Re: CRT Monitor Until when? Then LCD...

Posted on 2018-07-12, 22:21

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by schmatzler

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

While I enjoy my retro computer that I've built over many months, one thing I certainly never look back to are clunky old CRT's. I live on the fifth floor of a flat with no elevator and I really don't want to haul a heavy CRT monitor up the stairs. Also, when I move out of this crappy living …

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Re: Far Cry

Posted on 2018-04-08, 09:41

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About mouse - I really don't know, I only heard it "doesn't work" and "resetting mouse settings to default" helps - but I never encountered this issue myself. This problem appeared to me after patching the game to version 1.4. I have the european 1.0 release and I had to patch it like this: 1.0 -> …

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Re: System Shock GPLed

Posted on 2018-04-06, 19:11

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by schmatzler

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It's been placed under a GPL license. I really hope something useful will come out of this in the future. A port for modern systems seems to be possible: This first release is the original, unaltered source code that was discovered by OtherSide Entertainment and graciously shared with us a few …

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Re: Retro mouse pad? :o

Posted on 2018-04-05, 18:04

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by schmatzler

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I used a PVC cutting mat as a mousepad for years. Back in the day (ca 1996) when my dad bought a PC he forgot to buy a mousepad. One of these cutting mats was lying around then and it was just the perfect fit. Just a basic sturdy mat with a grid pattern on it. Can't get more 90s than that. Mine was …

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Re: Cooler for FX 5700

Posted on 2018-03-23, 23:30

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by schmatzler

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These fans are called "QQ Coral" and as far as I know, there are two models - you already have the big one, but there is a smaller one, too: https://www.ebay.de/itm/QQ-Small-Coral-VGA-Video-Card-Cooler-Cooling-Fan-Heatsink-for-NVIDIA-GeForce-ATI/263539217606 I use the smaller one to drive a GeForce …

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Re: Retro computers and noise

Posted on 2018-03-23, 23:27

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by schmatzler

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My retro computer is almost completely quiet, because I don't use any stock fans. Those things were extremely loud and a massive pain in the butt. They even annoyed the crap out of me back in the day, when I wasn't able to do anything about it. Here are my recommendations for a P3 Tualatin setup, …

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Re: Help to buy ISA sound card

Posted on 2018-03-12, 23:07

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by schmatzler

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I'd recommend an Opti Mad16 Pro. It's got great compatibility with DOS games (you can run almost everything without problems on this thing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okxN4GVLJRI Win95 drivers work well for newer games, too (unless you really want to use a Force Feedback joystick, that's too …

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Re: Old games that had CD Audio tracks?

Posted on 2018-03-06, 20:59

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in DOS

Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko uses CD audio. "It's tail time!"

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Re: Show us your retro computer cases

Posted on 2018-03-01, 23:40

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by schmatzler

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This is my case. I got it from a hospital and it doesn't look like much from the outside, but it is very heavy and built like a brick. https://schmatzler.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_20180302_001630-768x576.jpg The top can be slid off and then you can remove the sidepanels with an easy handle …

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Re: Looks like macOS will drop 32bit support outside the app store

Posted on 2018-02-27, 19:01

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by schmatzler

in DOSBox Development

in DOSBox Development

robertmo wrote: On the other hand Windows 10 still supports 16-bit applications. Does it really? There are many 16bit installers (even for 32bit games) that do not run on a 64bit Windows 10. Not even on Windows 7 x86_64.

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Re: When will Microsoft finally die?

Posted on 2018-02-25, 23:32

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by schmatzler

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in Milliways

I also need to be able to use Adobe programs and the latest versions of Photoshop and Illustrator do not work on Linux. Using CS6 is not an option. Really? I always considered CS6 to be a fantastic Illustrator version. Even nowadays. CC 2017 has added a lot of little useful features that make the …

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Re: 3dmark03 and win98

Posted on 2018-02-24, 23:26

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by schmatzler

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Found one here: http://www.4players.de/4players.php/download_ … 2003_V_340.html

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Re: When will Microsoft finally die?

Posted on 2018-02-24, 22:54

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by schmatzler

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Already, using Microsoft software is unnecessary. I've been a Linux lover for years and enjoyed the freedom and simplicity of it. My main machine was a Slackware-based Thinkpad and I used it for browsing, writing, simple gaming (with wine), listening to music and all the great things one can do in …

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Re: What Is the Best Way to Creating a Windows XP/98 Dual Booting Environment?

Posted on 2018-02-21, 17:08

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by schmatzler

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in Marvin \ Software

Sure, why not reinvent the wheel by telling everybody (incl. Microsoft) that their current solution sucks and your idea is much better! /sarcasm Well...during the last few centuries, Microsoft has made a ton of bad decisions. :P And I don't know, but I think watching every install process closely …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2018-02-19, 20:50

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And I actually had to turn off the music since all the crappy dubstep and distortion thats been added to the otherwise good tracks just gets REALLY annoying. There are a handful tracks with an actual rhythm and melodic parts from the first DOOM. Those sound really amazing. I especially like the …

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Re: What Is the Best Way to Creating a Windows XP/98 Dual Booting Environment?

Posted on 2018-02-19, 20:39

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by schmatzler

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The solution in this thread strikes me as needlessly complicated. Every time I try to shrink or expand a Windows 98SE partition with gparted, the OS will not boot afterwards. If it works for you, I am very impressed. NTLDR will handle the choice between 98 and XP at boot just fine. That may be true …

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Re: What are your plans for Valentine's Day/Single Awareness Day?

Posted on 2018-02-14, 22:09

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by schmatzler

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in Milliways

I went to work, got back home, played a bit of Descent 3 and in one hour, this day will be over. Not bad, I think. 😎

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Re: ATI Rage 128Pro PCI - Flash firmware - HELP

Posted on 2018-02-14, 17:17

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by schmatzler

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Maybe it is possible to extract the current firmware, hex-edit it for a different vendor ID and reflash it? Just an idea.

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Re: What are some DirectX 7 compatible DX8/9 games?

Posted on 2018-02-13, 22:41

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by schmatzler

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in Marvin \ Software

Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos is such an example. It only uses DirectX 8 for its online features and force-installs it during the setup. But if you remove it with DirectX Buster and reinstall DX7, the singleplayer mode works fine. 😀

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Re: Graphics card brand and quality.

Posted on 2018-02-13, 21:16

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by schmatzler

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in Marvin \ Video

I usually look for old reviews, they tell me if a card can be overclocked or if it already runs maxed out. Going for specific manufacturers is useless. Because of this I got a Gainward Geforce 4 Ti 4800 SE that can run at a higher clockspeed than a regular 4800 non-SE card: http://www.legitreviews. …

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