Re: If the world had to live with a single generation of PC, how far back could we go?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 05:43

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by King_Corduroy

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Yeah come to think of it my Dell inspiron 6000 laptop I use is a Pentium 4 with 1.8ghz processing speed and 1.5 GB RAM. lol Naturally I have Fedora 20 on it but still it's fast enough and about as portable as I ever want a computer to be. :P (No phones or tablets for me thanks. lol ) So yeah I'd say …

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Re: How can I tell what speakers are quality and which aren't?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 05:30

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by King_Corduroy

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Nothing sounds weird it's just that certain games take full advantage of the Sound Blaster Live's EAX settings. So games that don't use this sound flat in comparison, hardly a problem though. 😜

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Re: If the world had to live with a single generation of PC, how far back could we go?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 05:28

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by King_Corduroy

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I could get by just fine with Core2-era hardware. I could probably get by fine with a Pentium 4-era machine as well, but I'd have to change a few of my habits. Now, if the modern web weren't such a resource hog, and things were how they were before 2008-ish, I'd probably even be fine with a Pentium …

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Re: Most recent DOS game releases, ever?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 05:14

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by King_Corduroy

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It's kind of awesome when you think of it that way though, a lot of PC games back in the day had to be ordered via mail. It's cool to know you can order new games for some of your retro systems in a retro sort of fashion. 😜

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Re: How can I tell what speakers are quality and which aren't?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 05:12

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by King_Corduroy

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Yeah some games don't sound as good as they possibly could, but wow POD sounds absolutely godly. 🤣

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2014-08-07, 05:10

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by King_Corduroy

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This is where I play most of my games these days. :D My new speaker setup for my retro P1 computer: http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2014/218/9/9/ns3_by_mad_king_corduroy-d7u1mb5.jpg http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/218/3/f/ns4_by_mad_king_corduroy-d7u1mb3.jpg I found the speakers in the …

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Re: Does this annoy anyone else?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 03:56

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by King_Corduroy

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Cell phones? What black magic is this! D:< No seriously though I hate cell phones and smart phones, I'm going to go as long as I can without one but it's hard since the rest of the world expects you to be glued to your phone. Nope sorry I don't have all day to sit next to my land line, that's what …

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Re: Vintage hardware lovers - do you really love vintage hardware or simply pragmatism?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 03:52

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by King_Corduroy

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I just use a CTX Glossy LCD that is already in 4:3. Makes things simple. 🤣

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Re: Pentium 4 and retro gaming

Posted on 2014-08-07, 03:51

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by King_Corduroy

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I have a crappy Sony Viao I converted to a Windows 98 SE gaming computer also, however I rarely use it now that I have a Packard Bell from 1996 (WOOO! ISA SLOTS! 🤣).

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Re: Vintage hardware lovers - do you really love vintage hardware or simply pragmatism?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 03:44

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by King_Corduroy

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I agree there is something very special about using the real McCoy.

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Re: How can I tell what speakers are quality and which aren't?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 03:43

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by King_Corduroy

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Yeah those setups rule if you have the space, but it's nice to have something compact. This new setup of mine will tide me over quite nicely until I can get a place of my own and really go nuts with hardware. 😀

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Re: If the world had to live with a single generation of PC, how far back could we go?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 03:41

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by King_Corduroy

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I think the 90s were an amazing decade of progress for the PC. You really needed to upgrade frequently to keep up in the 90s. A PC from 1990 was long since unusable in 2000. The 2000s started to get dull, and it still is. PC upgrades from the tech of 2000 onward were increasingly just because you …

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Re: How can I tell what speakers are quality and which aren't?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 02:30

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by King_Corduroy

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Ok this thread is now officially over. lol I have hooked the "modded" Yamaha speakers up to a Technics stereo tuner and plugged it into the Sound Blaster Live! Card in my Packard Bell and OMGOSH I AM IN RETRO GAMING HEAVEN. Everything sounds like it's full on 3d but it's just stereo, it's such a …

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Re: If the world had to live with a single generation of PC, how far back could we go?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 01:15

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by King_Corduroy

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I would be ok with Pentium 233MMX as max. That's basically what I grew up using and sure while it had some annoying drawbacks as long as I could still use peripherals like USB I would be fine with using Windows 98SE on a Pentium 233MMX computer with 128MB ram, seriously that covers like all the …

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Re: What are some great games for 8088 computers?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 01:10

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by King_Corduroy

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Zaxxon does run, I forgot to mention that. 🤣

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Re: How can I tell what speakers are quality and which aren't?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 00:29

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by King_Corduroy

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I trash picked some Yamaha YST-M5 speakers today along with two IBM thinkpad computer and a Dell Pentium III megalithic tower but it seems the guy was a mad scientist and he bypassed the built in amp and used them like stereo speakers you would wire to a tuner. lol I'm going to try and fix them, but …

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Re: What are some great games for 8088 computers?

Posted on 2014-08-06, 15:39

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by King_Corduroy

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The PCjr has an "enhanced" CGA, this graphics mode came to be called Tandy Graphics because the Tandy 1000 series used it and after the PCjr failed to catch the public eye and stopped production in '87 all PCjr references in Tandy's adverts and games disappeared. This makes it incompatible with A …

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Re: How can I tell what speakers are quality and which aren't?

Posted on 2014-08-06, 15:33

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by King_Corduroy

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Yeah that's basically what I've been doing, just kind of taking a chance and grabbing speakers that "look" like they have potential. I was burned by a pair of Creative Labs speakers this way though, I was really shocked the speakers were complete crap they had no bass at all. :/ I forget if I …

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Re: How can I tell what speakers are quality and which aren't?

Posted on 2014-08-06, 13:53

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by King_Corduroy

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Actually I would have to contend your comments about Hi-Fi systems of the 70's, mainly the solid state tuners and consoles (Although I have a small Zenith tube radio I use daily that has pretty good damn sound even though it's only mono). Having used them for a while and had them consistently knock …

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Re: What are some great games for 8088 computers?

Posted on 2014-08-06, 06:29

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by King_Corduroy

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Well I only have a PCjr when it comes to true DOS machines, so I have to make due. I see what you mean though, but it was kinda supposed to make people want to read it. :P I mean the more people providing input the better right? I suppose what I'm looking for are other great strategy games like …

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