Re: Disappointed with Wireworld VGA cable

Posted on 2010-08-12, 15:50

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You wouldn't happen to have some larger monitors of any kind ? So you could test if there actually IS a quality difference ? (lindy vs wire) I guess even a 22 or 24 inch LCD would do (?) (of course with a PC on windowsXP or higher) Me, who thinks £30 is expencive for vga cable... :happyhappy: But if …

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Re: Disappointed with Wireworld VGA cable

Posted on 2010-08-06, 23:26

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When you say 'cheaper Lindy cable', exactly which model would that be ? I'm looking for new cables, and the Lindy Premium Gold seemed like an ok choice.... ? But rather expensive if one wants 4x.... And it's not for sale in my country - mostly all I can find here are some bog standard grey matter. : …

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Re: Why it is impossible to run WinXP on a 486

Posted on 2010-07-30, 22:20

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So, those of you that complained about thrashing and misery, I take all this to mean it was the SP3 that was causing the problems ?? And that say 256mb memory and SP1 should be ok, nomatter what speed/model CPU ?

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Re: Why it is impossible to run WinXP on a 486

Posted on 2010-07-30, 08:02

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Reading those latest posts, I get kinda puzzled with my own setup. WinXP sp1 (dual boot win98) P4 1.6(northwood) Abit with i845 chipset mid2002 hard drive, nothing special 1024mb DDR1 PC2700 memory I think this setup is quite snappy, from booting to the desktop settles take only 20sec. - But the …

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Re: Which Pentium IIs can be underclocked?

Posted on 2010-07-27, 07:31

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Oh, and did you see which board he got the 5.5x in? Ok, so not sure if that was a genuine question (confusing tone/smiley), but anyways... I did mention the mobo(s) in my first post in that thread(on page2), namely Abit BH6. (with various bios versions)

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Re: What old games are still on your wants list?

Posted on 2010-06-23, 22:10

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Heh... Ok, yeah. I know, 16 months old and whatnot, but I thought DOS_Boy might like it regardless... :cool: Not the most common item on ebay, so... (though hindsight beeing 20-20 etc, prob would've been better just sending a message) Oh well - wonder who actually got it, for the best offer ? Anyone …

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Re: What old games are still on your wants list?

Posted on 2010-06-21, 22:30

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A game named Rooms of Doom. I saw it for sale once on ebay, but i missed the bid. In case any of you know where I can find it, please let me know! Well, a bit pricier than last time, but still.... :happyhappy: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Rooms-Doom-PC-Dos-Complete-Big-Box-Game-Super-Rare-/310228376046?cmd= …

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Re: keyboard clear caps - IBM model M

Posted on 2010-04-26, 18:43

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Thanks for the tip :cool: But.... What I really want is to change the visible text/whatever on top of some caps, temporarily. My idea was to be able to print my own tiny labels as I saw fit, and change around etc... depending on what game I would be playing. So clear caps is really what I need. …

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keyboard clear caps - IBM model M

Posted on 2010-04-24, 15:53

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Anyone tried these ? http://www.fentek-ind.com/keys.htm I sure would like to try a set or 2, but seems rather expencive - you could buy a couple of new keyboards for the same price. ($20 for 10 keys, + $10 s/h within the US) And, for me (non-US) they don't accept intl credit cards, neither paypal - …

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Re: P200mmx DOS machine

Posted on 2010-04-03, 23:54

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Thanks! That was quick... :happyhappy: Sounds promising! Maybe I'll go for that mobo then. I'll do some more pondering first, of course...heh What would worry me most would be issues with the hdd, and related (undiscovered) errors etc. Anyway, about the AT vs ATX PSU 'issues' etc - any thoughts ? …

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Re: P200mmx DOS machine

Posted on 2010-04-03, 22:44

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@ keropi: - Was wondering about that particular mobo. How does it fare ? Any problems by now? I suppose chipset drivers are not that big an issue under DOS, or... ? (been trying to read up on the MVP3, and what issues to expect, VIA etc) I'm contemplating building a similar box(P90-P166ish), have …

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Avernum & Geneforge series - Has anyone played any of these ?

Posted on 2010-03-06, 18:41

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Never heard of these before, but look kinda interestingish... http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/products.html Those of you that have tried any of them, what would you compare them to, and how would you rate them ? Worth acquiring ? I can of course deduct something myself from reading the info on the …

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Microsoft bus mouse - 9 pin, what interface card and where to get it ?

Posted on 2010-01-24, 04:48

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Ok, so this mouse has a rectangular male connector that is physically capable of connecting to a regular 9-pin female serial port, but... the mouse is not serial. In fact it is the first ever MS mouse (2-button greeneyes), 1983ish. So, obviously this is not an In-Port mouse, with it's round …

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Re: S3 Savage 2000

Posted on 2010-01-16, 10:21

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I seem to have acquired an S3 Savage4-LT (8MB), are these any good for anything ? Dos? Windows? Socket7? From the wiki, it looks like its slightly better than a TNT... :dead: (and... intended for Laptops ?!) The box art says AGP, but there's a sticker telling me it is PCI. Which also is evident from …

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Re: Wow! This is Eye Candy!

Posted on 2009-11-06, 23:26

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for any member... Collectors' Collections.

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Re: Win98 chipset drivers on modern hardware?

Posted on 2009-10-27, 00:30

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I stand corrected ! 🤣 😁 =P PS: I still think it is just wrong(evil!) to put the mouse port at the very (top) corner of the board - logically it should be the keyboard, even if the port 'tower' has been tilted horizontally for this particular mobo... ATX standards'n'all that.... 😜

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Re: Old CD Magazines / Magazine CDs for download

Posted on 2009-10-27, 00:25

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Anyone thinking of buying these ? 😎 (me, I just 'need' a couple of them, but they don't ship outside US, oh well...) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem … e=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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Re: Win98 chipset drivers on modern hardware?

Posted on 2009-10-26, 23:23

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Eh.... well.... I'm now officially a (happy) member of the noobz club (again...) ! :happyhappy: Actually I found out what I had been doing wrong. Brace yourselves: I repeatedly connected the cable to the MOUSE port...! The obvious reason for this beeing that I've never encountered a microATX before, …

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Re: seemingly strange harddisk behaviour...

Posted on 2009-10-26, 22:08

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Heh, seems like this thread has taken the topic name to heart, and is living it's own life... :lol: - Anyways, if anyone is more than vaguely familiar with the winxp boot(and/or file system) quirks and functionality, drop me a word/link on how to overcome/remove a hung boot - as image restore (C) …

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Re: Win98 chipset drivers on modern hardware?

Posted on 2009-10-25, 14:55

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KEYBOARD BLUES.... :angry: Well, been a while, but I now stumbled upon a cheap board, so.... Namely the 775i65G mATX everyone else seem to have. But I'm starting to wonder, if there was a reason for only paying £6 for it (also included 2x memory sticks, a Celeron CPU and fan). I do get a picture on …

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