Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-02-05, 09:08

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I use simple green concentrate it's anti-static and rinses residue free. there's no need for alcohol if you use that stuff. Its a lot better than dishsoap. You also don't need IPA because its that good. Should try it robert. simple green + paintbrush + rinse with water = done and perfect the 1st …

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Re: Windows 95 on a Compact Flash - Any need to alter swap behavior?

Posted on 2021-02-05, 08:44

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

u don't need a swap file if you have a enough ram. you can just swap directly to memory.

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Re: Steps for replacing 486 board's microprocessor?

Posted on 2021-02-05, 08:38

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

most likely, memory error could be due to incorrect wait state settings, or l2 cache. or bad ram.

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Re: Difficult games to get working

Posted on 2021-02-05, 07:21

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Besides getting ultima 7 to run, I have some weird stuttering that happens every few steps. Has nothing to do with disk access speed who knows.

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Re: Windows 98 + XP but sneaking in an XP partition after Win 98 install, with Ghost

Posted on 2021-02-05, 07:03

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yes what chinny said your boot.ini is wrecked. You can fix it. the boot ini should be on the win 98 c drive with the ntloader files. its not the mbr. if that doesn't work for you than just fully install XP on the 2nd partition instead, then copy your old xp.

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Re: Trying to convert old motherboard manuals

Posted on 2021-02-03, 06:21

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I don't think they ever had pictures. But pretty sure they have tables. and other formating. Ya I can see what I can do. Here is the best I can do with 1535 I have never been good with word processors but its a good effort.

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Re: Futro S300, how can I install DOS without floppy or CDROM

Posted on 2021-02-03, 06:18

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

you can also install dos 6.22 and win 3.11 to a virtual machine using virtual floppys. You can create a Bootable CD in nero using a floppy image, then you mount the virtual disk you created that you installed dos and win 3.11 to the host machine as a hdd, than copy the entire contents to the CD …

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Re: Cracked PCB Connector Help

Posted on 2021-02-02, 04:54

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are you good with wires? I suppose you could jump the contacts on the slot to the contacts on the card. Was hoping that after clamping the thing together it would stay. Only other suggestion is to find a donor 2805 like the junky one with the savage graphics use a hot air station and de-solder the …

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Re: Trying to convert old motherboard manuals

Posted on 2021-01-31, 22:13

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

for those files why don't you just use something like cute pdf with ghost script. Just wanted to say I was able to open them with wordperfect later version using their converters. Big issue is the docs use strange fonts. So you have to convert the wingdings or whatever font into Ariel or something …

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Re: Your Opinion on the Best Video Card by Retro Operating System

Posted on 2021-01-31, 02:48

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There are always compromises. For something to be "best" the compromises you make cannot have cons that out weigh the pros. That seems to be the main disagreement here. Which is what both Joseph and I were getting at when we threw out a list of features that your 6800 and x800s lack. Because you …

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Re: What is the largest capacity harddrive for IBM Thinkpad 380 ?

Posted on 2021-01-31, 00:20

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

possibly 8gb is max but don't hold me to it.

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Re: Your Opinion on the Best Video Card by Retro Operating System

Posted on 2021-01-31, 00:09

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Aa 6800 has hardware dvd decode. so does a radeon x800 you know that right. That being said DVD decode in 2021 probably isn't a use case scenario for most people. 100s of 1000s of free movies you can stream off of things like andriod TV or firestick type devices these days. Id also imagine most …

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Re: Your Opinion on the Best Video Card by Retro Operating System

Posted on 2021-01-30, 23:22

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List When it comes to "best" latest hardware or fastness doesn't mean best when it comes to retro gaming or old operating systems my grasshopper. Without any concern for compatibility, and driver overhead your list is far from any list Id consider reasonable. Also 1080p is an irrelevant measurement …

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Re: Can't create driver for MX 460 on the laptop

Posted on 2021-01-30, 22:06

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try the files I posted in the quest for ultimate laptop thread.

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Re: Can't create driver for MX 460 on the laptop

Posted on 2021-01-30, 21:47

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Here I modded a driver for you. Manually install from device manager. Don't run setup. unzip the file and drop it into Detonator 45.23 folder that you extracted. Then go device manager and install manually. There are proper ways to mod driver, what I can see the way you are doing it is not like how …

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Re: What should I know about building my first ever Windows 98 Retro Gaming PC?

Posted on 2021-01-30, 20:58

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Do people use SSD's on Win98 now? I thought the better solution was a CF card with IDE adapter. Or at least a mechanical with SATA/IDE adapter. Yes, even Windows 98 benefits from the responsiveness of an SSD. CF cards work fine for most things, but larger ones are super hard to find and an SSD will …

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Re: What should I know about building my first ever Windows 98 Retro Gaming PC?

Posted on 2021-01-30, 09:11

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Geforce 4200 is a popular choice, its also overpowered. Not a bad thing, but keep in mind you are limited to drivers no older than 45.xx which can be a bad thing. That's only true for the later AGP 8x models. An earlier AGP 4x GeForce4 Ti4200 works fine with 30.82 drivers. fine but it still wont …

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Re: What should I know about building my first ever Windows 98 Retro Gaming PC?

Posted on 2021-01-30, 08:54

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

1. Which GPU or what GPU range would be a best fit? So far I've mostly looked at GeForce3 and GeForce4 options. Naturally, I considered VooDoo cards but not only are they like water in the desert, the few that are out there are VERY, VERY expensive for my taste. I've also considered the GeForce2 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-30, 08:35

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

kinda like the araris cougar i bought once, labled as an AOPEN mother board and concealed in bubble wrap. Had to download the picture and enlarge it by 500% and it was unmistakably worth a whole lot more than 40 dollars. still finding under priced rare and nice stuff is a bit of a game of luck, it …

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Re: Reasons to keep a late 2012 iMac?

Posted on 2021-01-30, 08:30

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looks pretty easy compared to everything I've done. Probably take me about 30 minutes tops.

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