Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-04-14, 21:23

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flupke11 wrote on 2021-04-14, 20:21: The OverDrive is still in its original wrapping. For € 20,- I could not let this go. It's going to stay in its wrapper for another 27 year, if I can help it. aww, poor thing is going to suffocate 🙁

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Re: PCIe x16 splitter to create two x8 ports?

Posted on 2021-04-14, 00:22

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I don't really want to invest the time in a new motherboard when the current one works fine, minus the above noted limitation coming in 2024. depending on if your motherboard supports bifurication a simple bifurication riser would work, but a new motherboard would probably be the more economical …

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Re: 486 laptop screen to general VGA monitor

Posted on 2021-04-13, 20:46

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yeah I figured it might not be LVDS given the age, this obviously makes it harder, there are also off the shelf controllers for parallel displays but the chance of finding something that would "just work" is probably very slim, your best bet would probably a graphics card with dedicated LCD output …

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Re: 486 laptop screen to general VGA monitor

Posted on 2021-04-13, 17:10

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VGA is analog, LCDs are digital. but yes you can in theory connect it to VGA with a LCD controller board, the interface is most likely LVDS (but might not be given the age) but without a datasheet it's going to be hard to figure out the pinout.

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Re: Good looking CD / DVD drive

Posted on 2021-04-13, 01:22

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Pioneer Slot-In :p ^^ This ^^ Tho ofc its subjective. Also I kinda like the looks an old Plextor CDR . Not because they are particularly pretty, but because I know its a really high quality drive =) yeah, for function I would pick a plextor as well, but going purely for looks a slot-in drive was …

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Re: Good looking CD / DVD drive

Posted on 2021-04-12, 21:50

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Pioneer Slot-In :p

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Re: Monkey Island 1&2: Roland MT-32 + Sound Blaster support

Posted on 2021-04-12, 00:04

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I guess it's time for another bump... so was the speed issue ever solved? I recently played through MI1 EGA with the MT32+Adlib patch on my 386 and loved it, and now I wanted to go for MI2, but I had the same issue as Aragorn, running the game with the patch is unbelievably slow, listening to a note …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-04-09, 21:07

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trixster wrote on 2021-04-05, 14:14: Here’s my space in one corner of the loft. but where do you sit? ^^

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2021-04-08, 17:01

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the latest Windows10 version seems to have broken compatibility with my Startech PEXHDCAP60L unfortunately, as I said previously I can only use driver version 143 or below as anything newer won't give me any picture even though it says there is a signal in the video control panel, but now I get …

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Re: Best sound/music option for DooM?

Posted on 2021-04-08, 02:40

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I get you ^^ I've dabbled in mixing multiple sound modules together, and sometimes they do indeed complement each other nicely, filling out instruments that might be weaker on one or the other, I also use a spectral enhancer to make it... well... sound better ^^ (subjectively) I do all this in …

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Re: Best sound/music option for DooM?

Posted on 2021-04-08, 02:07

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i mean AdLib is not going to give you the same quality as Sound Canvas SC-55, so if we are objetcives, SC-55 is better than AdLib, other things is, if you like it or not from your subjective point of view. it is not the same quality, yes, it is a different quality, that wholly depends on what you …

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Re: Best sound/music option for DooM?

Posted on 2021-04-08, 01:33

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there is no "best" imho, it's all personal preference. but the music was originally composed on a Roland SC-55, so if you want to listen to the originally intended music that would be your choice.

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Re: The World's Fastest 486

Posted on 2021-04-03, 14:18

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obviously hunting the highest possible number isn't going to be long term stable ^^

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Re: Golden age of computing for personal computers

Posted on 2021-04-02, 23:19

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Got to agree with this. This is the age where anyone can access a computer and the resource and material to learn about all the different technologies at play and even specialise in them. (It's not just about the nerd and geeks now). Hardware is simple and just works.. (and is incredibly powerful) …

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Re: Golden age of computing for personal computers

Posted on 2021-04-02, 22:31

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In some ways, it's now, for a typical user. PCs are so simple for the user that my gran can use Windows 10 for emails, youtube, all that stuff. Windows 10 updates itself, it protects itself, I didn't need to install any drivers etc. being "the computer nerd" in my family, it makes my life easier …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-04-02, 21:31

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Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-04-02, 21:06: Look at all that video ram ? the smaller chips are cache

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Re: Golden age of computing for personal computers

Posted on 2021-04-02, 15:35

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In some ways, it's now, for a typical user. nope nope nope nope. I definitely agree with jasa1063 on this one, todays computing platform take so much control away from you that there is really barely anything "personal" about it anymore, you are merely a number, an ID to be milked from ADs. it …

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Re: The Ultimate Hardware 2019 (UH19) project- a stason.org/TH99 alternative

Posted on 2021-04-02, 15:20

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well that's good to hear, ty... I don't have anything against JS per se, but if it takes away from functionality, i.e. viewing an image as an image or if it takes extra steps to get there it's going to be annoying, as are animations like the image popping up like shown in the gif, not necessary imho …

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Re: What stuff are you into outside the retro computer scene?

Posted on 2021-04-02, 10:32

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I used to be into RC flying... but regulations and new laws kinda ruined that hobby for me, so I focus on computers only now, occassionally also photography.

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Re: The World's Fastest 486

Posted on 2021-04-02, 10:24

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But still believe excluding other 5x86 Socket 3 CPUs is like holding a tuning car competition, but restricted to 4-cylinder engines only :) I mean, there is a reason why they do that in professional racing :p this is about the fastest 486 after all, and not the fastest socket 3 setup, right? ^^ …

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