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

Posted on 2020-05-24, 21:10

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That has nothing to do with being a jerk. He did overclocking and I don't feel sorry about anyone killing hardware by doing this. People should learn to stop overclocking retro hardware. All this stuff is rare enough already and there's no need for such silly experiments. I said this many times in …

Re: Which old game would you like to see a remastered version of?

Posted on 2020-05-20, 22:26

in Milliways

in Milliways

wrote: The original Tomb Raider with modern WASD controls would be nice. The original Tomb Raider Tank Controls work very well if you take your time. The grid system used is very precise and you can get past anything with the right key presses.

Re: Faulty Voodoo Rush PCI: Let's Fix it!

Posted on 2020-05-07, 16:59

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

There is a Voodoo Rush patch for tomb raider. It is in the updates folder on the cd.

Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2019-12-31, 00:46

in Milliways

in Milliways

my only problem with the new forum is the lack of the go to top of page button. if you could add that I would be totally happy with the new forum.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-14, 18:26

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Deksor wrote: There is also nearby the CPU a spot for a voltage regulator. If you manage to find which should go there and install it, you'll be able to use DX4s. I have one of these boards rev 8b, and it has the voltage regulator. I could not get a good photo, but the regulator is marked LT1086CT …

Re: Famous computer slogans and quotes ?

Posted on 2019-06-10, 23:45

in Milliways

in Milliways

ASUS - In search of the incredible.

Re: My Amiga 500 need advice.

Posted on 2019-05-24, 22:36

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I used to work in an auto body shop, but thankfully, I have all the pieces to put it back together, so no need for bondo or filler.

Re: My Amiga 500 need advice.

Posted on 2019-05-24, 22:28

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sorry fixed. I have had a lot going on here with the weather and all, I live in Missouri and one of my coworkers lives in Jefferson city. So I am a bit distracted right now. I will check out the link.

My Amiga 500 need advice.

Posted on 2019-05-24, 21:20

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I bought my first Amiga on ebay. It looked really good. Thanks to some very poor packing, this is what I got. The seller gave me a refund, so I got it for free, but I need to know what would be the best kind of glue to put this mess back together?

Re: Thoughts on sound blaster for XP Games?

Posted on 2019-03-31, 23:55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

why is the XtremeAudio so bad? I bought one back in the day.

Re: Win X

Posted on 2019-03-29, 20:05

in Milliways

in Milliways

On the tech support issue: Sometimes there are people that you literally cannot even teach the basics like where the Start menu is, or what an icon is, or how the windowing system works. These are the kinds of people who will click on random things just to get the computer to do something, think …

Re: Voodoo 5 repair, VSA-100 replacement

Posted on 2019-03-07, 20:00

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Just in case anyone is interested, there is a us ebay seller that is selling the vsa chips for around $22 usd shipped, and they claim to have around 270 available.

Re: Essential Windows 98SE software and tweaks?

Posted on 2019-03-03, 19:45

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Note that I'm not including Win98SE unofficial service packs because they always gave me issues (for some reason they mess up the Active Desktop, so My computer can't show anything 90% of the time). I would be happy to find a vanilla compilation of all official Microsoft updates for Win98SE though. …

Re: The Perfect computer case ?

Posted on 2019-03-03, 19:33

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

How about this one? 🤣 Filename s-l1600 (3).jpg File size 173.14 KiB Views 2120 views Filename s-l1600 (2).jpg File size 94.25 KiB Views 2120 views Filename s-l1600 (1).jpg File size 82.82 KiB Views 2120 views Filename s-l1600.jpg File size 120.9 KiB Views 2120 views

Re: Apricot MS540 - Password Help

Posted on 2019-03-02, 19:56

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Is the bios chip socketed? If so, you might be able to flash a blank chip and go back to the defaults.

Re: voodoo 3 3000 pci parts question

Posted on 2019-02-14, 18:56

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have some cards that look like the backplate MIGHT work, but if you could provide some measurements, say from the edge of the pcb to the vga connector, we might be able to help you.

Re: Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy for spraypainting

Posted on 2019-02-05, 19:36

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

It is available in several colors, but I do not know how well they would match a vintage case. https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/con … ce-epoxy-spray/

Re: Hardware Giveaway (10zig 56xx Thin Clients)

Posted on 2019-01-17, 22:15

in Milliways

in Milliways

Arrived today, will start testing this weekend. Cannot do much before then as I work in retail and we are getting ready for inventory. 😵

Re: Hardware refurbishment - label adhesives?

Posted on 2019-01-16, 21:50

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Automotive weatherstrip adhesive would work very well to secure the rubber feet.

Re: I need help with my software project

Posted on 2019-01-13, 20:48

in Milliways

in Milliways

You guys seem to really like picking on muz for just asking questions. Maybe the techer okd starting with preexisting code? Thats not uncommon. I was asked to do similar things in school. I haven't looked at the code yet, but have you added transfers? Like being able to transfer funds from one …

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