. They are terrible for your posture. I only use my MBP for browsing while sitting on the sofa. Even then it …

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