Re: What is the loudest hard drive you have???
Posted on 2020-11-25, 19:14
Grzyb wrote on 2020-11-25, 18:50: It's called full height. I did not know that! I just meant that it occupies the space of two 5 1/4 inch bays.
Re: What is the loudest hard drive you have???
Posted on 2020-11-25, 18:41
Toshiba MK56FB. 5 1/4 inch double height drive. 150 MB. Sounds like a jet engine with harsh clicking noises to match. Currently in my 286 machine. It works great.
Re: IRC channel recommendations, and maybe a VOGONS IRC?
Posted on 2020-11-21, 00:32
I sometimes hang out in #win31 or #dosbox on freenode
Re: Help... unkown ISA sound card...
Posted on 2020-10-22, 18:48
Just one of those generic Crystal sound cards. It'll do all of the usual DOS things. Filename 4232.pdf File size 1.4 MiB Downloads 11 downloads
Re: Windows 95/98 games you never get tired of?
Posted on 2020-10-21, 21:41
Solitaire
Re: R.I.P. Sound Blaster Audigy 2zs
Posted on 2020-10-16, 18:58
Audigy 2ZS is not the best sound card Creative ever produced. Its output is very dirty and unsuitable for anything but audiophool "FX SOUND XTREME COOL BLAST SURROUND INSIDE YOUR MIND" listening. I know this because I tried using it in a professional radio studio application, in which cheap …
Re: Raspberry Pi 4 clone with x86 basis
Posted on 2020-10-07, 15:20
We need this with an ISA bus, and SB16 clone for the sound, and good HDMI scaling of low resolutions, so we could run DOS on it.
Re: Win311 will not start ?
Posted on 2020-09-29, 17:53
Reinstall Windows. Do not install network drivers at install. Get it starting, then worry about network drivers.
Re: Win311 will not start ?
Posted on 2020-09-29, 17:31
Run win /n instead
Re: Getting T4900CT Toshiba Laptop working
Posted on 2020-09-28, 17:29
Open up the machine, remove the floppy drive, and search on eBay for the model number. You'll probably find one NOS.
Re: RetroBrite Past the point of "original whiteness?" Suggestions?
Posted on 2020-09-22, 20:15
I don't think it's possible to retrobrite "past original whiteness." But I could be wrong. Personally I like the contrast of the grey drive with the white case. If it were yellow that would be a different story. But yeah, your only option might be to paint it.
Re: Which browser do you use?
Posted on 2020-09-20, 17:40
Netscape Navigator
Re: Windows 95 optimization and 486DX2 performance
Posted on 2020-09-18, 20:00
Did the system updates include the shell update? If so it will run very slow. The shell update uses more RAM and is slower due to just being Internet Explorer masquerading as a file explorer.
Re: Retro machines usefulness/connectivity thread
Posted on 2020-09-17, 17:42
I've been experimenting with Browservice for a while now! It's fun.
Re: Your 'formula' for system specs and operating system matching
Posted on 2020-09-10, 17:15
This is what I usually have in my head when thinking about this. Just a rough draft. Filename pc_timeline.png File size 96.89 KiB Views 408 views File comment PC timeline
Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS
Posted on 2020-09-09, 18:41
It's not actually glitchy, everything is working as it should. I just think it appears glitchy, that's all. It has to do with the disconnected, overlapping lines. It's disconcerting.
Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS
Posted on 2020-09-08, 04:29
I retract my early whines, I am used to it now, so like any user who gets used to changes "it's great!" Sorry for hating new things. Well, I can’t quite agree with you myself. I miss the old VOGONS a lot. It was clean, well laid out, distinctive, had a time tested interface that worked well, and …
Re: Early Video Codec Comparison with Samples
Posted on 2020-09-05, 05:06
I may be interested in helping with this. I want to find a codec that works well for streaming or playing videos on ancient web browsers.
Re: Windows 95 OSR2.5 vs Windows 98 SE for a 486 build with 32MB of ram
Posted on 2020-09-03, 15:30
There is no option that removes the IE shell. The best option is to not install it to begin with. You can install IE 5.5 on Win95B without including the shell update, believe it or not.
Re: Windows 95 OSR2.5 vs Windows 98 SE for a 486 build with 32MB of ram
Posted on 2020-09-02, 20:27
Windows 95 will run better. But do not use OSR 2.5. It has Internet Explorer 4 and the associated bloated Shell Update (in which there is no shell, only Internet Explorer in file manager mode) which is 90% of what makes Win98 slower. Use OSR2 which has the USB update but no shell update. It is …
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