Re: RetroBrite Past the point of "original whiteness?" Suggestions?

Posted on 2020-09-22, 20:15

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by keenmaster486

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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.

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Re: Which browser do you use?

Posted on 2020-09-20, 17:40

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by keenmaster486

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Netscape Navigator

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Re: Windows 95 optimization and 486DX2 performance

Posted on 2020-09-18, 20:00

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by keenmaster486

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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.

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Re: Retro machines usefulness/connectivity thread

Posted on 2020-09-17, 17:42

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I've been experimenting with Browservice for a while now! It's fun.

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Re: Your 'formula' for system specs and operating system matching

Posted on 2020-09-10, 17:15

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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 320 views File comment PC timeline

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-09-09, 18:41

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by keenmaster486

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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.

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-09-08, 04:29

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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 …

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Re: Early Video Codec Comparison with Samples

Posted on 2020-09-05, 05:06

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by keenmaster486

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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.

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Re: Windows 95 OSR2.5 vs Windows 98 SE for a 486 build with 32MB of ram

Posted on 2020-09-03, 15:30

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by keenmaster486

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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.

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Re: Windows 95 OSR2.5 vs Windows 98 SE for a 486 build with 32MB of ram

Posted on 2020-09-02, 20:27

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by keenmaster486

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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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Re: Programming on DOS/Windows 95/98

Posted on 2020-09-02, 04:51

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by keenmaster486

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I've had some fun playing around with Visual Basic in Windows 3.1/95/98. And I've experimented with C/C++ in DOS. Mostly I have programmed using FreeBASIC for DOS.

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Re: Micro ATX 486 - what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2020-08-29, 20:00

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In my professional Guy On The Internet opinion, here is what is needed: Single board computer a la Raspberry Pi x86, with enough oomph to run a lot of different things but not so much it gets too expensive. Ideally late Pentium III / Pentium M type of speed. Real ISA bus SB16-compatible sound Some …

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2020-08-23, 18:21

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by keenmaster486

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Hey, that's pretty nice!

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2020-08-09, 02:09

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by keenmaster486

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Emulation is cool but personally I seek out real hardware because emulation isn’t enough. It’s about the experience!

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Re: Came across a stash of Dectalk 8-bit ISA cards.

Posted on 2020-08-04, 14:53

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by keenmaster486

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@keenmaster486 - I registered to this forum just to reply to this thread! Do you still have any of those cards for sale? If you found that many, I suspect they may have been from NOAA weather service as they retired these Dectalk with a new and more moder Speech Synthesis project. You can read …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-08-04, 14:40

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by keenmaster486

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Nice photo! What's left of the CRT - a hi-fi amp of some sorts? Doesn't it introduce some interference with the CRT? It's a Hallicrafters SX-42 shortwave communications receiver. Yep, it does indeed introduce interference with the CRT. It makes the picture wobble slightly. I need to figure out how …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-08-04, 12:44

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vellu wrote on 2020-08-04, 06:28: Nice looking setup! What do you think of that IBM mouse? I have the same one and rarely use it. It works well. Probably needs to be cleaned as I haven't properly cleaned it ever, but it does work and the buttons are nice and clicky.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-08-04, 05:53

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by keenmaster486

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I may be getting somewhere... 98F29458-D000-4BFC-B50A-AEE71B289343.jpeg The desktop is a Dell 466/M, bog standard 486 DX2/66 with DOS. The tower is custom: Pentium MMX 233 64 MB RAM 128 GB CF card SB16 CT2230 Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM (Trio64V2) 3C509 Ethernet DOS/Win311 and Win95 dual boot So far I …

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Re: Building A Website That Supports Older Browsers

Posted on 2020-08-02, 22:35

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HTML 2 or 3 means you are targeting IE 3, Netscape 3, and no CSS or Javascript. IE 5 and 6 is where CSS and JS get more useful.

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2020-07-31, 23:40

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by keenmaster486

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vorob wrote on 2020-07-31, 22:13: If it's possible to enable native DOS sound then I'm in 😀 Well it says "In DOS box only" which means only the Windows 9x emulated SB Pro sound. This is an AC'97 chip. Unlikely you will get native DOS sound, and it wouldn't be very good if you did get it.

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