Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-09-03, 00:43

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Warlord wrote: if all you care about is games It's too slow to run anything except period correct titles, which is a deal breaker for me since thats literally all I care about. Completely fair. This board isn't for everybody. For me the whole point of this is to run period correct software/games. 😁 …

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-09-03, 00:41

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Looks like mine shipped on Saturday. Pretty excited. Cheers! Ordered mine on August 2nd as well.

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2019-08-26, 20:39

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Greetings all. Part 3 and the final part of my 486-DX4 100Mhz build is done. Came out a bit longer than I wanted it to. Tried a few new things for editing. I think I talked too much haha. Ahh well. Hope you enjoy it. https://youtu.be/I21saEpph0c

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-08-21, 19:45

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No problem. Replied to your PM. And same thing here. Like any ATX build there's so many different ways someone could build this to suit their needs/aesthetic/style. For me I wanted somethig as compact as possible.

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-08-21, 18:41

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Ahh that's awesome. I check my email every day, like I would be anyway, keep hoping to see that shipping confirmation. Ironically some friends of mine are in New Zealand this month. I got the Multi-IO card. Some of the pins were bent on mine but only a little. It otherwise looks like it's brand new …

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2019-08-21, 18:06

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Watched and thoroughly enjoyed your vide/ I also left you a comment; you have no cache on your motherboard and 64MB is a bit too much if you want it cacheable, especially in WB mode as the BIOS is currently configured. Thanks so much for the kudos and the comment on the video. My plan is to finish …

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-08-21, 17:52

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I ordered about 2-3 weeks ago when there were still units in stock. I heard back from JD on shipping. He hopes to get my order out by the end of this month. So for anyone else who ordered in that last batch when there were units in stock (right after LGR video dropped) hopefully that is true for …

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Re: Seeking advice for P-166 i430VX SOCKET-7 system

Posted on 2019-08-12, 18:00

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haha, and thanks! Unfortunately the fix is more a testament to the unsavoury amount of time I spent trying to debug the issue than anything else :) I spent way too much time believing that the board was probably working and that I was just doing something wrong with the BIOS and/or IDE jumpers/ …

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2019-08-12, 16:06

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Part 2 of my 486 build series. This one is 40 minutes long and took 6 hours to edit. I didn't want it to be this long but I also wanted to be thorough while cutting out as much as I possibly could. In part 3 I'll finish up the build, then walk through the setup of the SD-IDE board, DOS & Windows 3.1 …

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-08-11, 02:22

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I watched part 1 of your 486 series last night, it was good! Good luck with the channel and the build! Hey thanks very much! :cool: [EDIT] Instead of double posting I thought I would add this. Got this via email when I asked him about Windows 3.0 drivers for the NuXT's Trident TVGA 9000i. Hello …

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-08-09, 15:36

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- For my case, I picked up another Coolermaster N200, I have 2 of my retro builds in these guys. They are cheap and they work well. - For PSU I picked up a Thermaltake 500w (I know SUPER overkill, but it was just about the smallest PSU I could find at Microcenter). - For floppy support, I ordered a …

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Re: VLB Multi I/O (UMC) won't work with CF-IDE

Posted on 2019-08-08, 19:58

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMD640 Huh and today I learned a thing. Looks like the original poster and the card I have are quite different. OOOH! Ya know what I just realized, this is a CF-IDE not an SD-IDE. So as I understand it the CF-IDE are more or less a pass through to the ATA interface of …

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-08-08, 19:47

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This video and Thread got me Thinking. I wonder if 8-bit guy is going to have an update on his dream retro system he did a video on a while ago. Price was very important to his goals. I fully have to agree with SirNickity with everything they said these are my thoughts on cost of this device. I …

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Re: VLB Multi I/O (UMC) won't work with CF-IDE

Posted on 2019-08-08, 19:25

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A strange problem. I've attached a pic of the Multi-IO I got from eBay for my DX4-100 build. I'm using one of these ultra common SD-IDE boards. https://www.amazon.com/SDHC-40Pin-Male-Adapter-SD-3-5/dp/B07G29TZPS With a 40 conductor IDE cable. I have the SD-IDE on the VLB side and the 6X CD-ROM on …

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Re: Seeking advice for P-166 i430VX SOCKET-7 system

Posted on 2019-08-08, 19:15

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Hi again. First thank you for all the suggestions which were very helpful! What I found was thhat IDE pin 13 did not have a good connection to the chip and went through a funny looking via. Selection_172.jpg Sure enough that via was the culprit and after I bypassed it with a jumper the board worked …

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Re: Seeking advice for P-166 i430VX SOCKET-7 system

Posted on 2019-07-31, 17:40

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You have tried about everything I would have. Bad caps are a possibility even though they are not showing any physical issues. But I think that's unlikely. It may seem odd but have you tried going down to say, a single stick of RAM? Also I'm guessing you would have tried this if you had one, but can …

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Re: Using DOSBox for old Accounting Software with parallel port printing and writing to floppy drive...

Posted on 2019-07-31, 17:33

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This topic is a bit old but I wanted to chime in and suggest just using hardware. It most likely doesn't need to be a Windows 95 era PC. Core 2 Duo's are similar age computers are cheap and plentiful. They offer parallel ports, floppy interfaces, everything you need. This will give you time to …

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2019-07-31, 15:42

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appiah4 wrote: Nice video, looking forward to Pt. 2. .... Much appreciated for the feedback! I will keep that in mind. And yeah it seems very hard to track down a quality AT case in 2019. I've got another one that I will be doing a restoration to. I think it should make for a neat video. Cheers.

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2019-07-29, 02:17

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Taking a break from the GRiD 1520 portable, and sticking to my at least every other week schedule, I've finally started my 486 DX4-100 build series I've been super excited about. Cheers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQFbTxAreG4

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2019-07-15, 15:02

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Part 2 of my GRiD Case 1520 RTC battery replacement. I think it turned out pretty well. I try hard to keep my videos under 15 min but this one was over 18 min long. I could have probably shaved off another min but I think it would have lost too much. I have a few more videos planned on the 1520 and …

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