Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-03-02, 23:48
Placing BGA balls on tiny DDR1 chip without proper hardware 😜 video https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2rbHIj6SMlF … 0wtTjkxaG8/view
Re: Reconditioning an old NiMH laptop battery pack
Posted on 2017-03-02, 23:43
Ni-Mh battery packs usually don't have any electronics besides thermistor and a fuse inside, there is a chance that replacing cells in Ni-Mh pack would be easier than Li-Ion. I did post there something about replacing cells. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=512145#p512145 If there is little …
Re: [solved] How to run Steam without SSE2 (Pentium 3 + Win XP)
Posted on 2017-02-24, 20:47
I just found another old version of Steam (on the internet, so I won't post it here because I don't know if it's 100% safe - but I used only the package files again, so it should be pretty safe), dated 29 May 2014, and it still works fine (but I used a new, clean account). It even has a bit …
Re: [solved] How to run Steam without SSE2 (Pentium 3 + Win XP)
Posted on 2017-02-24, 16:25
OK, here you can find a redistribution of Steam Client, dated 02 August 2016. It doesn't require SSE to work. Steam Browser will not work on PC's without SSE2 (but the RAM usage will be reduced thanks to that). It is a fresh installation, without any user data and stuff. It is safe, executables are …
Re: How to run Steam without SSE2 (Pentium 3 + Win XP)
Posted on 2017-02-16, 02:00
All right, it finally works :) I looked into my backup HDD images and found a Steam installation dated 19 August 2015, from a Pentium 3 build. I just copied it to my P3 laptop and made a steam.cfg file, containing: BootStrapperInhibitAll=Enable (so it will block any potential updates) and it is …
Re: FTP for drivers?
Posted on 2017-02-15, 09:33
Usually I use this program for transferring files over network: http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/ you launch it on Windows 10 and it creates a HTTP server, just add the files you want to share and type the IP of Win 10 machine in web browser of Win 98 to download them.
[solved] How to run Steam without SSE2 (Pentium 3 + Win XP)
Posted on 2017-02-06, 01:30
SOLUTION: click here http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=565845#p565845 Hello, I have a problem with running Steam on Pentium 3 with Windows XP SP3. After running the executable it downloads the updates, login screen appears, and after I enter my password the window disappears, there is some HDD …
Internet through COM port in DOS (with linux pppd server) - problems
Posted on 2017-01-31, 16:08
I installed Lubuntu 10.04 on Presario 1800 laptop with COM port and WiFi card. I have other machine with COM port (DOS and WIN98) which I would like to connect to the internet (i know that I can do it with an ethernet card, I'm just experimenting). I connected the computers with a null-modem cable ( …
Re: Show off your tiny PCs
Posted on 2017-01-22, 16:59
PC/104 industrial mainboard with Vortex86 166MHz CPU (Pentium-compatible, speed adjustable in BIOS), 2,5" HDD mounted underneath, 128MB RAM, FDD connector, USB, VGA, 4 COM ports, etc... I made a ISA to PC/104 adapter, so standard cards can be plugged in. You can see the size compared to a compact …
Steam works on Win 2000, problems with games
Posted on 2017-01-21, 10:45
This section is about old software on old hardware, I wasn't sure where to ask about modern software on old hardware/operating systems, so I'm posting it here ;) I managed to run Steam on Windows 2000 (and other modern software), after applying some modifications (updates and extended kernel): you …
Re: list of soundcards that work in windows 3.1/3.11??
Posted on 2016-10-26, 17:36
ESS Solo-1 is also a PCI sound card that works in Windows 3.1.
Burning CD-R compatible with 2x SCSI CD-ROM
Posted on 2016-10-21, 18:29
I own TI Travelmate 4000M 486 laptop and I have some problems with its SCSI Toshiba XM-4101TA CD-ROM. It is reading original CD disks fine, for example Windows CDs, but there are some problems with burned disks. Some time ago I made a HDD backup and I would like to restore it with use of a burned CD …
Old laptops 386, 486, P1, P3 - all with DOS audio and good specs
Posted on 2016-10-18, 22:45
Old laptops are a nice thing, because everything they have is period correct - the case, screen, keyboard, internal components, so you have exactly the same experience as you would have 20 years ago ;) and they require very little space for storage. I tried to find laptops covering the 386 - Pentium …
Re: Want to build a tiny DOS/Windows/3DFX PC
Posted on 2016-10-07, 00:03
May be a little hard to change disks though. Well, you are not the first to say that, but I really don't know why people think so :) the floppy drive is the heaviest element of that case and it provides proper center of mass. Of course, it might be more difficult to change disks if it sits on the …
Re: Want to build a tiny DOS/Windows/3DFX PC
Posted on 2016-10-06, 21:42
Hello, it looks like I've already done something like you would like to build :) i used PC Partner MVP3BS7-954 mainboard or something similar (the mainboard doesn't have any information printed on it), which is only a little wider than ISA slots, and I made a custom AT case with turbo button, slim …
Re: Miniature SS7 K6-2 + Voodoo Banshee PC
Posted on 2016-10-06, 21:41
Thank you for the nice comments, it took me a while to respond because I was busy with some other things, well, it's nice to know that some of you think that it would be worth of making more of such cases - the problem is that, as you all can see it is not perfectly finished and it's visible that it …
Re: Toshiba Libretto 50CT problems
Posted on 2016-09-24, 21:07
First hold the ESC button with computer turned off, then turn it on and keep the button pressed until "Check system." message appears. Then press F1 (this is how it works on my L70). The screen brightness can be adjusted by software utility in Windows 95, I don't know about other methods. But after …
Re: Looking for good 486 board model names and brands.
Posted on 2016-09-23, 08:26
Zida 4DPS has all the features you want (not sure how "good" is the chipset, its made by SiS).
Re: Fixing a Acumos AVGA2
Posted on 2016-09-22, 15:57
My revision is a bit different unfortunately, but this is what it looks like. There is a chance that D1 and Q1 will be the same part.
Re: Worst cpus and worst computer builds
Posted on 2016-09-21, 15:37
Any laptop with passive (DSTN) screen.
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