Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-01, 15:50

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by Old Thrashbarg

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

If you want to be crafty you can buy a AA or AAA battery holder and wire it up yourself. Check the voltages on the batteries you want to get between 3V and 3.6V. Remember that batteries wired in series will combione their voltage, so two 1.5V batteries in series should be fine. Technically if you …

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Re: Modern motherboard with ISA slot

Posted on 2011-01-01, 15:38

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by Old Thrashbarg

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It's probably only made for Pentium 4-generation CPUs though. Nope. G41 chipset... that's a Core2 board.

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Re: nLite, slimming down 2000 and XP.

Posted on 2010-12-28, 19:11

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by Old Thrashbarg

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Basically what I've found with nLite is that it does well for integrating updates and programs, and can remove a few things without any negative effect. But you're wasting your time trying to use it to cram XP onto hardware that can't already handle it. You're just going to end up with a half-broken …

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Re: Help with RS232 pinout for 486 motherboard

Posted on 2010-12-28, 15:06

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by Old Thrashbarg

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

There are two different standards for the onboard serial headers, plus a few different rare arrangements that aren't standard. Rather than typing it all out, the two common arrangements are explained pretty well here.

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Re: Big haul

Posted on 2010-12-24, 19:35

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by Old Thrashbarg

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including a s370 board with an ALI chipset Ooh, that is interesting... Of all the countless PIII boards that have come into my hands over the years, I've never actually seen an ALi-based one. Perhaps there's a good reason they're so uncommon, I dunno, but it'd be a fun thing to play with, at the …

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Re: DOS antivirus , any left?

Posted on 2010-12-23, 14:20

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by Old Thrashbarg

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There's a DOS port of ClamAV... I've never personally used it, so I dunno how good it is, but I think it should do what you want.

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Re: Obscure / interesting / pimped / strange ISA soundcards

Posted on 2010-12-21, 23:29

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by Old Thrashbarg

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You (still) have a ProLogic setup Yep, complete with a Pioneer Laserdisc player, Samsung NTSC/PAL "world format" VHS deck, and a high-end JVC pro SVHS deck (plus a TBC and video processor)... and hooked to my 42" 1080P LED TV. 🤣

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Re: Obscure / interesting / pimped / strange ISA soundcards

Posted on 2010-12-21, 22:58

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by Old Thrashbarg

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I believe ProLogic was used for VHS, Laserdisc, TV broadcast and movie cinemas. I don't know about others here, but I at least already knew what ProLogic is... in fact, I have a Prologic setup in my living room. I think the real question about that card is, what use was ProLogic on a PC ? It talks …

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Re: Obscure / interesting / pimped / strange ISA soundcards

Posted on 2010-12-21, 22:30

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by Old Thrashbarg

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

On page 7, it says "Was ist miroMedia Surround?" Unfortunately, I can't read German properly. My German is pretty rusty, but it seems just to be marketing-speak rather than any actual information... the gist of the "What is miroMEDIA Surround?" is something like: "Congratulations on your purchase …

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Re: Obscure / interesting / pimped / strange ISA soundcards

Posted on 2010-12-21, 19:44

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by Old Thrashbarg

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the only use I can think of it would be to use it for surround sound when playing a DVD from a software player for example... or is it used for other stuff too? There had to have been other uses for it, considering that it predates DVDs (and the fact that there are no DVD players for Win31 or DOS, …

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Re: Games that required a Voodoo 1

Posted on 2010-12-18, 17:59

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by Old Thrashbarg

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

In that case could you just patch the games to support the newer cards? AFAIK, all the ones that can be patched already have been patched at some point or another. The way I understand it, the issue is that some of the early games were compiled around, or statically linked to, an old version of the …

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Re: 486DX2 build

Posted on 2010-12-17, 14:57

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by Old Thrashbarg

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in Marvin \ System Specs

I just now noticed, but the HOT-407 has EISA slots. Any plans to play with that aspect?

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Re: can any one identify this case

Posted on 2010-12-16, 03:17

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by Old Thrashbarg

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So does any one know the brand or model? As your boss said, and as keropi said, and as I can confirm once again, it was made by Asus . Specifically, it's from their old ElanVital line, model T-10AB. An archived link to the product page. Oh, and it's good you like it, because it wasn't particularly …

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Re: Un-unlockable Socket 7 Pentium

Posted on 2010-12-15, 23:38

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by Old Thrashbarg

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Yeah, AM2/AM3 and S939 are pretty easy to yank loose too... same deal as with 478/603/604/754, the tiny pins just don't have a lot of area for a retaining mechanism to grab onto.

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Re: Un-unlockable Socket 7 Pentium

Posted on 2010-12-15, 17:51

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by Old Thrashbarg

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I pulled out a CPU once without moving the lever I think that applies to most people who've ever worked on a S478 or S754 system... concave IHS surface + flat heatsink + sticky thermal paste = aw, dammit. 😁

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Re: Graphic card info on very old macs (powerpc)

Posted on 2010-12-15, 14:27

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by Old Thrashbarg

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in Macintosh Emulation

Found software that maybe can help - TattleTech. Tattletech will give you more details on some things, but it'll be just as cryptic as System Profiler when it comes to video cards. The files you're having trouble with, drag and drop 'em onto Stuffit Expander on the Mac, there should be some sort of …

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Re: Data Expert EXP4044 and PC Partner VX

Posted on 2010-12-14, 19:29

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by Old Thrashbarg

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Nothing is 100% compatible. Found a few games that don't work properly on the ESS cards and I haven't tested that many cards yet. What are the games you had trouble with? And, for that matter, which ESS cards?

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Re: Graphic card info on very old macs (powerpc)

Posted on 2010-12-14, 19:22

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by Old Thrashbarg

in Macintosh Emulation

in Macintosh Emulation

Name of card: .Built-In VRAM Video That would indicate that it's probably the stock VRAM card... does it look something like this one ? But as I said earlier, the best approach is to just pull the cards out and look at 'em. They're sure to have some sort of identifying markings on 'em, which you …

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Re: Graphic card info on very old macs (powerpc)

Posted on 2010-12-14, 15:46

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by Old Thrashbarg

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in Macintosh Emulation

The graphics card should show up under the second tab, it's called 'Devices and Volumes' in the English version, dunno what it is in Czech. I don't know how Nubus and PDS cards show up, but they should be there somewhere. On the Mac I have handy the onboard Rage II graphics show up under the PCI …

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Re: Graphic card info on very old macs (powerpc)

Posted on 2010-12-14, 14:44

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by Old Thrashbarg

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Mac OS9 (and I think 8.6, perhaps earlier versions as well) has a built-in System Profiler under the Apple menu, it should tell you pretty much everything about what's installed in the system. Though the info it gives about the graphics card can be a bit cryptic, especially if the proper graphics …

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