Re: What's the hardest part of building a retro rig for yourself?

Posted on 2016-07-13, 22:08

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by tincup

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thank the computer gods for disk imaging software! Amen to that! Save a few fresh install images of different motherboard/chipset/OS setups, a few incremental images as you go and all of a sudden a stripdown and rebuild project is so much simpler - even pleasant to contemplate... To contribute to …

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Re: Lost everything :(

Posted on 2016-07-13, 20:56

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by tincup

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I do the "by hand" sync method to a second drive as well with FastCopy. I try to sync any folder that I've worked on or added/altered data every few days. The backup drive is parked in the box so it benefits from maximum transfer speeds so it's pretty fast and painless. I also keep a "grab and run" …

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Panzer Elite on a Voodoo 5

Posted on 2016-07-13, 20:44

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by tincup

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I've been installing and testing a bunch of 1997-2002 era 3D games on a W98se/P3-933/V5/Dx90c build and finally got around to Panzer Elite. Yes I have the GOG version running nice and smooth in high resolution in W7 but this is a curiosity project and I wanted to relive the original experience to …

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Re: What is your biggest Pentium 4 Collection?

Posted on 2016-07-09, 14:45

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by tincup

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Let's see - not too many but: P4-2.8 bought new in 2001 as part of an Abit SR7-8X cpu/mobo combo. With an ATI 9700 pro it was a W98 screamer until I finally switched to XP in 2005 on a new AMD based system P4-1.8 , P4-2.4 & P4-3.066 Northwoods salvaged from discarded work machines. The 3.066 is …

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

Posted on 2016-07-07, 13:04

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by tincup

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fussing with the final hardware configuration for a Rendition 2200 / Voodoo 2 build. I started with a BH6 motherboard and a C300A @ 450 (the good old days...) all 100mhz - and tried upping it to a P3-533B/133mhz fsb setup. While the BH6 bios doesn't have appropriate agp/fsb and pci/fsb ratios it …

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Re: Submarine sims anyone?

Posted on 2016-07-07, 12:39

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by tincup

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Sub Command? I think that Dangerous water lets youcontrol fleets or task forces.That's not bad, but Sub Command is submarine oriented. It's not a task force game - you take direct control of a sub or any one of the various sub/anti-sub "platforms" offered; frigates, aircraft and helicopters in a …

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Re: Submarine sims anyone?

Posted on 2016-07-07, 00:54

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by tincup

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+1 Dangerous Waters , and if you can try to track down the *thick* spiral bound users manual... The Silent Hunter series is considered pretty top notch. SH4 - Wolves Of The Pacific puts you in command of US subs in the PTO if you don't care to "wolfpack" it against Allied shipping in the Atlantic. …

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Re: english, the planetary language

Posted on 2016-07-06, 01:08

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by tincup

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ElBrunzy wrote: ...I think I oversaw that in my post! Oh no I mean Doctor Zorglub! hahah!.... signed Zorglub!

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Re: english, the planetary language

Posted on 2016-07-01, 13:38

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by tincup

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...Broken/poor English seems to be an easy language to understand compared to others. maybe because English is made up of a mix of other languages. Yes this seems to be the case. English has a huge vocabulary and a vast reservoir of idiomatic phrases compared to many other languages, and …

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Re: System Shock Remake Demo

Posted on 2016-06-30, 20:33

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by tincup

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Will a retail digital version be available for non KS supporters when the game is released? I would think so but KS promotions can be a bit vague on the subject - at least in the board game side of world they are.

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Re: System Shock Remake Demo

Posted on 2016-06-30, 00:28

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by tincup

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just downloaded and installed. 25 years later - normal UI and I can finally play the game! Very cool - looking forward to the final...

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

Posted on 2016-06-28, 23:06

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by tincup

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Vincent_Vega_SA wrote: ....to have one instead of more systems. Ahhh... the dream!

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

Posted on 2016-06-28, 18:12

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by tincup

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... by adding them as an attachment to your post, which you can do from the Full Reply screen (or New Topic screen or whatever)... Ahhh... I seldom use the Full Editor so I didn't realize images could be attached directly either. I get all bolluxed up using image hosting websites like the other …

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Re: Wings Of Destiny (Psygnosis)

Posted on 2016-06-27, 22:54

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by tincup

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No, controllers work fine. It's the in-game setup menu I can't reach without CTD. But since I can hand edit the cfg file I'm not in all that bad shape - Direct3D with sound is working so it's totally playable now. But I'll need someone to generate a LastSavedStatus in 3dfx mode to pass on the …

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Re: Wings Of Destiny (Psygnosis)

Posted on 2016-06-26, 22:04

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by tincup

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How about an obscure DirectX compatibility issue? The game shipped with Dx6 but I've run it on systems that only have 9.0c (on W98 & XP) or 8.0a (for W95). There are d3d, dd, devdd and Glide2x dll's in the game's root folder - something wonky there perhaps. I've tested WOD on 6 or 7 rigs at this …

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Re: Artex's Build of the Week - Hammer Time!

Posted on 2016-06-26, 17:42

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by tincup

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Yes on the A8N SLI build idea... A few years ago I made a X2 4400+/2x 7800GT XP game box to loan to my brother. I have it back now and plan to do a little benchmarking when I get a chance - it would be fun to compare notes with your X2/4800+ version. What GPU(s) are you contemplating?

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Re: Wings Of Destiny (Psygnosis)

Posted on 2016-06-25, 13:38

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by tincup

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Adding controllers and resetting the system clock didn't change anything. But I discovered that disabling audio by hand editing the "lastsavedstate" file permitted the game to run though still can't access PC Setup in-game. I realized that all the rigs I've been testing on have Vortex based cards ( …

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Re: Wings Of Destiny (Psygnosis)

Posted on 2016-06-21, 16:48

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by tincup

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hum yes.. I see - I *will* try plugging in some controllers. Maybe the default control is joystick - and since I can't enter the setup to change it because it crashes without one, I'm stuck in a loop. This wouldn't be too surprising as it's got some of the worst flight command design I've run across …

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Re: Wings Of Destiny (Psygnosis)

Posted on 2016-06-21, 03:50

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by tincup

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No. just KB. A little progress to report. Starting a mission in default mode (in a W95c/Rendition/V1 rig) creates a savestate file which can be opened with notebook. The syntax is pretty simple and I've managed to adjust resolution and color depth - sort of/partially - in D3D mode only. I'll …

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Re: Wings Of Destiny (Psygnosis)

Posted on 2016-06-21, 02:22

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by tincup

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Picked this puzzler up again... No luck with a clean W98se + ATI 9700 Pro setup. Still crashes to desktop trying to open setup menu. Missions can be flown in whatever the default graphics/audio/gameplay setting are, but that's it. No way I've succeeded in entering the "PC Setup" menu. I'll try the …

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