Grand Theft Auto London 1969: GTA "The Classic Collection" version on Windows 8.1.

Posted on 2014-12-28, 09:51

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by MrEWhite

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So I recently picked up this collection and GTA 1 only played with the GTAFixer from here http://gtamp.com/gta1/ But GTA London 1969 doesn't work with this correctly. But for London I can use a No-CD exe but there is no music! But is there anyway to fix this and get music?

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Re: Where would I find a cheap, Pentium or Pentium 3 PC?

Posted on 2014-12-10, 03:50

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by MrEWhite

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I got my recent acquisitions from Craigslist and eBay. Check your area for local auction companies too. They'll have an email or even snail mail list you can sign up for. Keep an eye out for business liquidations. A few years back I got boxes and boxes of stuff from a local university clearing out …

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Where would I find a cheap, Pentium or Pentium 3 PC?

Posted on 2014-12-10, 02:45

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by MrEWhite

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Pretty much the title, I live in North Carolina, couldn't find any PCs at my local PC shop (found one and it was filled with dirt and the Hard drive was screwed.) So does anyone know a good place to find a good Pentium PC?

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Re: Video Cards for Windows 9x benched on a very fast Windows 98SE system.

Posted on 2014-11-01, 18:15

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by MrEWhite

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I can offer a Geforce MX420 if you need one.

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Re: GLQuake stutter

Posted on 2014-10-29, 21:45

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by MrEWhite

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in Windows

Format fixed it. Probably a virus.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2014-10-27, 22:26

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by MrEWhite

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I got Quake in the mail in the original box (box is in acceptable shape, but the game itself was unopened). And Quake 2 and 3 on the way. Overclocked the Voodoo 3 2000 to 166 MHz and it is stable at that.

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Re: Best AGP graphics card for Windows 98?

Posted on 2014-10-27, 22:23

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by MrEWhite

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I saw a forum thread mention that Dell's 8200 250W is more like a typical 350W because it is actually rated to sustain 250W. However at this point these PSUs are old and I would check for bad caps. I've seen leaking caps in Dell PSUs. Off the top of my head, beyond 45.23 and you'll have problems …

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Re: Best AGP graphics card for Windows 98?

Posted on 2014-10-26, 21:07

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by MrEWhite

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My current PC never fried a card (Dell Dimension 8200) it is a desktop.

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Re: Best AGP graphics card for Windows 98?

Posted on 2014-10-26, 19:34

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by MrEWhite

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A Geforce4 Ti or FX 5600 Ultra should be fine. It's possible a 5900 Ultra could be ok too but that's probably pushing your luck. There's always the option to get a new PSU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371004 (nice 5v output for the money) It would need to be Dell …

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Re: Best AGP graphics card for Windows 98?

Posted on 2014-10-26, 18:58

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by MrEWhite

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The PSU is 250 Watt but see here http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/d … 3514/t/19285787 So based on that, what card?

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Re: GLQuake stutter

Posted on 2014-10-26, 02:42

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by MrEWhite

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leileilol wrote: Source ports won't help the stuttering issue anyway. I had stuttering from using a SBLive in many games back 14 years ago too. I also tried A Vortex 2 card and it still happens.

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Re: GLQuake stutter

Posted on 2014-10-25, 23:02

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by MrEWhite

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filipetolhuizen wrote: If you consider an alternative to the port, try using DarkPlaces. Want the authentic "retro" experience.

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Re: GLQuake stutter

Posted on 2014-10-25, 22:11

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by MrEWhite

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in Windows

I minimized the stuttering by changing IRQs in the BIOS. Still stuttering some though. But playable.

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Re: GLQuake stutter

Posted on 2014-10-25, 21:52

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by MrEWhite

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Both didn't work.

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Re: GLQuake stutter

Posted on 2014-10-25, 20:54

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by MrEWhite

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in Windows

It isn't fixed 🙁 I get stuttering no matter what card I use, my Nvidia Geforce 4 MX 420' or the Voodoo card!

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Re: Universal AGP slot of ECS P4S5A motherboard?

Posted on 2014-10-25, 03:28

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by MrEWhite

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shamino wrote: I have a P4S5A packed away somewhere. I don't have any Voodoo cards, but I do have some old ATI Rage cards that I guess require 3.3v. Do you just need to find out if it will POST without blowing up? Or is it more involved than that? Pretty sure see if it posts.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-10-24, 17:02

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by MrEWhite

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I've only ever seen 3500s with the TV tuner on ebay. When I search now I only see ones with the TV tuner and missing the blue cable/box. Got any links? Here's where I got mine: http://www.ebay.com/itm/147286-001-147908-001-COMPAQ-VIDEO-CARD-3DFX-16MB-AGP-/170463347182?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash= …

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Re: "Plug into Primary PCI port"

Posted on 2014-10-24, 01:14

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by MrEWhite

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Fixed it, I accidently removed the whole line instead of the ; me being a idiot as usual :p

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Re: "Plug into Primary PCI port"

Posted on 2014-10-23, 20:06

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by MrEWhite

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Vogons Drivers has everything. Don't use 2048 because they are quite buggy. Use 2041. Also, it often helps to search this forum. The link you found for the inf tweak should fix the PCI bus detection quirk. I know it's necessary for newer Intel (810+) and nforce chipsets. I couldn't find it on …

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Re: internet in 286 windows 3.1 ?

Posted on 2014-10-23, 19:54

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by MrEWhite

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Sorry for the offtopic, but "arachne" actually reminds me of the greek word "αράχνη" (which is spelled arachni, with emphasis on the 2nd a (ά)) and means spider. Actually this is pretty damn the same word in english and greek, just with different writing! :D Everything's connected out there, people …

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