Re: My first computer

Posted on 2012-07-28, 18:35

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When it comes to keyboards there is always adapters floating around. I bought one a few months ago although pricey at $13 and change it allows me to use ps2 as well usb keyboards with these older machines. What I really like about it those is that I can also use it as an AT keyboard adapter to where …

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Hilarious Hardware Pictures

Posted on 2012-07-27, 14:02

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Its simple just post pics that you have you have while surfing or have taken your self of hilarious and entertaining hardware pictures.

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Re: Would this kind of trade be realistic

Posted on 2012-07-26, 19:53

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I would like to get into making some music with it as well. My uncle is a musitian him self and he could probably hook me up with a nice keyboard. I simply love how 1000XG can produce music that was in the best shows i watched as a kid, not to mention all the arcades. [Edit] To be honest, i forgot …

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Re: Graphic cards and CPUs history trees, wanna help?

Posted on 2012-07-26, 19:43

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Headland isn't on the list, got a packard bell machine that has that for a gpu. Raytheon is another. Headland is on mine to do list. But never heard about Raytheon - any better info or list of cards? Wiki says that they do military stuff. They did some stuff but Intel bought out their graphics …

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Re: Using Nintendo 64 controller for PC, any tips?

Posted on 2012-07-26, 01:00

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I think that it should work after all aren't the controllers on the N64 early usb ports? Might be just 1.0 or 1.1 but unsure.

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Re: Graphic cards and CPUs history trees, wanna help?

Posted on 2012-07-26, 00:57

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Headland isn't on the list, got a packard bell machine that has that for a gpu. Raytheon is another.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-07-26, 00:51

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I dont fully understand the fascination with boxed hardware and NOT opening it. When i get sealed games, I just L-O-V-E to open it and enjoy it! The people that build box-forts out of sealed boxes just seems strange. :( Indeed, it gets me when people do this with 3dfx cards. :shocked: It is hard …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-07-26, 00:02

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sadly, it was already bid on 3 days before the auction ended (bringing attention to everyone)... I was hoping I could snipe it for next to nothing... once it went past the $20 mark, I decided it wasn't worth it for a low end AWE64, boxed or not! For that money, I rather get the old skool 8-bit …

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Re: Introducing the 3dfx Voodoo 590

Posted on 2012-07-24, 21:45

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With the advances in miniaturization that have taken place since the time of the V5 you could probably fit several VSA-100 chips on the same silicon that one took up back in 2000 along with modern shaders. What I would like to see is a redesigned V3 or V5 with the vram sharing the same silicon as …

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Re: Calling on all CPU's for the Ultimate 686 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2012-07-24, 16:21

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You left out one Media GX. Before I had moved out of Dallas I had a Compaq system that had a Media GX 150BP as it was a gold capped bga model. I remember it being SLOW in win 9x. Sadly I lost the machine in storage.

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Re: will early agp4x cards work on 1.5v/0.8v boards?

Posted on 2012-07-24, 16:14

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I suggest that you play it safe by only using those early cards in machines that support 3.3v cards. It isn't worth losing both the card and the board by rolling the dice. You could make it work by either modding the card or the board to where power from the slot isn't being passed onto the card but …

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Re: Your Best PC Dumpster Finds

Posted on 2012-07-24, 16:10

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The best finds that I have gotten over the years which are not much. A v3 2k pci (year 2000 model) out of a scrapped IBM but the best was a complete SS7 rig. DFI K6XV3+/66, K6-2 500mhz, 128mb ram (I think), 15gb wd drive, generic case with generic psu, generic 52x optical drive, creative pci (ess), …

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NZXT Power Supplies AVOID

Posted on 2012-07-24, 16:00

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For anyone here that has anything to do with modern rigs that needs or wanting a new power supply or builds/upgrades clients rigs avoid this brand. Their customer support is liquid crap, they take forever to reply let alone fallow through with rma. My unit that being an hale90-1000-m kicked the …

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Re: IDE SATA Converter Video Review

Posted on 2012-07-21, 02:50

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I have that exact card except the PCB is black, I bought it on Amazon. It doesn't work with optical drives, at least not in the direction PATA drive -> SATA controller. The build quality is terrible, it looks like the plugs were soldered by a five year old with a waffle iron. But it works fine for …

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Re: Is the old stuff still worth learning?

Posted on 2012-07-20, 16:43

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I have always fooled around with programming with the idea of a second career ... but I am not sure the jobs are there like they used to be. I know people at school with degrees in computer gaming and are answering phones at the help desk..... That is why I didn't bother with game dev but for only …

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Re: Is the old stuff still worth learning?

Posted on 2012-07-20, 16:41

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It depends where you would end up working at and what industry. A lot of older companies in the US and EU are still operating older factories that are still using older equipment such as cnc machines that still run only on dos. The main reason is due to the very high expense of replacing it and lost …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-07-20, 16:36

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But these are the non Ultra versions right? The Ultra ones usually have a fan. I wouldn't care to much, I usually end up adding a fan anyway on these older cards. Got a heap of modded cards and my last card that I recently modded was my v3 3k agp. Some long bolts, a 40mm coolermaster fan, and some …

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Re: CF card benchmarks

Posted on 2012-07-20, 16:26

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They work very well and used a 32GB card in my iBook G3 for the past year and a half. Performance drops are you fill it up so free space is indeed your friend. Also there is one thing that people forget CF cards don't write to the same bit twice like modern SSDs. Depending on the class spec of the …

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Re: new setup = PC Linux

Posted on 2012-07-18, 18:33

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Have you tried unofficial service packs for win 98? Some come with decent usb support but personally haven't gone through much testing yet.

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Re: buying/building

Posted on 2012-07-18, 18:30

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Just tell us a budget and basic preference is then we can go from there. I am on THG for modern computing and am current with what is out there. If you strongly want an all in one solution then you could consider going with the AMD A8 Llano desktop series. If you want to go with Intel but still keep …

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