Re: What is the latest Ideas on Whiting Plastics ?
Posted on 2020-03-15, 18:29
Let's add a link to p717 of What retro activity did you get up to today?, as it had some useful current opinions. What retro activity did you get up to today?
Re: Connecting 2 soundcards to one speaker
Posted on 2020-03-12, 00:58
back in the day You would also use a switch box that doubled as a monitor stand. Dymo was optional.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-03-11, 12:34
Horun wrote on 2020-03-11, 02:26: Which Tosh ? My sis-in-law has an older Asus slim lap that would not allow a USB cdrom to be bootable. Just curious.... I'm sure you guys know better, but just in case - some laptops don't allow USB boot when the current OS is hibernated. No helpful message is …
Re: Amiga 1080 Monitor Cables
Posted on 2020-03-11, 00:16
Hey! That multimeter is mine! Just kidding, I own a similar model though! :D Those things are the Casio F-91W of meters. About the cable - yes I understand the reason for separation. The point here is the other cable doesn't have that, and I can't remember why. I vaugely remember these cables were …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-03-10, 19:18
SodaSuccubus wrote on 2020-03-10, 17:29: Anyone got any advice on how to deal with these bends? Yeah, use a fine knife like people are telling you, but first go practice on some dead piece of electronics. Let your fingers learn how much pressing is enough, and how much will break things.
Amiga 1080 Monitor Cables
Posted on 2020-03-10, 19:05
I've kept two of these, and they handle Grounds differently. Does anyone remember why? To refresh, this cable is for RGB & SYNC, and there are two Ground pins. At the A1000 end, one of those Grounds goes to three pins, and the other goes to two pins. Obvously ground-pin 1 is the shields for the RGB, …
Re: 42
Posted on 2020-03-10, 13:23
I remember listening to these in the college parking lot, then hustling back to class, so I guess they were broadcast in Canada a couple of years later. It was a good way to start the 80s.
42
Posted on 2020-03-09, 14:14
"The weekend marked the 42nd anniversary of the first broadcast of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the hugely influential BBC radio show." https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/09/hhgttg_42/
Re: post up pics of your "computing area"
Posted on 2020-03-09, 12:41
Holy Zark. What is that amazing TTC poster? I guess it's something modern using sixties promo work? Which is in a style that was also popular for illustrated wallpaper for children's rooms - Cowboys'n'Indians, Circuses. I had GP cars on my room. Just, wow. It's like the memory-machine just dragged …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-03-08, 15:25
It's Battery Day at my house. It's DST, so along with correcting the watches and clocks, all battery items that can be remembered are tossed in a central basket. Rechargeables that aren't in current use get charged as sockets/chargers become available. Non-rechargeables are inspected for leakage and …
Re: Style problems/bugs
Posted on 2020-03-06, 14:24
BUG? - LOGIN FOCUS This is a minor thing. When you click the Login, the Username section of the drop-down needs to be clicked before you can type. This surprises me nearly every time still. Normally, the first slot of an opened form will automatically have focus. Like our Search does. Maybe it's …
Re: Anyone have the demo for The Thing (2002) ?
Posted on 2020-03-05, 02:46
I guess it is possible a demo never existed, but I could swear I played it when I was a kid. It's possible there was no general-issue demo, while there still could have been one that was bundled with a videocard, or a magazine. And of course it's possible your brain is playing games with you, …
Re: Anyone have the demo for The Thing (2002) ?
Posted on 2020-03-04, 15:45
It can help to use quotes in a search, "the thing". Before the renovation, Fileplanet was useful. Currently I see the patches pages have been brought forward, but nothing about a demo. Was there a demo for this game, other than bundled? Just checked archive.org, and no luck there either.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-03-02, 14:46
brostenen wrote on 2020-03-02, 14:10: I have a set of swapmagic and slide card in my collection. Yup, me too. Though I moved to using PC emulation to play PS1 backups. ... I haven't updated my mods for ages. I've been presuming by now, surely the PS2 scene would have figured out how to play PS1 …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-03-02, 14:26
Paste tip - if your cloth is too soft to press the abrasive in, use paper. A bit of plain card stock, like they use for toilet rolls, is about right for permeability, while keeping form while damp. For something general-purpose and a little quicker, I've been using this bottle of Novus since at …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-03-02, 13:51
And yup. Every Ps2 can do Ps1 games. And does a generally better job than a Ps1 at that. Few games are incompatible and you get a better video output signal. Heck... Even a Ps3 does Ps1 games. Good morning. I think PTherapist was only being specific about the backups being fiddly. PS1 games also …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-03-02, 13:40
There was, for a little while, a company that made the "HD Combo" for the V12 (first-gen) PS2 slims. It gave you some extra cooling fans and a 3.5" HDD bay; made them look like 3/4-scale fatboys! I always wanted to buy one, but never did. Cute! I missed those. There's good pics in this psx-scene …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-03-01, 02:03
Help me. I bought another PS2 Excellent choice. It's a great platform with great exclusives. The PC emulator is formidable but limited, and unlikely to be a replacement any time soon. The PS3 emulation was limited to the generally unreilable early models. And while these offer HDMI, I found that …
Re: What are builds you want to make someday?
Posted on 2020-02-29, 20:07
- All UMC build, with UMC CPU, UMC chipset, UMC I/O, UMC VLB VGA, UMC NIC and if possible UMC cache and soundcard with UMC chips too. Have most of this, just struggling with the motherboard's battery. Oh that's just giddy. I look forward to seeing your choice of case for that. Actually, what would …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-02-29, 14:38
Why settle for one white elephant when you can have two? Matching 19" PF790. Together that's about 120 lbs, and they want attention. But right now I'm just pleased everything came up without blowing a cap.
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