Re: Tandy 1000 - Your Thoughts?

Posted on 2022-09-20, 23:49

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"Tandy 1000" is kind of a vague term. There were many submodels, and sometimes that matters. Maybe this link will be helpful: http://www.oldskool.org/guides/tvdog/1kfaq.html They're kind of quirky, but fun, IMO. Yes..... That was kind of the idea. I used "Tandy 1000" unspecifically so people could …

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Tandy 1000 - Your Thoughts?

Posted on 2022-09-19, 06:16

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by notsofossil

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I've never owned a Tandy-brand computer at all, being in Canada I don't think the brand was ever widely available, it always seemed like a mainly USA-centric series of home computers. I think I missed the boat on one given the prices on a real Tandy 1000 keep going up. So what are the general …

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Re: Which Boot manager are you using on your main computer?

Posted on 2022-07-07, 04:51

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by notsofossil

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Grub

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Re: Reasons to hate modern games

Posted on 2022-07-07, 04:49

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Why? What have they done recently? Last I checked, all of their games can be downloaded without their "GOG Galaxy" front-end software.

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Re: Reasons to hate modern games

Posted on 2022-07-07, 00:24

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For Skyrim you just need to run steamless on the CreationKit and Skyrim executables which produces an executable that doesn't require Steam, you can likely keep the executable in your Steam common folder but I've never tested since I don't play Steam games using Steam so I copy the games elsewhere. …

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Re: Need help with Win98 drivers for a CLI Thin Client

Posted on 2022-05-12, 01:22

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by notsofossil

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I did some digging around myself and I've come to some conclusions about the hardware in this model of CLI Thin Client. Here's the status I've managed to reach after hours of scouring google for drivers. Video = S3 Unichrome Pro II IGP = I did find a Windows 98SE driver, but it doesn't work properly …

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Re: Remember The 8-Bit Guy's "Found at Computer Reset" Executive Workstation? I got one on the bench :)

Posted on 2022-04-30, 20:44

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by notsofossil

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I sat and watched the entirety of your video the other day, I gotta say well done. Using a hot air rework station to replace dead IBM custom chips is going so far above where anyone else would just give up. Congrats on getting that rare IBM system working completely. My only actual complaint with …

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Re: Thinclient HP 5720 questions

Posted on 2022-04-29, 01:41

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by notsofossil

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A PCI riser card or extension cable should work fine. A YMF724F card should also work fine. I'd sooner recommend using a riser card than cutting up these HP thin clients to fit the card in straight, just not worth it. If you were to do any cutting, what you should do is cut a slot to run a PCI …

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Re: Need help identifying this type of RAM ...

Posted on 2022-04-28, 03:20

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by notsofossil

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Looks like plain old SIMM, like what a Macintosh LC would use.

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Need help with Win98 drivers for a CLI Thin Client

Posted on 2022-04-28, 03:13

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by notsofossil

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So I own a thin client made by Computer Lab International. The computer itself seems to be a mostly VIA chipset system, it came with Windows XP Embedded originally. The below picture is what it looks like (but has an earlier CLI logo). No I don't know the exact model of this system, it has a torn …

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Re: Half-Life custom or lower resolutions with software rendering.

Posted on 2022-04-18, 04:55

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My first thought concerning Half-Life 1 is always "why do you torture yourself with the disgusting Steam version?". What is wrong with the original Sierra published version on CD-ROM?

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Re: ESD and you

Posted on 2022-04-18, 04:50

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I think a really big factor in ESD that should be more stated is the ambient temperature and moisture in the air where you're at. Some places are extremely hot and humid like closer to the equator, those are places where using an ESD grounding wrist strap is essential. But further north like in …

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Re: How to get PC 1.44MB floppy drives to make sounds during POST?

Posted on 2022-04-13, 23:10

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by notsofossil

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A modded BIOS that could allow my SOYO SS7 board to be able to select between multiple IDE channels to boot from, or being able to order devices in any way you want would be a fantastic upgrade. It’s a nice board and everything except you get boot choices like IDE,CD-ROM,Floppy or SCSI,Floppy,CD-ROM …

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Re: How to get PC 1.44MB floppy drives to make sounds during POST?

Posted on 2022-04-13, 21:18

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by notsofossil

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Now these are quality replies I normally come here for, thank you both. My SOYO board i don’t remember the exact model number of, I do know it’s a Micro ATX (Super) Socket 7 board. Yes it probably is too new for “floppy drive seek on boot” but I’ll look around for that next time I can get to that PC …

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Re: How to get PC 1.44MB floppy drives to make sounds during POST?

Posted on 2022-04-13, 20:43

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by notsofossil

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Oh for fuck sakes, yes I got the wrong fucking video link. https://youtu.be/SDdfs0XW1kM There that, the sound of a 1.44MB floppy drive noising away during POST can be heard within the first 10 fucking seconds of that video. And no I am not trying to drive traffic for that guy. Fuck off. Ok.... can I …

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How to get PC 1.44MB floppy drives to make sounds during POST?

Posted on 2022-04-13, 16:08

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by notsofossil

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For the specific floppy drive sounds I’m referring to, watch the first 20-ish seconds of this YouTube video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBLsKV7Sx0 Edit: THIS IS THE VIDEO https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SDdfs0XW1kM Is it only some makes and models of PC desktop motherboard that can do this? Could a …

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Re: ThinkPad A22m shuts off during Windows 98 install

Posted on 2022-04-10, 18:33

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by notsofossil

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I had exactly same problem with my A21p. It just shutted off while OS installation. I think this how the Blink of Death manisfests on early stages. I finally managed to install the OS, but It was like 5 years ago and I don't remember how exactly. I think I removed all extra devices like modem, …

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Re: Windows 3.1 / 9x games that require Quicktime

Posted on 2022-04-10, 18:31

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The Nikolai education games require QuickTime for their Windows versions. That includes the following: Nikolai's Trains Toys Knights Pharaohs Mysteries Pirates Treats In Outer Space

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Re: What's the dumbest retro mistake you've made?

Posted on 2021-11-23, 05:45

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A couple years ago I installed a capacitor kit in a Macintosh LC III logic board, afterwords tested it and sometimes it wouldn't successfully boot up, it'd just stay on a black screen. I proceeded to recap the PSU as I heard they can also cause the black screen issue if the capacitors in them go bad …

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Re: Interview with "last XP fan"

Posted on 2021-10-28, 00:13

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Nobody would be foolish enough to connect a PC directly to their cable modem without using a router. Or a least even Windows XP's "built-in" firewall. I think outlandish claims of XP being "infested" within mere minutes are simply not true and extremely misleading. if a home-user takes a few simple …

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