Re: Ebay blocks computer games and other items from buyer's search result - apparently to strongarm sellers to join GSP

Posted on 2014-02-06, 22:00

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This is when a freight forwarding company like shipito comes in handy. Shipping within the U.S is cheap and often free, so I buy little things like this as I spot them over the course of a couple of months, have them sent to my shipito address in CA and then have them sent to me in bulk. It's easy …

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Re: Post your 386 Speedsys results here

Posted on 2014-02-06, 17:02

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by carlostex

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Motherboard: QDI U386WB Chipset: UMC 481 and 482F Cache: 128k 10ns Memory: 4MB CPU: AM386DX-40 FPU: No Oscillator: Eclipse 100MHz System is not stable.

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-02-06, 14:32

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I just realized all my RAM is 70ns. Need to find at least 60ns ones, although ideal would be 50ns which i suppose are impossible to find.

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-02-06, 13:55

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I need to get a board that isn't so fussy about RAM, this QDI one is a little bit. Main thing is i really really need faster RAM. Specially because in this board i have no BIOS option to change RAM timings/waitstates. The CPU handles the 50MHz speed just fine, the ISA cards work fine as well …

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-02-06, 13:33

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Has a 386 ever scored so high in speedsys?

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-02-05, 16:01

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by carlostex

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Nice rig......yet you ran out of CD-ROM drives?I don't see any sense of having a DVD-ROM in there. Basically, what Keropi said. :cool: I just need something to work with CDBQ. The drive works well. And reads DVD's, which i might use for backing up large amounts of data. I really don't want to give …

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-02-05, 15:30

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Some bad news... I picked up the motherboard today, tried the osci mod, and the board just can't work with such high frequency. Even with such fast cache, it was very intolerant and system becomes immediately unstable. I had better success with another board which is cacheless, it runs fine at 50MHz …

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Re: Do these SST results look slow for this 5x86 160?

Posted on 2014-02-02, 14:42

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by carlostex

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Benchmarking applications themselves are mostly useless. Benchmarks can be heavily optimised for certain hardware and then not be a real representation of how that same hardware performs on real world. I just see how well my hardware runs the programs i need. If i need something faster i'll buid …

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-02-01, 12:56

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by carlostex

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Falcon 3.0 might be better in terms of avionics simulation...

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-02-01, 12:37

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Falcon 3.0 had a little bit more realistic flight model of the F-16 as it focused mostly on accurate flying models than beautiful renditioned 3D graphics like strike commander. But anyway, you're right about Strike Commander being sluggish on a 386...you would need a 486DX/2 66 (I believe that this …

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Re: Tyrian: Roland SC55 vs Yamaha MU80

Posted on 2014-02-01, 10:16

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Awesome keropi. Now believe it or not i actually prefer the sc-88pro version. The strings and other instruments sound more realistic/less synthy than on the SC-55. This was the main reason why i chose Yamaha over Roland on this song. Gravis MIDI is good but actually sounds inferior to AWE in Tyrian. …

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Re: Tyrian: Roland SC55 vs Yamaha MU80

Posted on 2014-01-31, 22:37

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In 88pro mode some stuff sound bad and some benefit from enhanced fx/polyphony and even better samples ... at this point I treat it like something extra, I wouldn't replace a real SC-55 with it tbh Yeah that's right, i find a SC-55 is enough. And if some like the Yamaha sound get a MU80/MU50. Of …

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Re: Tyrian: Roland SC55 vs Yamaha MU80

Posted on 2014-01-31, 22:25

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Yeah the AWE cards sound great on Tyrian. I had the chance to hear the sound track when i had the AWE64 Gold in my system. As a matter of fact i think that even FM synthesis sounds great! As a musician/music lover, this was a great work in my opinion. Some of the stuff is really well composed. @ …

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Re: Your favorite shareware/freeware?

Posted on 2014-01-31, 17:32

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by carlostex

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In the DOS days i probably used ARJ more than anything else

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Re: Tyrian: Roland SC55 vs Yamaha MU80

Posted on 2014-01-31, 17:24

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Thanks for looking into it Keropi! 😎

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2014-01-31, 13:43

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by carlostex

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IT IS ALSO THE RAREST HIGHLY DEMANDED TURBO COMPUTERS!

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Tyrian: Roland SC55 vs Yamaha MU80

Posted on 2014-01-31, 13:11

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by carlostex

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As we all know, there are several choices for general MIDI sound. The best and most popular choices come from Roland and Yamaha. While some seem to prefer Roland because this was what composers composed for, some might like Yamaha a little bit better on other tunes. I love both Roland and Yamaha, so …

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Re: Maxed-out Socket 7 AT build (TX, K6-3+, PS/2, USB, SSD, LS120, GUS, XR385, 3DFX, PowerVR, S3D)

Posted on 2014-01-30, 16:07

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by carlostex

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Nice! What is the performance compared to the Aladdin V boards? Can do you achieve lower than 2.0V for the CPU? And 100 Mhz FSB and above? Obviously performance is lower, it does not support 100MHz FSB. I don't remember if it can do lower than 2.0V, it might do 1.8V but i really don't remember. …

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Re: Great collectors of Vogons! What's missing in your collections? :P

Posted on 2014-01-30, 15:46

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by carlostex

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Let's see: Hardware: Boxed AdLib Sound Card; Boxed Sound Blaster Pro; Yamaha FB-01; Boxed games: Stunts; The Manager; Lotus: the Ultimate Challenge; Mortal Kombat II; Raptor Call of the Shadows; Tyrian; Street Rod; Street Rod 2; The Lost Vikings; Transport Tycoon; Wing Commander Privateer; One Must …

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Re: Maxed-out Socket 7 AT build (TX, K6-3+, PS/2, USB, SSD, LS120, GUS, XR385, 3DFX, PowerVR, S3D)

Posted on 2014-01-30, 12:00

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by carlostex

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Jolaes76 wrote: carlostex, I do not think that QDI board would support a K6-2+ / K6 III+ CPU. And a simple pentium MMX is no match for a 600 Mhz K6-III+... Even the Tillamook falters. Of course it does. I know because i own one. All it needs is a modded BIOS, just like the OP board needed one.

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