Goldeneye / Bean / 007 on the PC

Posted on 2021-02-06, 00:42

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I'm surprised I haven't seen this, figured I'd give a heads up for those who maybe haven't, hopefully there isn't a rule against discussing this. Anyway, it appears that the fabled xbox360 port of goldeneye found its way onto archive.org. The original team from Rare worked on this and it's very well …

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Re: Technological critique

Posted on 2021-01-21, 02:03

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USB ports/cable. They couldn't come up with a better design or convention? Requiring you to look at the damn cable every time you plug something in... le sigh. I guess we can be thankful that USBC is finally here.

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Re: 8-Bit Guy video's are becoming a chore!

Posted on 2021-01-21, 01:58

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Hm. Maybe.. Maybe we're just getting old? I mean, I'm visiting Vogons since roughly 2005 or so and I noticed that the enthusiasm has declined a bit since. The atmosphere here hasn't become bad in any way, no, that's not what I mean. Vogons is still a friendly place with awesome people. It's just.. …

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Re: Reliable Optical Disc Drives and how to keep them working?

Posted on 2021-01-21, 01:43

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I guess it makes me a feel a little better seeing other people with the same issues. I have like a 50% rate on receiving CDROM drives which properly work, and about the same with trying to fix them. Seems like the biggest problem for me is the mechanical mechanisms weaken over time and can't …

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Re: Technically impressive FM synth music

Posted on 2021-01-21, 01:21

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Stretch wrote on 2017-12-03, 21:45: Dynamite Headdy for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive is very good. I was gonna say, the Genesis, which uses a YM2612, had some great tracks... Streets of Rage 1/2 stand out to me.

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2021-01-21, 01:10

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Glacier Freeze Gatorade!

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Re: Do you keep your retro rigs offline?

Posted on 2021-01-21, 01:03

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I've only recently started networking my old stuff. It was a novelty at first to go BBSing from the 386, but the real purpose is for LAN file sharing, and I would not be without this functionality now! The DOS machines run FTPSRV (mTCP) and the W98 machines run WarFTP, so I can file manage both …

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Re: Let's talk about our hated trends

Posted on 2021-01-21, 00:58

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Touch screens in everything. Especially new cars. Ergonomics and usability takes a back seat to what 'looks' cool now. Not to mention how poorly these systems will age.

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Re: Dos Trouble

Posted on 2021-01-21, 00:47

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hawkeyefxr wrote on 2021-01-20, 17:44: Read this with great interest as i an struggling with it as well. On a PC i got a game to load and run, but i'm dammed if i cn get a game to run on my Mac. As mentioned in this thread, you're better off using a port for your platform and copying over the …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-10, 02:45

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Cyberpunk 2077 😮

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Re: ASUS rising prices

Posted on 2021-01-10, 02:23

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Vid cards again subject to 25% tariff in USA https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/business/e … ons-expire.html

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Re: Help needed with restoring 486 Packard Bell system

Posted on 2021-01-04, 13:24

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Yeah actually, I need a picture of how the power switch from the power supply gets to the front of the case. I'm suspecting my machine had its power supply replaced as the power supply has a push-button built right into it that would be impossible to reach from the front of the case. AT power …

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

Posted on 2020-12-11, 22:16

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OMG, I found the only guy in the world who likes Windows 10. Lol lol... win10 is a bit of a joke. moving around control panel applets does not make a new OS. windows updates have also been a damn mess... i'd say win2k and win7 were my faves. vista and 8 were crap. ME i didnt even use. I agree that …

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2020-12-07, 13:37

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My wife has this hard rule of thumb that postulates: "If we bring one thing at home, another one has to go. We cannot be an old house." ... and she consistently purges the inventory. The other day i spotted her heading for the trash container carrying two laptop boxes that we kept for a while in …

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Re: Quick Compact flash storage to backup my old IDE hard drive

Posted on 2020-12-04, 14:30

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I'm not sure I understand your problem. You can buy IDE adapters you can set to master or slave through a jumper: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1907/5887/products/Photograph_of_40_Pin_IDE_to_CompactFlash_CF_Adapter_40pin_40-pin_Converter_Adapter_4_RTQRDWVOL922_1024x1024.png?v=1527368995 Then …

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Re: Floppy drive 3.5

Posted on 2020-12-03, 13:11

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Bear in mind that the current supply of the power supply you're going to use can greatly exceed the needs of the device being powered. If you get a 2 Amp supply that puts out the correct voltage in the polarity you need, you're more than safe in most cases. You only risk letting the magic smoke out …

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Re: Is this PSU any good?

Posted on 2020-12-03, 02:42

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The label does give good advice - "select the right voltage!"

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Re: english, the planetary language

Posted on 2020-12-02, 22:07

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In USA pizza and apple pies are sold in inches. ( 8,10,12, 16,18, 21 ) I did a quick lookup on wikipedia..... Holy f*** it is complicated. Just looking at yard and foot in inches requires you to calculate when converting between units. Inch, feet, yard, mile need calculation when converting between …

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Re: Fixing BIOS error on a socket 3 motherboard

Posted on 2020-12-02, 18:57

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You will need this EPROM/EEPROM programmer: https://www.ebay.com/itm/XGecu-Programmer-TL866II-PLUS-for-SPI-Flash-NAND-EPROM-MCU-PIC-AVR-GAL-7-adapter/192489430193?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 And one of these EEPROM ICs: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1PCS-W29EE011-15- …

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Re: What display do you use for gaming ?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 18:44

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19" Dell running 5 retro PCs from DOS through XP through a KVM. Scaling has always been top notch, even for the lowest res DOS games. Can you share the model? thx I believe a 2007FP. Thanks. I've been struggling with one of my Dell LCDs and constantly needing to autoadjust/search for inputs within …

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