Re: Vintage hipster's.... I have mentioned them before.
Posted on 2016-07-20, 13:11
snorg wrote: tincup wrote: ,,,I have met the enemy - and it is us... if anyone remembers the reference 😀 Pogo by Walt Kelly, right? Yep!
Re: Vintage hipster's.... I have mentioned them before.
Posted on 2016-07-20, 02:11
As unappealing as it sounds, I think it is us - people who really value and want old hardware to tinker with - that are the driving force in price increases. Although most of us don't and won't pay top dollar, some of us - enough of us - do. And that's the way it is. Demographics probably plays a …
Re: Vintage hipster's.... I have mentioned them before.
Posted on 2016-07-19, 01:51
I always liked punk since the cloths made sense. T-shirt, old jeans, and a ratty pair of All-Stars...
Re: Lost everything :(
Posted on 2016-07-15, 14:04
USB3 drive docks are a pretty good choice - you can swap HDs in an out and use anything available - so very flexible. External drives are more limiting I find. I use a dock in combo with a second internal HD that is used just for backup - fastest solution for everyday backing up.
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2016-07-15, 03:46
So the card would beef up the XP component (GTX SLI) but leave W98 somewhat diminished - a less interesting proposal indeed - especially considering the potential downside of SLI to begin with. BTW I wasn't aware of the SLI limitation in W98 - really hadn't thought it through to be honest. I'm used …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2016-07-15, 03:18
Each GPU has 512mb allocated and there are 2 GPUs - so basically an GTX in SLI. I'm going to check out the Quatro as I know nothing about it. But as I understand it the 7950gx2 is the fastest 7x card that runs on modded NV dirvers. As an aside I ran 2x 7800GT/256 SLI from 2005-2011 - not a bad combo …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2016-07-15, 02:35
..Does anyone here have any information about using 1GB video ram video cards with 512MB system ram in a win98se system?. Not yet but I'm patiently tracking down a 7950GTX/1gb to test the possibility. I'm fairly confident it won't given my experience with 512/512 setups, but my memory is not …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2016-07-15, 01:50
I understand.. If you want to stay purist then choose a combination of VRAM and system ram that works (without the RLOWE patch). The process is a bit "touchy feely" - a 256mb GPU will always boot with 256 system ram, but you may also find you can boot with a bit more VRAM or a bit more system ram. …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2016-07-15, 01:20
Yes! it can be done as you've demonstrated. First step is an early PCIe gen motherboard with chipset drivers that support W9x. A number of fairly easily sourced and not too expensive s775 based mobos to chose from allow P4/C2D cpu options. Next the modded v9291 nVidia drivers for 7x cards - I run a …
Re: Lost everything :(
Posted on 2016-07-14, 18:37
Re: What's the hardest part of building a retro rig for yourself?
Posted on 2016-07-14, 12:22
..C'mon, even the wise ones should show more respect for Windows 95. Have a nice life. :angry: Yes, to get USB1.1 working on W95 follow the steps you outline (disable USB support in BIOS sometimes necessary, and installing IE6 core components is almost always required too with W98 and USB2). But …
Re: What's the hardest part of building a retro rig for yourself?
Posted on 2016-07-13, 22:08
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 …
Re: Lost everything :(
Posted on 2016-07-13, 20:56
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" …
Panzer Elite on a Voodoo 5
Posted on 2016-07-13, 20:44
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 …
Re: What is your biggest Pentium 4 Collection?
Posted on 2016-07-09, 14:45
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 …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2016-07-07, 13:04
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 …
Re: Submarine sims anyone?
Posted on 2016-07-07, 12:39
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 …
Re: Submarine sims anyone?
Posted on 2016-07-07, 00:54
+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. …
Re: english, the planetary language
Posted on 2016-07-06, 01:08
ElBrunzy wrote: ...I think I oversaw that in my post! Oh no I mean Doctor Zorglub! hahah!.... signed Zorglub!
Re: english, the planetary language
Posted on 2016-07-01, 13:38
...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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