Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2014-01-20, 03:07

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And my for my consoles http://i.imgur.com/5pOo5iAl.jpg I also have a Sony PVM-1442QM, which is in storage at the moment, but I plan to use with my Apple IIgs. That Sony PVM-2950 is a great monitor to have. Have you ever tried to hook it up to your computer with a 15-pin to composite or BNC adapter …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2014-01-20, 03:02

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Did someone request a GDM-FW900? :D https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6cKphxwKlqI/UtuFIEDptpI/AAAAAAAAAw4/lZgatUnDvB0/s640/gdm-fw900.jpg It was actually in pretty bad shape, so I ended up selling it. (Worked okay, though.) My current CRT is a generic-looking 16" Chuntex. I've realized I actually …

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Re: Local sellers using Ebay as reference

Posted on 2014-01-20, 02:53

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When people quote Ebay tell them fine you will pay ebay prices, but the guy has to use Ebay, pay the fees, ship it to you, and you will say it is different then listed and then do a chargeback. Good point. It is not easy selling on Ebay anymore...a lot of friends of mine have only come out even …

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Re: Pentium II - Voodoo PCI vs AGP

Posted on 2014-01-18, 19:43

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Thanks...Good to know Carmageddon works.... Ya I've seen that chart before, but I didn't notice that the Voodoo3 was listed in there...I used it to compare my S3 cards to see which were most compatible with older games. Funny that Voodoo3's aren't more pricey considering it's DOS compatibility...I …

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Re: Local sellers using Ebay as reference

Posted on 2014-01-18, 19:34

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I found one guy on the internet who had a site that looked like it hadn't been updated since the late 90's but he still had a lot of the parts for sale that he had advertised on the site. I bought two of a particular item from him but he said he could only honor the price for one of them because …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2014-01-18, 19:17

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by decent I obviously mean something that was higher end at the time, if I looked I could probably find a Dell or some other low end CRT Of course, you know that some Dell CRT's used Sony Trinitron tubes right? Some Dell CRT's were a little on the "higher end" in terms of quality. (I have 4 21" …

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Re: Decent retro gaming laptops

Posted on 2014-01-18, 09:58

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I saw few old laptops with gameport (1993-1995). Mostly they were big, heavy and sometimes with no internal battery. For normal laptops there were only one way to get native gameport and it was a docking station. I had Toshiba Satellite 490XCDT and then Toshiba Tecra T8000 with docking stations …

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Re: For Once I Wished I Lived in California...

Posted on 2014-01-18, 09:18

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Gramcon wrote: Thought you guys might enjoy this one... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-6-Complete-Deskto … s-/161194637583 I'm tempted to make the trip.... That is just amazing. Almost too good to be true.

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Re: Decent retro gaming laptops

Posted on 2014-01-18, 09:10

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The only thing that has kept me from using a laptop as a dos gaming rig is the lack of a gameport. The only recolection I have of a portable with a 15-pin gameport is some compydyne or micron laptop advertised in a Computer Shopper magazine (yes the ones that looked like phone books!). Does anyone …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2014-01-18, 06:41

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Filename photo(1).JPG File size 170.81 KiB Views 18695 views Atari, Commodore Filename photo.JPG File size 108.92 KiB Views 18695 views One of the best CRT's I've ever owned - SONY Multicscan G200 - up to 1600x1200 resolution @ 60Hz

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Re: Local sellers using Ebay as reference

Posted on 2014-01-18, 05:58

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I've also had this happen to me. I think the most absurd time was when I was looking for a dell dimension awhile back, something in the Pentium 3 range. They make decent Win 98 machines so I was looking for one to toy around with. I put out a want on Craigslist and I got a replay from a guy who …

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Re: Pentium II - Voodoo PCI vs AGP

Posted on 2014-01-18, 05:51

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I just tried Half Life. Other than those games, any other that you want me to try? I don't have phantasmagoria or any flight sim :\ Can you try any sierra games by any chance? Maybe some older adventure games (not too old though)? Kings Quest 6, Space Quest 6 or maybe lucasarts games like tie …

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Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2014-01-17, 09:15

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Please show off your sexy CRT monitor here...no LCD's allowed 🤣 Show off your trinitrons, diamondtrons, and syncmasters and more.. I have not seen a sony fw900 yet on vogons..that would be nice to see one in action.

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Re: The MIDI General

Posted on 2014-01-17, 09:09

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5u3 wrote: Cloudschatze wrote: I'd be happy to share the configuration details, if anyone cares. Yes please. We do care about such things. I second that..please post!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-01-17, 09:07

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MediaVision Pro Audio Spectrum : http://geryon.ru/650-0002_preview.jpg MediaVision Pro Audio Studio 16 LMSI : http://geryon.ru/650-0082_preview.jpg MediaVision Pro Audio Studio XL : http://geryon.ru/650-0097_preview.jpg Impressive haul of pas cards! If youve had a chance to test these...Which one …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2014-01-17, 08:57

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: Jane's Fighters Anthology on an old AMD Turion laptop, with CH Fighterstick, Pro Throttle, and Pro Pedals. 😀 Usb versions im guessing?? If youre using gameport versions, how did you connect to your laptop?

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Re: Pentium II - Voodoo PCI vs AGP

Posted on 2014-01-17, 08:47

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Did you try any older dos games with this setup?? I have a similar voodoo 3 card and i am considering using it in my PII rig as well. I dont really want to play quake 2 or half life with it (i have a P4 for that), but i am hoping to run 'newish' glide games and some 90's dos games that run good on a …

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Re: The MIDI General

Posted on 2014-01-17, 08:23

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Very impressive! Which card are you going to connect the pc speaker to? What about the sweet panasonic cd changer?

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Re: Pentium 166MMX tower of power.

Posted on 2014-01-16, 06:33

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For the build you're planning, I would suggest starting with 16 megs of RAM (either FPM or EDO) if installing DOS only, and add more only if needed; if you go for Windows, then start with 32 megs. Finally, get a PCI video card instead of using your Speedstar64 (unless you have a good reason to keep …

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Re: Pentium 166MMX tower of power.

Posted on 2014-01-16, 06:25

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I haven't seen one of those before. Ya they are pretty rare actually...they both come with IR remotes as well for windows. I only have one and it's almost impossible to find another for my 2nd system because of the apparent rarity of these systems. Just promise me that you won't mount the switches …

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