Re: Standing desks - anyone tried one?

Posted on 2012-12-11, 02:35

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by badmojo

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Thanks for the link, interesting read. I'm actually not too bad at keeping myself moving at my desk - shoulder rolls, etc. I stretch most nights to some degree and like I say I get a decent amount of exercise; I ride a pushbike to work so it's pretty low impact. But I still wake up stiff and get …

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Standing desks - anyone tried one?

Posted on 2012-12-11, 01:42

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I sit on my arse in front of a computer all day at work and then a couple of hours at home most nights too, and all this sitting is catching up with me. I'm only 35 and get a decent amount of exercise, so if I'm getting back pain now, what it's going to be like when I'm 70?? I have no intention of …

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Re: Hardware you wish you'd never bought.

Posted on 2012-12-10, 04:08

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leileilol wrote: All Creative hardware that's not a CD-ROM drive. You can't mean that 😀 I heart creative.

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Hardware you wish you'd never bought.

Posted on 2012-12-10, 02:35

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We have a thread here about hardware that people want, but what about the stuff you've bought over the years that you've regretted? At age 15 or so I bought a little black box called "visi 3d" or some such thing which was supposed to magically transform 2.0 speakers into surround sound. It was quite …

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Re: A new 486 build - Need some guidance!

Posted on 2012-12-09, 22:18

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by badmojo

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The DX2 66 is a classic chip and I used one back in the day for a couple of years, but it falls between eras in some ways. It's a little too fast for some games (Ultima 7, etc), and a little too slow for others (Doom, etc.) My 486 chip of choice is the 486SX33. VLB is the way to go, PCI was moving …

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Re: Working board (286 to 486) for cheap price

Posted on 2012-12-09, 09:23

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by badmojo

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Your post raises lots of questions so I'll just ask the first one that comes to mind - what currency are your 4 bucks in?

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Re: Benchmarking DOOM with sound cards

Posted on 2012-12-07, 04:48

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by badmojo

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That's interesting - is it the slow ISA bus that's the difference? If you did the benchmark again with the bus at CLKIN/4 for example, would the ACE perform better (despite sounding worse)?

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Re: Intelligent mode MPU-401 and how it's utilised.

Posted on 2012-12-07, 03:08

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by badmojo

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Maybe the issue is confined to the rev. 0 MT-32s, perhaps the interface is too fast for the firmware, causing the crash. Maybe so, and there's nothing I could do about that I suppose. Wing Commander does have speed issues as we know. I've requested registration on the Quest Studio forums too - I …

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Re: Barrel style CMOS battery question

Posted on 2012-12-07, 02:04

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by badmojo

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Sometimes the motherboard has that additional jumper to specify internal / external battery, and sometimes that's incorporated into the same header as the battery connection. So yes, remove the jumper from J24 too. Nice save, that battery was getting nasty. I hope you washed your hands!

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Re: Intelligent mode MPU-401 and how it's utilised.

Posted on 2012-12-07, 01:46

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by badmojo

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vetz wrote: EDIT: Nvm last sentance, it was you who posted it. 🤣 🤣, yeah I'd decided just to let it go at that point but I just can't seem to do that with these retro hardware problems, they haunt me! And it's a rev 0 MT-32.

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Intelligent mode MPU-401 and how it's utilised.

Posted on 2012-12-06, 22:03

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by badmojo

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I have this MPU card: http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/rjheard/IMG_2682.jpg It's Roland MPU-401 compatible Music Quest MQX-32M, and does work in "intelligent mode". I've used it successfully with several games (Ultima 7, Gateway, Lost Vikings, etc, etc). But Wing Commander 1 hangs, and I've …

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Intel to take over the world?

Posted on 2012-11-27, 01:37

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OK I'm struggling to stay focused at work today I admit it, but this article was interesting. In summary it's claiming that Intel plan to give socketed chips the chop going forward and only offer a soldered on option. That would obviously be bad news for motherboard manufacturers and for us at the …

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Which Amiga is the best Amiga?

Posted on 2012-11-27, 00:22

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I've never been into the Amiga - I don't think I've ever even had the opportunity to use one. And the last thing I need is another old computer in my shed. But there are a lot of Amiga games for sale on eBay locally and it does get me to wondering what it's all about. I know some people love them. …

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Re: What speaker setup are you using on your vintage machine?

Posted on 2012-11-25, 10:55

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by badmojo

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: Let me guess: a little bit weak on the bass? Good guess 😀 @archsan - how did you repossess it? Just crank up the volume?

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Re: What speaker setup are you using on your vintage machine?

Posted on 2012-11-25, 09:43

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Since starting this thread I've ditched the 2.1 idea for my retro stuff and bought myself some nice little Edifier M2's. I was running a bit short on space anyway with the sub and massive transformer, so when I saw the very stylish little M2's on sale locally I decided it was time to simplify. They …

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Re: Is computing as much fun as it used to be?

Posted on 2012-11-25, 09:36

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by badmojo

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Depending on what you purchased your PC gaming experience could be perfect to having problems without any end. This added to the magic of it for me; battling with config files, error prone floppy disks, and just plain guessing most of the time made actually getting a game to run a rewarding and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-11-24, 09:26

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by badmojo

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Artex wrote: My first PC!! […] Show full quote My first PC!! 1991 Packard Bell 316SX 386SX-16 (8Mhz/16Mhz Turbo) 2MB RAM Picked up this beauty for $35.00 shipped! 540mb HDD - someone must have upgraded that at some stage. What did the original have do you remember? 40mb or so?

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Re: Tardis knitting job!

Posted on 2012-11-24, 09:21

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by badmojo

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Very cool. My wife loves dr who and would look very nice in one of these (cleavage version + 1)

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Re: Memorable hardware marketing

Posted on 2012-11-23, 00:49

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sliderider wrote: The TI/99 4A ads with Bill Cosby […] Show full quote The TI/99 4A ads with Bill Cosby I would describe the way he's touching that thing as inappropriate. At least one hand on the keyboard please!

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Re: Is computing as much fun as it used to be?

Posted on 2012-11-20, 21:23

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Check this deal out from GOG: http://www.gog.com/pick_5_pay_10 We're knee deep in quality DRM free indie games are available for a couple of bucks each, and they're all only a few mouse clicks away. From a gaming point of view, we've never had it so good! (IMO)

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