Re: Pentium Pro hardware lot inventory. Pics for kicks.

Posted on 2018-12-14, 19:22

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This thread has been discussed by the mods. You are very close to breaking the rules here as your intent is to sell these items and it can be argued you're using this thread for advertisement as you're just posting items that you have left in limited quantities. If it becomes a re-occurrent thread …

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Re: Insanely good priced app bundle over @ Humble Bundle!

Posted on 2018-12-14, 05:25

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I bought it and didn't get subscribed to anything. Not sure where your order went wrong.

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Re: GOG WinterSale 2018 is here

Posted on 2018-12-14, 03:10

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Thanks for the heads up on Full Throttle - love that game. Of course I've only played the original. Grabbed. I actually opened a DJ set with this cover of its theme song a while ago. 😜

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Re: Pentium Pro hardware lot inventory. Pics for kicks.

Posted on 2018-12-13, 04:48

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Man that Permedia(?) looks nice, some proper solid engineering went into that card. Love the Banshees too.

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

Posted on 2018-12-13, 04:45

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(Two pages later, I reply to a minor comment...) A 5V DX2/66 overdrive CPU which I didn't even know I had & have no idea where I got. I popped it into my formerly-CPU-less Opti Local Bus board, which it should be perfect for. Will be nice to have that one up & running; I don't have a mid-grade 486 …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2018-12-13, 04:30

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Check out Elianda's Youtube channel. Pretty sure everything VGA on there was captured using a DVI2PCIe. Maybe he can chime in with some details. They're both excellent choices AFAIK.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-12, 21:23

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That's awfully pretty for an MX200; did those even need any cooling at all?

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Re: Pentium Pro hardware lot inventory. Pics for kicks.

Posted on 2018-12-12, 19:37

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I *love* those EliteGroup stickers & box art. Is this from before or after the PC Chips merger?

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Re: Insanely good priced app bundle over @ Humble Bundle!

Posted on 2018-12-12, 06:05

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You could always sell a sealed copy of Prince of Persia. Mwahahahaha... drevil.gif Ahaha. Said game may or may not be one of the reasons I'm getting into video editing in the first place... EDIT: for those who have used it, how does Vegas compare in usage to other NLEs? Is it a good one to learn on …

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Re: Quick & clean K6-2 build, with some cool history

Posted on 2018-12-12, 03:56

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BTW, here's what this board was in in (probably) late 1999 or so - a cluttered teenager's bedroom, but also the big, somewhat disassembled full-AT tower on the left. 1999_hardware_remastered.jpg I used to run my cases open for cooling then; can't stand doing that these days because of dust build-up. …

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Re: Quick & clean K6-2 build, with some cool history

Posted on 2018-12-12, 03:35

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Thanks guys! I've done a few upgrades and changes, so time for an update. Firstly, I sourced a beige DVD-ROM and extra front panel cover, which tidied up the look tons. Couldn't find a DVD+/-RW I liked, but I don't really need to burn anything on this machine anyway, so this'll do. The two panel …

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Re: Insanely good priced app bundle over @ Humble Bundle!

Posted on 2018-12-12, 01:28

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Yeah I had a look at the feature compare on the website, and EDIT really isn't missing much, especially compared to the Pro (non-Suite) version. I'm a bit short on cash but might sell something to grab this anyway. 😜

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-12, 01:16

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Thermalwrong wrote: Also I'm very surprised I remembered my winzip registration code, it's been a while since I last entered that... Can we just go back to the part where somebody registered WinZip??

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Re: Insanely good priced app bundle over @ Humble Bundle!

Posted on 2018-12-12, 00:59

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Hot damn, is that actual Vegas Pro on pay-what-you-want? Not some limited cut-down version or trial thing? If so, will definitely get. EDIT (heh): nevermind, it's Vegas Pro 15 EDIT, which is a slightly older, cut-down version, and you have to buy the maximum tier ($25) to get it. Slightly …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-12, 00:10

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Thanks! I actually ordered two of the plastic caddy type, which is what my work PC has: Looks like there's more than one option for these.

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Re: Searching an old DOS game

Posted on 2018-12-11, 23:04

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This sounds a lot like Quadralien. If that's not it, maybe The Machines (DOS) / Universal Warrior (Amiga) (which was the subject of my own "what game was this?!" thread years ago 😜) is?

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Re: I am a father

Posted on 2018-12-11, 22:51

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Congratulations dude! And thanks for sharing with us. You look proud and excited in all the photos - not hard to understand why. 😀

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Re: Athlon 64 X2 6000+ still fast?

Posted on 2018-12-11, 21:45

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If you really want to max out an AM2 board, Phenom IIs can be had dirt cheap, especially if you're not after the X6 parts. I got an X3 720 Black Edition for literally under $10 USD shipped. It's also an 89W part (assuming you don't unlock the 4th core) and should be a pretty solid direct-swap …

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Re: What about this SIS motherboard?

Posted on 2018-12-11, 21:37

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I can't really answer your questions, but if it was me I'd be more concerned initially by the fact that the battery has leaked all over the place. It may not even POST without some extensive repairs. This was THE first thing I noticed. I don't know how you guys can see that from such a grainy/ …

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Re: FYI: Steam drops XP/Vista in 2019

Posted on 2018-12-10, 06:23

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^^ depends what kind of old XP machine we're talking about. The Steam client needs SSE2 AFAIK, so assuming a P4 or Athlon 64, probably 99% of mainstream distros (Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Fedora - 32-bit needed for the P4 obviously) will run without trouble & support virtually all the hardware out of …

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