Re: What's a recommended live linux distro these days?

Posted on 2015-03-25, 13:12

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For what you're asking -- general purpose utility Live distro -- I'd use Mint Mate IF you're okay with LiveUSB. If it has to be LiveCD... I just use any old Knoppix. Or whatever shaved-down Linux is included with any utility disk I might be using like Hirens. Some details.. Mint Live is designed to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-03-17, 14:34

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I was never a flight simulator kind of guy but I'm ejoying this one, any recomendations on games I should try? http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=216281 List seems to be missing the first MS Combat Flight Simulator (1998). It's a great period sim. Also Crimson Skies, which was a more arcade- …

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Re: Planning a retro PC build

Posted on 2015-03-11, 01:37

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MasterM wrote: [*] It should handle 1999 Linux running KDE 1 or Windows 98. You've plenty of power for early Linux. Checking my notes, your box ought to boot Knoppix 3.3 okay, which is 2004.

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Re: Old hard drives - value

Posted on 2015-03-10, 23:45

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What's your opinion? Well, it's not like they're difficult to store. They also have about the worst failure rate for a major PC component, so as time goes on value ought to increase among vintage enthusiasts. Meanwhile they're handy to have for adding value to any other kit you're selling or …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-02-11, 19:57

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Dang. Totally forgot to use the NSFBreakfast tag. different series Hm. Different is different. Other than /all/ old caps are suspect, I can't say there's reason to point at those alongside then. Did you scrub the heck out of the board already? Just to be sure you don't have tin whiskers or other …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-02-11, 19:14

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Are those caps alongside the same series? Maybe should assume they've drifted off spec enough to need replacement as well.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-02-11, 03:41

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I too was 'late to the party' for P4. My XP gamebox is a P4P800SE with Northwood 3.00GHz and 7600GS; I didn't find anything to remark about it other than inspect the caps carefully, and be aware of a heads-up on the ICH5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I/O_Controller_Hub#ICH5

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Re: Got an Amiga?

Posted on 2015-02-03, 14:14

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I guess it's very much a European machine, even more so than the Commodore 64. I'm on the wet coast of Canada. It was definitely a distant third-place after PC and Mac; I can't remember who the dealers were. But they were around. Picked up two or three A500 at the thrifts in the 90s The various Ami …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-02-03, 03:15

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Alternatively, you could set up a 'console corner'. What I've done here is separate the realms. Consoles have no keyboard so get a nice old upholstered chair. A change of view, and a change of position for the aging arse back & neck.

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Re: Got an Amiga?

Posted on 2015-02-02, 19:20

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memory lane... http://www.chiptune.com/ So many happy hours playing Fighter Duel Pro on the A1000. Two FDD and a whopping 2MB RAM expansion sidecart. Still have & use the CH Flightstick and Toshiba-made 1080 monitor.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-01-27, 22:17

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We've had a retrobrite thread you might want to read. Mixed opinions. Re: Shine On You Crazy Diamond

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Re: Osbone 486 DX2 66 VL-Bus (My 1st PC ever)

Posted on 2015-01-27, 22:10

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They did tank, and the name was sold. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Computer_Corporation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect I've still got one, and an equal weight of manuals & disks. The Kaypro is better in a number of ways, and what's often not mentioned is the Ossy's keyboard is …

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2015-01-25, 16:29

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philscomputerlab wrote: A lot of the drivers uploaded to the archive have little notes, which are awesome because someone used them and has a bit of feedback to give. Perhaps we could have a Comments box follow Description, in order to encourage this.

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Re: Who's still using XP?

Posted on 2015-01-25, 16:23

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I use it for the games 98 can't handle well, like UT2K4. Went from 98SE to Linux for daily use, so XP's only ever been a game platform here.

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2015-01-25, 16:07

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As much as I'd like to just give accounts out willy nilly, I'm scared that someone will exploit my trust to deface the site and ruin everything. Completely reasonable. It's just you taking care of the site, and it's far too easy for someone with account privileges to bork things. Perhaps a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-23, 13:50

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Weee! G'dang. Just... /wow/. What a score. how youtube/flash has become the definite all-round usability benchmark. The usability-hump I recall before that was GoogleEarth. That was what finally got me off W98. Before then, I guess it was just various games. And the web -- I remember I ran Lynx for …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-01-17, 21:45

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http://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=16737 http://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=16738 A bit of the less ordinary today. This is the original production OLPC XO-1 of 2007. Found it last month in a local thrift, and had just enough time to clean & charge before giving it to a friend at …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-12-15, 11:35

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The Amiga is a pretty cool machine, but really weird to get used to if you've never used one before (like us). Fab machines, still missed. Also still have the 1080 monitor doing service in the Playstation corner. But specifically here's a nice link a friend just sent me, covering FPS on the Amiga. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-11-20, 01:08

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My printer here uses the Epson 8750 ink ribbon cartridge which thankfully seems to still be available in abundance on the web. Ah... I said impossible to get "decent quality" for good reason. Finding stock was no problem, but everyone carried the same lowest-bid Chinese dreck that was only shaped …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-11-20, 00:31

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Can't remember! Which is unfair, so I did try looking it up but I find nothing for it inside /drivers -- guess 98 autodetected fine. Pretty similar to yours. Quite possibly Epson. Had a nice metal rack so it could sit over the stack of tractor feed paper. Like floppy boxes, those racks used to be …

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