Re: Voodoo3 models overview

Posted on 2016-01-26, 22:18

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by badmojo

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I heard about these Compaq V3s, but also some members having troubles with them. Are yours alright? I bought several of these in bulk, and did have a problem with one where I couldn't get it stable. They do get VERY hot... I hadn't heard about this; the 2 that I own have been rock solid in my …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2016-01-26, 19:58

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Great looking big box and a great game - too hard for me though as a kid. As with most of my games back then, I got it via the great floppy swappy at the back of the bus so of course no manual, and I always felt like I was missing some vital key combos. But I think it was just hard :) I was going …

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Re: RIP David Bowie

Posted on 2016-01-23, 21:51

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by badmojo

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Jeez louise, you really are an asshole wang.

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Re: Microsoft Will NOT Support Windows 7 or 8 Installations on New Hardware

Posted on 2016-01-22, 11:08

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Heavy on corporate robotalk (special testing as opposed to normal testing?), but enough for the plebes, I guess. It's also good that they're not arbitrarily limiting OS support. Plebes? As apposed to what? Pedantic, perpetually enraged "techies"? I'm with the plebes - this is a non-event. Untwist …

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Re: Another Retro Project Intel PR440FX Board

Posted on 2016-01-21, 19:58

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by badmojo

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I have nothing against a necro if the necromancer has something to add, but when they just make a pointless one line comment and are seemingly unaware that the thread is years old, then I think it's odd!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-20, 21:56

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by badmojo

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SquallStrife wrote: I bought (and probably spent too much on) an IBM PS/2 65sx. I was watching that auction and give your purchase my official seal of approval. It's a tower of awesome 😎

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Re: When did you first get acces to the Internet and what sites did you visit at your first time ?

Posted on 2016-01-20, 21:35

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by badmojo

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Uh huh we get it, there's porn on the internet.

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Re: When did you first get acces to the Internet and what sites did you visit at your first time ?

Posted on 2016-01-20, 02:51

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by badmojo

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Hot damn those dial-up modems were painful, but kindof magical at the same time. My poor mother noticed one day that a phone line had appeared in my bedroom via a very unprofessional looking hole in the ceiling. She must have been out while I installed it because I recall needing to pull a roof tile …

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Re: When did you first get acces to the Internet and what sites did you visit at your first time ?

Posted on 2016-01-19, 22:07

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Later that year I saw a thing on TV about a HTML editor called "HotDog" (developed by an Australian guy) and I *HAD* to have it. Make my own websites? PHWOAR. So I asked my dad to download it for me. It took him a few goes because of drop-outs, but I remember loving the shit out of that program. …

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Re: hardware speech synthesyzer comparison thread

Posted on 2016-01-14, 21:44

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by badmojo

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What are you waiting for internet? Complete all of this guys projects 😜

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

Posted on 2016-01-13, 21:58

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by badmojo

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Skyscraper wrote: I found this SB 2.0 CT1350B in a huge lot of cards I bought two months ago, it seems to work perfectly fine. They're tuff as nails those things. I found one under of a crush of cards at the scrapping yard once and it had a sticky note on it "NO SOUND". Jammed it into my 486, and …

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

Posted on 2016-01-12, 02:46

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Nice work! Yes there's one out there with my name on it I'm sure, just gots to be patient. Ha yeah I saw that nubus one, and it was a good price too. Fortunately it was the wrong box (I have a specific box in mind) - or I probs would have pulled the trigger and ended up with the paperweight :dead: …

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

Posted on 2016-01-12, 01:52

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STILL looking for a boxed PAS16 over here. Either my eBay sk1lls really suck or these things are rare. I've been bumping my forlorn thread over at Amibay since 2014!

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2016-01-12, 00:15

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Gotta agree about Dark Forces; I finished it when I was younger but I remember some of the levels weren't much fun at all. Yes and it’s a shame, because the rest of the game is so polished. It could have been great. DOOMII however has some pretty big, maze-ish maps, but I spent 30 mins on one level …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2016-01-11, 21:47

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by badmojo

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Stiletto wrote: Well, he was recently incepted, so... celebrating? 🤣 🤣 🤣

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2016-01-11, 19:56

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by badmojo

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Nice to hear from you Roy, where have you been? Very handsome machine - what sound card? Is that a Live! under the cooler bracket?

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Re: Commodore 64 revival (warning, wall of pics)

Posted on 2016-01-10, 22:21

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by badmojo

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They ain't cheap either, those SuperCPU's - more of a collectors item than anything else it seems.

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Re: My Retro Rigs - Andariel and Duriel

Posted on 2016-01-09, 21:06

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by badmojo

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Excellent work! Love the carefully considered hardware choices and presentstion. Lots of fun to be had with those two bad boys.

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Re: So what do you guys do... you know, in real life?

Posted on 2016-01-07, 23:24

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by badmojo

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Mainly Playstation with a bit of PC and XBox. I would name some titles but not sure I want to give up my Vogons anonymity just yet :lol: I'm a similar age to you and think the same about working in this job till 65. Only so many coders can go on to become tech directors, and not sure I fancy that …

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Re: Commodore 64 revival (warning, wall of pics)

Posted on 2016-01-07, 22:19

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Yeah not sure what’s next – my love of the C64 is a recent thing so I have no nostalgic grand plan in mind. Like a twig on the back of a mighty river, I go with the flow :happy: People keep building great new stuff for the C64 so there’s never a dull moment – most recently I ordered a PLAnkton, …

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