Re: Creating a batch file with more than 10 options

Posted on 2019-03-20, 11:39

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Since OP "is not a coder", let me propose something much simpler that gets the job done: main .bat contains ONLY the echos and then exits echo 1.College Basketball echo 2.Baseball echo 3.Football Then create separate batch files that launch each game named 1.bat, 2.bat, ...

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Re: Help me fix my Schneider Euro XT?

Posted on 2019-03-11, 19:49

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- I've frankensteined a cheap atx psu and connected the right voltages to the right pins as the board has a non-standard connector, still no boot (and strangely, 12v was still 11.5v rail on that one). I might give a go at Frankensteining a PSU that has good rails measured and if it doesn't work …

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Re: Tips for storing DIP chips safely

Posted on 2019-03-11, 19:43

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Tubes for me as well. You can get a couple of different sizes for cheap and they're actually designed for this exact purpose. I do use foam for old cpus with pins though Filename anti-static-plastic-tubes-.jpg File size 34.08 KiB Views 90 views

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Re: Help me fix my Schneider Euro XT?

Posted on 2019-03-10, 13:00

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I'm guessing a normal AT keyboard won't work even though the plug is the same right? Yes, don't connect anything to the keyboard port until you get this to show something. Also disconnect everything else, like the floppy + hdd Would there be something to switch on the motherboard so it doesn't use …

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Re: Windows 95 *actual* minimum system requirements?

Posted on 2019-03-08, 16:43

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I found this very humorous article: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950924&slug=2143253 And it got me thinking - what are the actual minimum system requirements that you might need to run Windows 95 *acceptably*? As in: the system responds snappily and you can multitask. …

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Re: 486 "Green" VLB mobo - your general thoughts please?

Posted on 2019-03-03, 10:45

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I'not sure what exactly you want to know about it, here are the settings though (edit: blurks beat me to that) http://www.elhvb.com/webhq/models/486vlb3/4dms.htm It looks like a good VLB motherboard features wise, it has a voltage regulator for 3.3v cpus, supports a whopping 1mb cache, has a coin …

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Re: Authenticity vs Power

Posted on 2019-02-27, 16:42

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Your graphics card is period-correct enough for a 386. Unless you have the matching keyboard, monitor, case stickers, manuals, floppies etc and you're aiming to 100% authentic (which would admittedly raise the value a lot), I wouldn't bother.

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Re: eBay Vintage Computing historical prices database

Posted on 2019-02-25, 18:34

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Yes, that is what I am doing now. I am working on separating "games" vs "consoles" because the titles are confusing sometimes. This should be done today. After that I will separate "consoles" and "consoles+stuff" (where stuff can be games, controller, etc). This will not be perfect but it should …

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Re: eBay Vintage Computing historical prices database

Posted on 2019-02-25, 15:08

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This is a very interesting project, thank you for making it available! Excuse me if I sound dubious, I'm mostly curious and definitely not criticizing (especially at this early stage). I'd really like to see it properly realized but I see major problems to overcome through scripting + ebay's API. …

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Re: Changing some cache memory chips in 486 mobo

Posted on 2019-02-25, 10:55

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Those are definitely DIP chips. SOJ look like this Filename soj.jpg File size 11.15 KiB Views 128 views

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Re: Best way to take photos for posting ?

Posted on 2019-02-23, 10:23

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When taking photos on low light conditions the most important factor is keeping the phone stable. For example leave the phone on the edge of a box in order to take a photo of a card below it

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Re: VLB I/O Card VLMIO V1.6 settings

Posted on 2019-02-21, 17:48

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This is probably a really simple question, I recently picked up a VLB I/O and IDE card for my 486 dx2-66. It has jumper settings for a CPU clock speed of 33 MHz or 50 MHz. I assume I need to set it to 33 MHz as a dx2-66 is 2x33, and not 50 MHz which is closer to 66. Is this correct? Thanks! Yes, …

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Re: SATA HARD Disk in 286/386 Mobo: Is it possible?

Posted on 2019-02-21, 16:07

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There is no way a 286/386/486 will detect the capacity of a SATA drive. This is more a capacity than an interface problem. Your best chance is to make use of the XT-IDE BIOS, can be done on a NIC but better on an actual card since your m/b doesn't have an IDE controller anyway.

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Re: Interfacing IPX networks with TCP/IP

Posted on 2019-02-21, 15:01

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For dosbox instances, unless I completely misunderstood something, it's available out of the box -You enable IPX in the .conf -On the server PC you run ipxnet startserver -You forward that port to the LAN IP -The clients only need to know your external IP and they can connect by ipxnet connect This …

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Re: 286 motherboard memory issues

Posted on 2019-02-18, 20:33

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:lol: LOL. I see, you meant photo of "CMOS settings" rather a photo of the BIOS... Got lost in translation I guess... :lol: Yes, that's indeed very similar to my CMOS setup, my setup doesn't have the "0 Wait State Option". Currently pumped with work, I will give those settings a go and see what …

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Re: Having a few problems with my new Win98 build

Posted on 2019-02-18, 13:08

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Look for "Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement", this may fix your shutdown problem

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Re: 286 motherboard memory issues

Posted on 2019-02-18, 07:12

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There is a photo on page 1 of this thread. On the BIOS it says: :lol: :lol: I mean a photo of the setup program, of your screen, where we can see the options. Anyway, does you BIOS look like this? (photo borrowed from another user's thread) If so, set "Bios shadow option" to disabled and "Memory …

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Re: 286 motherboard memory issues

Posted on 2019-02-17, 12:59

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- Reinserted the chips that where originally in bank 0, into bank 1. Booted, 640Kb reported. We're missing 384Kb... No weird crashes experienced. - Added another 1mb simm into bank 0. Booted, posting, 1664Kb reported... Hmmm, still missing 384Kb... There is basically 384Kb missing, between 640 and …

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Re: 286 motherboard memory issues

Posted on 2019-02-15, 09:38

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Apart from potential hardware problems, hanging etc, it will report only 640KB if shadowing (or whatever it's called in its BIOS) is enabled 😉 The same way it'll report 3712 with 4MB. 1024KB - 384KB = 640KB

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Re: Old platforms with 3.5" disks

Posted on 2019-02-14, 17:26

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I don't believe OP knows exactly what he means. Mostly because of mixing in the same sentence 80s computers with BASIC/TOS in ROM, CD-ROMs and 3" drives. This thread has the potential to start a nice discussion, but not like this, sorry.

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