Re: Hey Vogonians, what are your other hobbies?
Posted on 2022-08-14, 15:10
Mostly photography: cats, cosplayers, and trains. Busy taking cosplayer photos this weekend.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2022-08-11, 18:14
Found this PC, or what was left of it, on the top of a construction waste container. The pins on the motherboard for the front side are bent, and a few capacitors are bulged. Nothing too critical that can't be fixed. The graphics card seems OK. Will have to test it. An ASRock G31M-S is considered …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-08-11, 08:01
Tried installing Peppermint 32-bit on my MSI Wind U100 netbook. The result was far worse than my previous attempt with Raspberry Pi Desktop: always got "unknown filesystem" error message followed by the GRUB Rescue prompt. Tried many ways but just couldn't fix the problem. Guess I'll just leave my …
Re: Windows XP Hardware Monitor?
Posted on 2022-08-07, 06:12
SpeedFan 4.52 works on WinXP and later; 4.51 even works on Win9x.
Re: Starting Windows XP build
Posted on 2022-08-01, 17:18
Well if you've got enough money to spend, find an i7-4790K, a GeForce GTX TITAN Z, and a combination of motherboard / PSU / case that can accommodate those together. If you are on budget then any Core i Sandy / Ivy / Haswell, a GTX 700 series, and 4GB RAM will do fine. After all WinXP only supports …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2022-07-31, 10:08
There was a "barn sale" down the street from my house today and while I expected to come home with absolutely nothing, I somehow hit the motherload instead. Four retro PCs and I wasn't charged a penny for any of them! No idea if any of them work yet but they're in fairly good shape, no corrosion or …
Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB
Posted on 2022-07-22, 10:57
But what's that "very special place"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTT_Bulletin_Board_System Being the largest bulletin board system in Taiwan, it has the power to affect many aspects of Taiwanese lives, such as promoting or attacking various interest groups (commercial, political, religious, …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-22, 09:28
I run raw Debian with no desktop manager on my atom, asking much else out of an atom is pain and suffering Well, I wanted to give it a try and see if those words were true: If you have an old computer that is no longer powerful enough to run a modern commercial operating system, try Debian with …
Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB
Posted on 2022-07-22, 05:34
Jo22 wrote on 2022-07-21, 18:03: FTP.. Isn't FTP generally considered obsolete, like X.25, Telnet and the KERMIT protocol? 😁 For the record, Telnet has a very special place in Taiwan's academia, mass media, and even politics today.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-21, 22:32
Installed Raspberry Pi Desktop (Debian Bullseye) on my MSI Wind U100 of 2009 vintage (Atom N270 + 2GB RAM) using an SSD. While the installation process went smoothly (longer than expected though), the end result was hardly more useful than WinXP on HDD previously on this computer. :rolling_eyes: …
Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB
Posted on 2022-07-21, 07:44
Harlock wrote on 2022-07-21, 07:29: Could you guys point me out to some resources or guide for setting up a FTP Client on Win95/98? I think at the end, besides the IDE to USB adapter, I might give the FTP option a go, but that's kinda new for me. FileZilla 2.2.22 is the last version that supports …
Re: What value is this Ram
Posted on 2022-07-14, 10:11
imi wrote on 2022-07-14, 09:46: Pin 1 and 32 are simply unused Is there any pinout or documents (e.g. technical sheets) explaining the purpose of those two unused pins? I've tried many times but just can't find any.
Re: What value is this Ram
Posted on 2022-07-14, 09:41
32-pin SIMM? You are definitely not alone trying to figure out their purposes: 32-pin SIMMs I'm really surprised to see your computer can POST with those 32-pin SIMM.
Re: using a 10GB HDD in a 286
Posted on 2022-07-13, 10:02
If I were you I'd find a small (512MB or less) CF or SD card instead of using a multi-gigabyte HDD (you'll need an adapter anyway). My smallest working SD, CF, and HDD are 16MB, 48MB, and 540MB, respectively.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-03, 07:08
moog wrote on 2022-07-02, 11:45: This one has AGP, it would go nicely with Voodoo 5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/275031139204 Look carefully at its AGP: it's the late 1.5V model, while Voodoo 5 requires 3.3V AGP. AFAIK Voodoo 4 is the only universal AGP Voodoo card with both 3.3V and 1.5V keys.
Re: Wireless networking under DOS?
Posted on 2022-06-28, 04:25
Intel486dx33 wrote on 2022-06-27, 11:52: I would recommend the TP-Link Wireless N extender for a computer slower than a Pentium. US$34 for just an 802.11N extender? That's awfully expensive. TOTOLINK EX200 cost me less than US$10. Filename 2022-06-28_122234.jpg File size 140.53 KiB Views 147 views …
Re: The moment you were hooked
Posted on 2022-06-27, 03:55
gaffa2002 wrote on 2022-06-26, 23:40: One time I saw some error trying to run a DOS program which said it required 550kb of conventional memory. As I had no idea what that meant, I deleted the Windows folder in order to try freeing some memory. Of course it went badly… No offense, but how old were …
Re: Deus Ex - crash on save?
Posted on 2022-06-26, 23:01
I swap from using my IDE CF Card game drive, copied the game to C:\ which is Adaptec SCSI, still the game locks on save, so it isn't a dodgy CF card... I had a similar "crash on save" problem on Warcraft II using a CF card as the main drive. Solved by keeping the mouse stationary during saving. …
Re: Wireless networking under DOS?
Posted on 2022-06-26, 22:50
I use a TOTOLINK EX200 for all my retro computers across the room. The single LAN socket doesn't bother me as only the WinXP build requires constant Internet connection; older builds either have their on-board NIC disabled from BIOS (enabled only when needed temporarily) or no connectivity at all, …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-06-26, 22:20
This Compaq Contura Aero 4/25 with PCMCIA floppy. It works and it's in good shape. Also it has a dead Duracell battery pack which looks fitted with 4 x 18650. This type of battery was introduced in 1994. That's a really beautiful baby compared to what I found five months ago . Being the center of …
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