Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2024-10-13, 16:50

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A search for Jedi Knight and Mysteries of the Sith in separate boxes ended up with me just buying the entire series. IMG_4012.jpg I'll be giving my extra copy of Dark Forces to someone local, same with my collected version of JK/MotS, so I won't even have duplicate boxes. Well, at least until I find …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2024-10-07, 21:11

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Well, that was a good $10 spent. Filename IMG_3996.jpg File size 1.11 MiB Views 139 views File license CC-BY-4.0 Quite literally only missing the registration card. Everything else is there. Sure, it's not the 1989 Godzilla box, but I really can't complain.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-10-02, 05:25

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Today I picked up four, technically five cards. IMG_3981.jpg First was a nice looking "Dual Fan" AGP 6800. I can't complain too much about it. IMG_3982.jpg Next is a single slot AGP 7800 OC. Again, can't complain about having this as an option for a build. IMG_3983.jpg Third one is the immortal 9800 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-09-24, 22:04

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Given that it's 18 years old, and can't even do it's intended purpose with modern systems, I'll throw it in here. IMG_3960.jpg I finally have an HD-DVD player for my already RGHed Xbox 360. It, like the Kinect that came with my system, will probably go unused for 99% of the time. But hey, it's the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-09-17, 23:18

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Today I picked up a goofy little guy. Filename IMG_3940.jpg File size 616.54 KiB Views 990 views File license CC-BY-4.0 Filename IMG_3941.jpg File size 705.31 KiB Views 990 views File license CC-BY-4.0 I'll probably never use it, but I can't help but think it's neat.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-09-17, 16:33

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Today's purchase was quite literally small. IMG_3926.jpg I now finally have a 186. What's even better is it seems to not be one of the explicit microcontroller versions. This also means that I technically have every major generation of Intel x86 Processor in my collection, at least up until the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-09-16, 19:33

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IMG_3926.jpg Love this pic. Would love to do something similar myself one day. What's the names of these CPUs? I only recognize the labeled ones :D and the pentium 3s Going right from the top left, it's an AMD 8086-2 and the 80186 right below that. Next is a PGA 286 and a 287 right below it, a 386 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-09-16, 07:29

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Today's purchase was quite literally small. IMG_3926.jpg I now finally have a 186. What's even better is it seems to not be one of the explicit microcontroller versions. This also means that I technically have every major generation of Intel x86 Processor in my collection, at least up until the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2024-09-11, 16:24

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I envy that copy of OS/2 2.1. I have two copies of Warp 3 and one of 4 but no copies of 2.x :( They seem to, strangely, pop up in the Minneapolis area. I have seen multiple boxed copies up there. I don't live in the US unfortunately, and OS/2 was kind of a rarity in Europe.. I'm sorry to hear that, …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-09-10, 23:46

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Started playing Turok: Dinosaur Hunter . Collected all the keys in level 1; now I'm going crazy trying to find the 2nd key in level 2 🤕 Game for now is ok: graphically is really good, considering it's from 1997. Gameplay is good, but I'm not liking the platforming sections and the confusing level …

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2024-09-10, 23:42

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appiah4 wrote on 2024-09-05, 12:55: I envy that copy of OS/2 2.1. I have two copies of Warp 3 and one of 4 but no copies of 2.x 🙁 They seem to, strangely, pop up in the Minneapolis area. I have seen multiple boxed copies up there.

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2024-08-29, 03:48

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ncmark wrote on 2024-08-28, 23:51: Always has a certain fascination with OS/2 even through I never ran it. It's like an alternate history that might have been It's usable. That's about it. Especially the version I no have a copy of. A majority of the software that is available for OS/2 requires …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-08-27, 23:24

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I have finally acquired a Cube. A PowerPC, ATi graphics cube. No, I am not talking about the GameCube this time. IMG_3827.jpg Yes, a mostly good condition G4 Cube. Only real problems are the slightly sticky cabling and the dry-rotting speakers. Both are kind of expected issues, since it's a 24 year …

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2024-08-27, 06:06

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Well, I had quite the fortuitous vacation. I managed to come away with some rather interesting stuff from the late 90s. First was a copy of specifically Windows 3.0. IMG_3816.jpg IMG_3815.jpg Sure, the box isn't in the best of shape but who am i to complain about an effectively complete copy of …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2024-08-27, 05:36

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I recently went on vacation, and managed to pick up a few things. Somehow, only one of them was a game. IMG_3814.jpg Sure, it doesn't say it's Microsoft Flight Simulator , but it is. With the exception of the Macintosh, the versions of this sim that weren't on the IBM PC were just called Flight …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-08-07, 17:57

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I have once again fallen down the Guild Wars 2 hole, and have almost five pieces of legendary armor's worth of resources. I say almost five because I am just about done making the fourth piece, and only need to grind out the exact same materials for the fifth as well. Sixth, well, that will take …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-08-06, 22:48

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Today I picked up a purple boy. A very, very purple boy. IMG_3713.jpg I don't have any system to throw it at currently, but hey, I won't complain about having an overkill FX card. Wooaahh what is a FX 5900 SE?? what are the specs on that? Super dig the purple, nice find! It's just a branded XT from …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-08-06, 22:15

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I have once again fallen down the Guild Wars 2 hole, and have almost five pieces of legendary armor's worth of resources. I say almost five because I am just about done making the fourth piece, and only need to grind out the exact same materials for the fifth as well. Sixth, well, that will take …

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

Posted on 2024-08-06, 22:11

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Bought a PS3 (the legendary BC unit) and a "Jasper" 360. The PS3 was too far gone (nicotine dust galore and dead GPU), while the 360 had a lot of corrosion, yet it booted. Transplanted a few parts of the 360 into some "uncorroded" shell I had as spare, and managed to put it back together. It still …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-08-06, 21:22

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Today I picked up a purple boy. A very, very purple boy. Filename IMG_3713.jpg File size 728.68 KiB Views 726 views File license CC-BY-4.0 I don't have any system to throw it at currently, but hey, I won't complain about having an overkill FX card.

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