Re: Merry Christmas 2018 everyone....

Posted on 2019-01-02, 16:57

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Its Christmas, not x-mas and not happy holidays. Depends on were you are on the globe, and who you are. ;-) No it does not. the whole xmas thing is a deliberate move to remove Christ from Christmas, that's like having a birthday party without the person who's birthday it is there. Ahhh.... So you …

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Nominations for the best all-rounder graphics card for a 486 (deux)

Posted on 2019-01-02, 16:33

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Re: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=19332 Hi, I'm building a 486 based system. Have been shopping around in ebay for a while now. Now if anyone can share their personal experience with regard to a VLB or an ISA based card. My targets are 1) Best compatibility with all Dos classics. 2) …

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Re: Really old PC prices?

Posted on 2019-01-02, 16:16

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3dfx prices are crazy. Then we have those scrappers that buy stuff in bulk and ask 500+$ for junk parts. True that, and the funny part is that 3dFX is not absolutely required, in order to enjoy this hobby. Another thing is that you don't need to go to the top end to enjoy glide games. Voodoo 2 or …

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Re: Really old PC prices?

Posted on 2019-01-02, 15:58

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tojavu wrote: 3dfx prices are crazy. Then we have those scrappers that buy stuff in bulk and ask 500+$ for junk parts. True that, and the funny part is that 3dFX is not absolutely required, in order to enjoy this hobby.

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Re: Merry Christmas 2018 everyone....

Posted on 2019-01-02, 15:53

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tojavu wrote: Its Christmas, not x-mas and not happy holidays. Depends on were you are on the globe, and who you are. 😉

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Re: Really old PC prices?

Posted on 2018-12-31, 10:36

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dionb wrote: CGA and EGA both work with digital RGB TTL signals over DE9 connector. CGA can optionally also output to analog composite using a big round IEC connector. Early VGA also used the same DE9 connector for analog RGB. But true EGA was always digital. Thanks. 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-31, 09:42

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This Orchid ET-4000 card. I threw an offer at 27 euro, and it was accepted. I did not expect that. I know the Orchid Voodoo1 are great (I have one), though how good are these Orchid ProDesigner-II cards? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Orchid-prodesigner-II-technology-isa-video-card-/163410339465?nordt= …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-30, 23:27

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TheAbandonwareGuy wrote: There is no such thing as the best keyboard, IMO it is personal preference. True that... What I was trying to say, when explaining what I like. 😉

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-30, 22:24

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The rubber dome board has completely different switches, only the tops of the keys are the same. Under them it has more in common with a EUR 5 Logitech than with any other Model M. However the sculpting and geometry of the M is one of the reasons it's so great, so it's still a vast improvement on …

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Re: Really old PC prices?

Posted on 2018-12-30, 09:33

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EGA and CGA monitors! Are one not analog and the other digital? Or do I remember wrong? After all, it is not something I have the broadest knowledge on.

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Re: 386SX 33Mhz motherboard... need some help!

Posted on 2018-12-30, 09:28

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Regarding battery... Then I have used the type here below, on several 386/486 systems. Some say it is a bad idea, and thar the only danger is if they heat up, it will explode. Yet after 1 x 386 and 3 x 486 boards, gotten this treatment. Then I am still to see any of those batteries heating up and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-30, 09:19

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@brostenen Ibm made a model M that was a rubber dome. In case you were wondering. It is the switch that IBM used, that I don't like. Does not matter if you install a rubber dome or keep the spring. It is strange, as I have no problem with this aproach if it is an arcade machine (those big ones like …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-30, 08:16

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Definitely a great deal for an XT/AT keyboard. I recently purchased 2 keyboard.. one having an XT/AT switch (also auto setting) and the other hopefully being one that is auto XT/AT and payed way more for them than that. And to top it off, I had to repair the definitely XT/AT one because the space …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-30, 08:05

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Found a keyboard for $4 at the thrift shop today with the cord still wrapped in plastic. It's got the big DIN 5 connector, a switch I assume changes between AT and XT, and best of all it's mechanical with no-name alps imitation switches. I remember those exact keyboards. They were sold well into …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-28, 21:48

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I bought a scandoubler.... http://wiki.icomp.de/wiki/Indivision_ECS_V2 Is that the one that's about $100 and you can stack two of them for dual monitor? I installed one of those in my Amiga 2000 before sending it off to a museum which now uses that machine to test Amiga games they get in. I had a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-28, 19:20

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I bought a scandoubler.... http://wiki.icomp.de/wiki/Indivision_ECS_V2

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Re: Amiga500 on steroids

Posted on 2018-12-27, 23:48

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first time I see a amiga post here, always wondered why no amiga fans here because it was such a popular computer. It still is. I suppose the Amiga people just stick to their own dedicated forums. Vogons seems mostly focused around IBM PC compatibles, DOS and DOSBox. I've always been a Commodore …

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Re: Amiga500 on steroids

Posted on 2018-12-27, 11:16

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Ahh Australia. Then it is a tiny bit cheaper than I initially thought. Still massive in comparison with EU prices. I used good quality PC parts, because the Amiga was a highend product back then. So I thought that it is only fair to compare with top PC products of that same era. I think that there …

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Re: Amiga500 on steroids

Posted on 2018-12-27, 09:58

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I think the only thing with the 486 parts you mentioned, there is alot more chance of getting lucky at recyclers classifieds or even finding dumped old hardware. with amiga they are alot more rare, much more special too. Also amigas are really picking up value thesedays too, i saw a few for around …

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Re: Amiga500 on steroids

Posted on 2018-12-27, 09:52

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I mean, a 030 CPU is nice and all what use is it on a non-AGA Amiga? Yea, not a lot of software out there that really needs an 030 on an non-AGA machine. Probably because accelerators were never really a thing in the days of the Amiga 500, and only the rare Amiga 3000 has an 030 combined with an …

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