Re: Packard Bell Axcel 2005

Posted on 2017-04-23, 13:04

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by gdjacobs

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Desolder the battery and start cleaning it up with some mild cleaning solution (vinegar, dilute baking soda, or weak IPA for instance). It's hard to tell how much damage there is just from the surface, although it appears some traces may have failed. This is fairly easily repaired using fine wire to …

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Re: AMD K6/2 (Chomper XT) treating 2x as 4.5x

Posted on 2017-04-23, 12:56

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

F2bnp wrote: If I do remember correctly, the first Chompers did not treat 2x as 6x, but this is definitely not your case, the K6-2 500 came out a while later. Correct. Chompers did not but CXT (to the extent of my knowledge and testing) does.

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Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2017-04-22, 06:12

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by gdjacobs

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TheCoach wrote: YEAH! It worked, I have fully functional audio on the P3 in DOS now.

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Re: Is there a pager for DOSBox?

Posted on 2017-04-22, 06:04

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by gdjacobs

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

Here you go. http://reimagery.com/fsfd/txtutil1.htm#less

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Re: Setup to play any computer game, what is necessary?

Posted on 2017-04-21, 07:27

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by gdjacobs

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My take, aside from a modern system it can be done with two: K6-2/III+ or C3 Ezra (for DOS) S478, S754, S939 (for high performance DOS, W98, and WinXP titles) - should have a downward unlocked multiplier - preferably equipped with an AGP slot - ideally using an SIS or VIA chipset for driver support …

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Re: PSU - bust the myth

Posted on 2017-04-21, 07:13

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by gdjacobs

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Outside of problems with crossloading, the only thing using an over-specced PSU will cost you is a bit of efficiency. Certainly you have more options with a lighter demand system, but it doesn't fix fundamental design problems and make truly awful PSUs safe to use.

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Re: Retrogaming with a K6-III pc anyone?

Posted on 2017-04-20, 19:42

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by gdjacobs

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He can clock it slower that way, so he's able to dig a little deeper into 386 territory.

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Re: What storage to use on ISA only systems?

Posted on 2017-04-20, 19:40

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The cheap IDE to SATA adapters are fine.

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Re: What storage to use on ISA only systems?

Posted on 2017-04-20, 18:51

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by gdjacobs

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They're not as resilient as SSDs designed for heavier write cycles, but they would be fine in any situation where disk swapping wasn't a factor.

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2017-04-20, 18:49

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by gdjacobs

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Possibly improved compatibility for PCI sound cards in DOS, although I don't have hard evidence.

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Re: PSU - bust the myth

Posted on 2017-04-20, 16:37

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by gdjacobs

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That PoS sux so much that I'll leave aside the comp killing aspects and concentrate on the home razing features: For maximum fire risk, I wanna see some inadequate bonding methods! Coupled with those lovely filter caps, you have the opportunity of being electrocuted by a computer chassis floating …

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Re: PSU - bust the myth

Posted on 2017-04-20, 09:02

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by gdjacobs

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Hmm... poor input filtering, output filtering, anemic capacitors. I'm not too good at identifying transistors by sight, but they're probably way overstretched as well. Good luck on this thing actually having any active thermal or overcurrent protection.

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Re: Retrogaming with a K6-III pc anyone?

Posted on 2017-04-20, 08:53

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The non plus CPUs don't support software multiplier manipulation.

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Re: Is there any practical reason to dual boot MSDOS and Win98?

Posted on 2017-04-19, 10:48

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes. Some titles just don't work well under Win9x DOS mode.

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Re: PSU - bust the myth

Posted on 2017-04-19, 10:48

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by gdjacobs

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The caps don't contain that much electrolyte. It's likely substandard adhesive caulking which can be cleaned with IPA.

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Re: PSU - bust the myth

Posted on 2017-04-19, 10:10

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by gdjacobs

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Well, you can buy one and split it open and we'll try to contain our laughter (or our tears). Personally, I wouldn't trust such a cheap power supply further than I can throw it (which would be quite far, considering how light it probably is).

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Re: Sound blaster awe64 value and older games.

Posted on 2017-04-19, 10:05

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ Software

I am planning to build a slower system. Any idea how slow system those older titles need to be able to find the sound card? The system requirements for the games should give an idea on how slow the PC can be. Remember its not the speed that's at fault, if anything its the soundcard, and that's only …

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

Posted on 2017-04-19, 06:42

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by gdjacobs

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I'd be interested to see a build for fastest DOS machine including an examination of DOS PCI sound cards (maybe as a second part).

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Re: Starting a project with my son, help needed.

Posted on 2017-04-19, 06:08

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by gdjacobs

in Console & Arcade Emulation

in Console & Arcade Emulation

2D schematic: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/har … atics/README.md 3D model for CAD work: https://grabcad.com/library/raspberry-pi-3-re … -raspberry-pi-2

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Re: Starting a project with my son, help needed.

Posted on 2017-04-19, 02:55

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by gdjacobs

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in Console & Arcade Emulation

Have fun!

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