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A must have list for P3 with win 98 and a P4 with xp?

Posted on 2021-09-02, 01:41

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

I've finished building a Pentium 3 550E, and I'm finishing a pentium 4 3.2Ghz (478), wanted suggestions about apps and games I should have on them, I'm open to trying new things. Since this list will help others, I believe we should keep an organization by avoiding repeating what has already been …

Help to set up a NAS server

Posted on 2021-08-31, 02:02

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place, I'm not sure where my doubts would fit in this forum I usually use my files for retro-pcs a lot, but I always have to burn a cdrw to transfer them to my machines, I just wanted to put a gigabit network card and copy the files. But Win9x and Win10 hate each …

Analog Devices AD1985 or Sound Blaster X fi?

Posted on 2021-08-03, 17:39

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I'm more than 2 years acquiring old hardware to build cool machines for my retro-games, currently I'm building a good old 3.2ghz pentium 4 478, with an Abit IS7 motherboard. This motherboard appears to have decent audio as it has digital audio connections. I have a Sound Blaster X Fi SB550 here that …

Late 90s gamer laptops?

Posted on 2021-07-23, 16:15

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm looking to put together a list of laptops that had cool gaming hardware in their golden age, I need suggestions! I mean, not just a simple laptop with an average graphics card, I mean high-end laptops from 1996 to 2003. I know, I know, laptops aren't the best gaming platform, but I collect them! …

Re: yellowish LCD

Posted on 2021-07-14, 20:10

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I think I have a clue: I have a G3 Lombard powerbook, which has the screen with this problem. I could notice that the apple behind the LCD is also dark and yellowish, it will look brighter together with the LCD after a few minutes. My guess is that it really is the lamp that is producing this yellow …

Re: yellowish LCD

Posted on 2021-07-14, 18:39

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm lightly trying to solve this one myself as I noticed my NEC Versa P/75 and M/75 that have 800x600 screens turn yellow-tint if I don't use them for awhile....but if I use them about 30 minutes, they are very bright, and the colors are dead-on. I'm thinking the panel is heating some layer where …

yellowish LCD

Posted on 2021-07-14, 16:10

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Has anyone tried to fix a yellowish LCD? I once had an extremely yellowish lcd, it was so yellowish, the white color was egg yolk color. I took it apart, and replaced those plastic films and had a 10% improvement. Does anyone know where exactly the problem is? I heard that the lamp turns yellow and …

what have you been using to restore brittle dried plastics?

Posted on 2021-07-13, 21:37

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have some very old notebooks that have their casings breaking due to old plastic I know that both plastic and leather benefit from common body moisturizers and automotive products, but I would like to know if there are any new possibilities to try.

Re: New display to old laptops?

Posted on 2021-07-11, 00:32

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Oh, I'm sorry I forgot to mention that. These are notebooks from the 90's and early 2000's. My biggest concern is from the 90's, like IBM thinkpad 380 or compaq presario 1750 that use exclusive ribbon cables. Most screens these days are widescreen, it would be great to have a LED screen or even an …

New display to old laptops?

Posted on 2021-07-10, 23:00

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I saw a thing or two about using modern screens on old laptops, has anyone ever done anything like that? How did you connect the new screen to the old cable? Where to get a suitable screen? I have some old laptops whose screen has broken, and I didn't want to put an old yellow lcd in as a …

Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-07-07, 14:28

in Milliways

in Milliways

I can't get windows 98 upgrade to install. Not sure if it's the disk or that it just won't upgrade this OEM installation. It failed when unpacking a cab file. Irritatingly it damaged the windows 95 installation. Would it be possible to just format the c drive and install windows 98 normally, …

Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-07-07, 14:27

in Milliways

in Milliways

You first need to know if it has a PCMCIA port, or PCCard. PCMCIA is very slow, but PCCard can handle wireless up to about 100mbps The usb 1 or 1.1 protocol can power up to the amperage required for most of today's accessories. Some pendrivers don't work either because they require a higher …

Re: Is there a dosbox version for 486?

Posted on 2021-07-06, 21:37

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-07-06, 20:26: Rikintosh the front end/gui didn't look anything like this did it? I think so, but everything was written in Asian characters

Re: Is there a dosbox version for 486?

Posted on 2021-07-06, 21:36

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

It seems to me that the spirits are a little shaken, I'll leave this picture of the puppies to make everyone happy

Re: Is there a dosbox version for 486?

Posted on 2021-07-06, 19:50

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

She used a Win95 or something graphically similar, I don't remember, but it was in Japanese, and she had a system that virtualized everything, every program she had, ran in a virtual "capsule", because if the program crashed, the system wouldn't would be compromised. Well, that definitely wasn't …

Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-07-06, 19:45

in Milliways

in Milliways

If anyone has a restore cd for Compaq armada 1750 for windows 98 could you please upload it on archive.org? I'm not sure it exists but it said on the sticker it's made for windows 98 so I would guess so. IMG_20210706_212014.jpg At the moment I'm installing the windows 95 version. Maybe I can …

Re: Is there a dosbox version for 486?

Posted on 2021-07-06, 18:38

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Ok, I'll explain the whole story so you can understand my idea: A few years ago, I worked providing maintenance in computers, until a computer came to me, which was inside a machine for cutting and refining metal parts. I don't fully understand how that machinery worked, I just know it was something …

Re: Is there a dosbox version for 486?

Posted on 2021-07-06, 03:59

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-07-06, 01:17: Why when it runs Dos natively? - Save states - Greater control - compatibility with what is not on my hardware - Stability

Re: Help with defect in processor board on macs ppc

Posted on 2021-07-06, 03:58

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Has already been reset, as I explained, I'm sure it's a defect in the processor board, because I took it from other equipment and put it on them, and both worked. Yes, I tested it with countless memories. iMac has the perfect flyback, I used it a week with another machine's processor board to make …

Is there a dosbox version for 486?

Posted on 2021-07-06, 01:08

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Yes, I'm talking about running dosbox on something very old, like a 486 or pentium 1. But for example, that it is possible to disable certain features and use real hardware like my native sound blaster instead of an emulated one. The reason for this would be: - Save states - Greater control - …

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