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Re: Your saddest retro computer pictures, a feel bad topic

Posted on 2021-04-12, 12:14

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About decade ago saw video (can't find it now) where drunk russian ZX fanatics smashes Amiga (A1200 IIRC) on their openair beer party. Has it been in working condition before punishment or not i don't know. Anyway it was fuc...gly stupid.

Re: How many working computers do you have right now?

Posted on 2021-04-06, 13:51

by aleksej

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Three. Two 486 SBC based desktops (shares kb/mouse and CRT monitor) and 17 years old Pentium M notebook.

Searching for a specified directory date/time change DOS utility

Posted on 2021-02-14, 12:04

by aleksej

in Marvin \ Software

Need to find one tool that i seen before but now can't remember its name. It's a cmd-line tool for DOS (not win32 console app for NT-based Windows but pure MS-DOS utility) for change date/time for directories by direct disk access. It's a commercial software, not free and has been available from …

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

Posted on 2021-01-14, 09:36

by aleksej

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held wrote on 2021-01-07, 21:38: I will try watching OLDROBOT, although I must say the only Russian word I recognize is скачать There is snake in the flower. Beware if you see whole phrase: скачать без регистрации и СМС. 😉

Looking for unsecured Jabber/XMPP servers. Is there any?

Posted on 2021-01-14, 08:58

by aleksej

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Is there some old non-secure Jabber servers which still can be used with same obsolete clients in Windows 95 and Windows Mobile 5/6? Without all these SSL/TLS and such privacy paranoia?

Please advice more WIN16/9X software with one MOD4Win-like interesting feature

Posted on 2021-01-13, 08:58

by aleksej

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MOD4Win player has one 'unique' feature. Despite of their WINDOWS nature it can work with some soundcards (GUS in example) in direct manner, with no any WINDOWS audio drivers installed at all. Is there any other software for Win3.x/95 with such capability? Thanks.

Re: New Waveblaster card : Reptile Paradise - Yucatan FX

Posted on 2021-01-10, 16:54

by aleksej

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I would expect other small waveblaster cards to work fine, but would advise caution with large, power hungry cards (like XR385) This adapter designed to work with DB50XG which powered by gameport only. Additional DC-IN provided. http://peratron.narod.ru/shop/peratron/WBA040MkIV.htm Tested by mine …

Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

Posted on 2020-12-14, 14:56

by aleksej

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Wonder what heat level expected, how safe it will be for compact cases that have not so effective cooling or not have it at all?

Re: Good OS selectors ?

Posted on 2020-12-13, 10:48

by aleksej

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It's free for private use. Can also hide partitions depending on the one you want to boot from, it's also my bootmanager of choice. Yes but free non-registered copy lacks useful 'true hiding' feature. Needs at least Windows XP(/2000?) so you can run the installer for it, though. Atleast v3.7 (win32 …

Re: Good OS selectors ?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 10:48

by aleksej

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Boot-US. Not free but superb.

Re: What's the status of "TweakBios" from 1999?

Posted on 2020-11-21, 10:31

by aleksej

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There is person named Miro Wikgren on github (last activity in august 2020) and linkedin too. Why not to ask him?

Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

Posted on 2020-11-17, 07:20

by aleksej

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Wet dreams thing for many of us but... would it block next slot in current design?

Re: What are the unmissable MT-32 experiences?

Posted on 2020-11-10, 10:34

by aleksej

in Marvin \ Sound

Intro from Nova 9. Theme from Humans.

Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2020-11-07, 13:28

by aleksej

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Any kind of heatsinks on IC components is a duct tape design for me. However it's ok for heavily heated power supply elements. I can sacrifice as much whole performance as it needed for normal operation of naked ICs even in chassis with no ventilation at all.

Re: Best launcher for Doom for 486 and DOS

Posted on 2020-10-24, 20:15

by aleksej

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Doom Legacy

Re: What is the purpose of "Restart into MS-DOS mode" for you ?

Posted on 2020-09-03, 14:06

by aleksej

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I always do at least two independent primary partitions: for DOS 6.22, Win9x, etc. In such case DOS Mode on Win9x partition useful only when i backup OS itself - i just zipyng WINDOWS and 'Program Files' folders with DOSLFN loaded. Quick but not so dirty as it seems.

Question to experienced 4DOS users.

Posted on 2020-08-28, 07:25

by aleksej

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Is there any way to real-time read/scan typed (just typed, before run) cmd-line string content to some reserved 4DOS variable? What i need, in example: Have hot-key alias to edit.com on F4 key, like @@F4=edit.com. Now i want put name of file as argument for edit.com and take name from such variable. …