Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)

Posted on 2015-06-18, 10:52

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Does anyone else have / use this card? What did you think? Any comments? A few years ago I bought a socket 7 board on ebay and the seller's bundle included this card, I believe it's the same model: http://i.imgur.com/lulG56vl.jpg I'm not sure if it was defective or else, but it didn't sound right …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-29, 05:05

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PeterLI: I thought you quit the hobby 😉

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Re: Could use some help on an easy issue...

Posted on 2015-05-28, 04:44

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Usually it's common practice to have the HDD as a primary master and the Cd-rom as a slave, and not the opposite. Have you tried it ? also, have you tried setting the jumpers to master / slave on the devices instead of cable select ? Do you have another ribbon cable so you can connect each device to …

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Re: Hanaho HotRod Arcade Stick

Posted on 2015-05-25, 09:12

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I used to own one of these... bought around 2002 IIRC -I think the X-Arcade didn't exist back then. It's a very good quality device, but bulky and heavy. I sold it because I found I wasn't really using it much and it was taking too much space. Here's a pic I kept. But if you have the space and can …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2015-05-23, 06:24

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Nice system. Is it a gigabyte gz-x1 case?

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Re: Foreshadowing the value of P4 hardware

Posted on 2015-05-05, 14:34

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Does anyone actually have fond memories of the P4 hardware era? I do - after having built two different Athlon based systems in the early 2000s (Athlon 1300 then Athlon XP1500+), I went back to Intel with a P4 2.8ghz late 2002 (ASUS P4G8X), then a P4 3.2ghz late 2003 (ASUS P4C800-E). I remember …

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Re: If you could play any game for the first time ever again...

Posted on 2015-04-30, 15:44

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Christmas 1989 - I'm discovering Maniac Mansion on an 8088 XT clone with EGA graphics. Amazing memories. Close second would be Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - The Graphic Adventure that same year. I remember playing the game first then seeing the movie at the theater hoping it would give me …

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Re: ATX Pentium i430HX Build in Modern Case

Posted on 2015-04-22, 18:51

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cool rig and nice specs. did Win95 install without any problem on the CF? I tried on my machine a while ago but it didn't work.

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Re: Dual Pentium Pro Build Thread

Posted on 2015-04-17, 11:37

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Very interesting machine ! I enjoyed reading your story.

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Re: Most disappointing games?

Posted on 2015-04-17, 11:30

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Most disappointing games for me were often sequels to a great games, which turned to be way inferior to their predecessor. There were loads, but here are 3 games that come to mind : Eye of the beholder III - I bought it after having enjoyed the first and second episodes which to me were masterpieces …

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Re: Advice / Help needed: 486 + Win 3.11

Posted on 2015-03-24, 20:59

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If you have faulty ram it might give you random errors like the ones you have been experiencing. Try testing each of your memory modules with memtest to make sure they're ok.

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Re: AT boards in ATX cases

Posted on 2015-03-23, 15:40

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I think you only need -5v for very specific cards like LAPC-I and some early sound blasters.

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Re: AT boards in ATX cases

Posted on 2015-03-18, 21:04

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apart from a prominent hole at the back if you don't get an AT backplate, it works fine for me and I don't really see any major drawback...

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Re: Modern way to get Roland Sound Canvas for your old PC or DOSBOX!!!

Posted on 2015-03-16, 10:52

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On another note, I don't really understand why this app requires a newer Idevice to work. I have an Ipad 3, it's not even 3 years old but apparently it's not recent enough to run this app. The obsolescence rate of apple products is a joke 😒

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Re: Pentium 233MMX - SCC-1 / CT1600 / Voodoo2 rig

Posted on 2015-03-09, 10:25

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Why do you need a TSR for SB16? (...) By "TSR" I meant the usual drivers you have to load in the config.sys and autoexec.bat for SB16 operation - SB Pro2 doesn't need any. What is the Antec case behind the Gigabyte one? It's an Antec VSK-4000E - it houses a Pentium IV / Win XP system: http://www. …

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Re: Pentium 233MMX - SCC-1 / CT1600 / Voodoo2 rig

Posted on 2015-03-04, 15:43

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very nice build! I'd go with a SB16 though on a p1 machine, maybe you can add a GUS or something for 44khz goodness :D thanks! In the '90s I used a CT1750 SB16 but I ended up selling it last year and kept only the CT1600. I agree that an SB16 is more "period correct" and probably sounds a bit …

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Re: PII-333, Abit BX6, Matrox G200, Voodoo 2 system

Posted on 2015-03-03, 18:25

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Update: I gave away the whole system but ended up keeping the hard disk, the voodoo2 and the mouse to use in this build: Pentium 233MMX - SCC-1 / CT2230 / Voodoo2 rig

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Re: Pentium 200 "Multi-Speed" Game & Midi System

Posted on 2015-03-03, 18:18

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sorry for the late reply... I'm now using an ASUS VX97: Pentium 233MMX - SCC-1 / CT2230 / Voodoo2 rig.

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Pentium 233MMX - SCC-1 / CT2230 / Voodoo2 rig

Posted on 2015-03-03, 18:14

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Last Christmas I cleared out a lot of stuff but also made one last build with the best parts I had. I went for socket 7 as my favorite era remains the '90s DOS games, but using a P233MMX also allows for a bit more horsepower to run the odd Windows 98 Glide game. As per my previous build, this one …

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Re: Pentium 200 "Multi-Speed" Game & Midi System

Posted on 2015-02-19, 20:16

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Indeed, at the time I bought a 5"1/4 front panel with 4 switches from frozencpu.com, then connected the switches to the jumpers that control FSB speed and multiplier on the motherboard. I have since given away this system and replaced it with a P233MMX build. It has a simpler setup with 2 switches …

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