Re: Windows 98 based Internet Cafe mega-build!

Posted on 2025-03-24, 15:20

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by blougaville

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If it were me, I'd definitely virtualize the server side of it. I run Windows 2000 Server as a VM on Windows Server 2025 just fine, but one of the open source virtualization platforms would probably be better. Like another poster said, this would be really nice because you can just have one decent …

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Re: Sam and Max Hanging Notes SC-55

Posted on 2021-10-23, 15:52

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by blougaville

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Yeah, it's a bummer. I spent several hours trying different things before I ended up getting my hardware MPU card. I love that solution because it's made a lot of other things easier for me, but it would be nice to get Sam and Max working properly without a hardware solution.

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Re: Minimalist Builds Switching Between a Single PSU For Multiple Computers

Posted on 2020-12-08, 20:44

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Wow, I LOVE both of those designs! The acrylic plate you made is beautiful and pretty much exactly what I'm imagining, except one that could stand on its side plus maybe a cover to keep out dust when not in use. I downloaded your PDF template. I've never hired anyone for laser cutting so any advice …

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Re: Real hardware DOS gaming console for HDMI displays

Posted on 2020-12-08, 20:24

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by blougaville

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I'm very interested to see which path you pursue. I don't have much to contribute other than the idea of a legacy PCI/ISA NIC that connects to a modern WiFi network by way of a RPi Zero or something similar built into the case is a good idea. It would be cool to make a RPi SD image that works for …

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Minimalist Builds Switching Between a Single PSU For Multiple Computers

Posted on 2020-12-08, 18:19

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by blougaville

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User Adalbert posted pictures of his awesome open AT case in this thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=48106 https://www.vogons.org/thumbs/29378_1cdee037a19ccfc1076081fb23ddd2f9/case1.jpg I love the idea of having multiple minimal retro builds (probably all ATX) like this on a desk …

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Re: Part of my computer/gaming room

Posted on 2020-12-08, 05:51

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by blougaville

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Very impressive builds!

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Re: Sam and Max Hanging Notes SC-55

Posted on 2020-12-08, 02:04

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by blougaville

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I finally gave up but luckily was able to get one of the "hardmpu" ISA cards so I now have intelligent mode MIDI to my SC-55. Haven't heard a hanging note since I switched to that setup.

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Re: MT-32 Replacement Knob

Posted on 2020-12-08, 01:52

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by blougaville

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I would love to buy one of these from you if you end up printing a few extras!

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2019-04-12, 17:31

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by blougaville

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You could always plug three consoles in and make a head-to-head speedrunning station. :) Not a bad idea! I'm thinking about having an old school LAN party soon so I could probably find some fun stuff to do with this stuff on the side! If you think VHS looks good on that monitor wait until you try …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2019-04-12, 04:58

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by blougaville

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Not computer hardware, but I succumbed to weird compulsions when I came across basically an entire rack of old video equipment that someone must have taken right from a TV studio and dropped off at my recycling center...naturally I decided to swipe it all and stack it up in my garage while I think …

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Re: Two SS7 Builds - CUSTOM Mini-ITX Alternative to my Mid-Tower

Posted on 2019-04-02, 14:40

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by blougaville

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A word of warning about the flexible AGP extenders from China (like the one pictured in your other thread): they don't work on any of my Y2K-era boards for some reason. I actually did manage to find one of these earlier on in the project when I planned to use an AGP video card and had the same …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2019-04-02, 14:34

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by blougaville

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Unfortunately, I had to make the ISA extension and it wasn't exactly cheap. I found the PCI risers on ebay and stocked up on them for future projects. Thanks for the kind word!

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2019-04-01, 22:39

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by blougaville

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I just did a write up of these two SS7 builds in the system specs forum (https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=66187) IMG_20190330_152613.jpg IMG_20190329_161607.jpg IMG_20190330_085155.jpg The mini-ITX build was basically an experiment to see if I could fit some spare parts I had into a …

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Re: Two SS7 Builds - CUSTOM Mini-ITX Alternative to my Mid-Tower

Posted on 2019-04-01, 22:25

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by blougaville

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Thanks for the kind words badmojo and revolter! Badmojo, I'm happy that someone who is more of a purist about vintage parts than me is into this! I think I've just worked in IT and dealt with way too many failed drives to have any patience for them when it comes to my hobby computers! Revolter, holy …

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Re: Do ISA Bus Extender Ribbons Exist?

Posted on 2019-04-01, 17:38

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by blougaville

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FYI, I gave up looking and ended up making my own by purchasing the parts outlined in this post: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=41599 You can see my ISA ribbon in action in my post about my custom mini-ITX SS7 build here: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=66187&p=746592

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Re: Two SS7 Builds - CUSTOM Mini-ITX Alternative to my Mid-Tower

Posted on 2019-04-01, 16:35

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A slim 15mm deep 120mm exhaust fan is mounted on the inside of the case cover directly above the CPU. I haven't done extensive testing yet, but during general usage the CPU is only running a few degrees hotter than the one in the mid-tower case with more conventional cooling. IMG_20190331_145402.jpg …

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Re: Two SS7 Builds - CUSTOM Mini-ITX Alternative to my Mid-Tower

Posted on 2019-04-01, 16:22

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Here is the mini-ITX case after I hacked out some metal and put in my own standoffs for the full sized ATX motherboard: IMG_20190124_145705.jpg I didn't take a lot of progress pics, but the SFX power supply had to be rotated and screwed to the outside of the case with some plastic standoffs to hold …

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Two SS7 Builds - CUSTOM Mini-ITX Alternative to my Mid-Tower

Posted on 2019-04-01, 16:17

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by blougaville

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IMG_20190330_151900.jpg So this was a fun and fairly unnecessary project! The PC on the right has become my retro workhorse. It has the CD drive, floppies, two sound cards plus the intelligent mode MPU401 clone, I'm using System Commander to quad boot different OSes...basically, it's pretty well …

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Re: Project: First Person Shooter History

Posted on 2019-03-21, 06:08

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by blougaville

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This is an awesome thread and it's making me realize how few of the classics I've done anything more than just tinker with here and there. As a kid, I was too scared to play Doom without IDDQD, so I've started playing through Doom 2 on hurt me plenty and seeing what it was like as an actual game ( …

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

Posted on 2019-02-01, 06:25

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by blougaville

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Sorry for rewinding a couple of pages.. I've been putting more retro computers together lately and decided I needed a more era appropriate file server to load my drivers/software from. I have a modern Win Server 2016 machine with multiple guest VMs running so rather than building a dedicated retro …

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