Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2016-07-05, 15:42

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This is what my modern computer setup looks like, where I spend most of my computing time. That's an 3.3ghz i5 btw with 2.5TB of HDD space and 8GB of DDR3 RAM running Fedora Linux and Windows 7. http://orig09.deviantart.net/23da/f/2016/114/8/4/dsc05773_v01_by_mad_king_corduroy-da02r0k.jpg Really …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2016-07-05, 15:41

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Personally, I wouldn't replace the Virge with a Millenium - the S3 has better DOS compatibility. Unless yours is a cheap one with bad image quality, I would keep it. I've been through a couple of S3 Virge myself, currently using a Diamond Stealth 2000 Pro. Haven't really noticed any quality …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-02, 14:58

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keropi wrote: rein_ein wrote: Bought today: […] Show full quote Bought today: Sapphire X1300XT agp 256mb [...] wow that's a sad looking card... "please kill me" kinda sad 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 After all, the fan is kinda grinding his intestines, you know...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-30, 23:34

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by jheronimus

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Diamond Monster 3D (Voodoo 1 4MB). There are many like it, but this one is mine :happy: 2016-06-30 21.42.24.jpg I've been looking for a decently-priced V1 for a while now. Got this for less than 8 bucks. Came with a DIY pass-through cable, so I'm about to find out how good this one works. Will use …

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Re: Help getting NICs to work in Socket 5 MB

Posted on 2016-06-30, 09:00

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by jheronimus

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sry, i was kinda sure we were talking windows... you did try the dos network guide somewhere here on these forums? i really dont remember what the title was... Just a shot in the dark. A while ago I tried to get a 3COM card to work under 6.22. It modified the autoexec (or maybe config.sys) and …

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Re: My new WIP dummy list, I'm the dummy ;)

Posted on 2016-06-29, 23:03

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squareguy wrote: Make sense? Not right away, but it does. It's only after you understand it's about BACKWARDS compatibility it becomes obvious =)

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Re: Project95

Posted on 2016-06-27, 19:30

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by jheronimus

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Oldskoolmaniac wrote: the only driver i cant find is the Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 S3-ViRGE VX PCI driver. Maybe try the driver for the 2000 Pro? You can find it here as well as some other S3 drivers.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-27, 18:24

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Got my first Voodoo 3 card today — for about 1,5 dollars. 95_powercolor_evilking_3_pro_c355a_ver.2.0_complete_hq.jpg It's a Powercolor Evilking 3 Pro, so basically, a Voodoo 3 3000 with AGP2x, 166MHz and 16 MB SDRAM. I like the fact that it has a fan — AFAIK, Voodoo 3 produce a lot of heat, and most …

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Re: Horizontal desktop Socket 7 build

Posted on 2016-06-26, 15:17

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I got the LED to work, but the turbo button doesn't really do anything. Upgraded the Pentium 133 to 166. This motherboard shouldn't be able to accept MMX, and that's the fastest "classic" Pentium I have. Installed a new Diamond 3D 2000 Pro I just got. It's an S3 Virge, just like many others I have, …

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Re: Help me get the Turbo/MHz LED to work

Posted on 2016-06-26, 15:15

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So, I've managed to get this all to work. Turns out, I mistook the connectors and used t+/t- instead of the 5V ones, which fried the LED. Found an S-305H on a spare case which fit. Used the schematics on the site and it now shows the proper frquency. The problem now is that the Turbo button doesn't …

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Re: Help me get the Turbo/MHz LED to work

Posted on 2016-06-24, 10:59

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Welp, plugged all the wires just like Robin4 said — there actually was a double wire going from the PSU via a Molex connector. It worked perfectly at first: it showed 133 (my CPU actual frequency) with Turbo button released and did not show anything with Turbo button pressed. After a few minutes …

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Help me get the Turbo/MHz LED to work

Posted on 2016-06-23, 22:58

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Hi, all I recently got a new Pentium-based machine . It has a nice little horizontal AT case with a Turbo button and a MHz LED. And ever since I've got this machine I've tried my best to get it working. AsopS8x.jpg Initially, it had two triple wires, one labled TURBO_SW and the other one had no …

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Re: Why did I buy an XT clone and what am I going to do with it?

Posted on 2016-06-22, 15:58

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by jheronimus

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The title made me laugh a lot. Unless you have any CPU-sensitive games of that period you want to play or you are serious about collecting hardware — sell it, before you start spending money on addons.

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Re: Horizontal desktop Socket 7 build

Posted on 2016-06-14, 12:40

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by jheronimus

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You have to get the MHz display working! I dream of owning a case with a 3 digit display! Maybe this board doesn't have Turbo switch header? My 486 was the same and could only be done with a keyboard shortcut. But do like the system overall, also prefer the looks of desktop/horizontal/whatever case …

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Re: Horizontal desktop Socket 7 build

Posted on 2016-06-13, 10:05

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ramiro77 wrote: Sweet build! We also use "horizontal" vs "vertical" here. 😎 Russians also call fliptop (usually XT-class) cases "crocodiles". 😀

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Re: Horizontal desktop Socket 7 build

Posted on 2016-06-13, 10:04

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SquallStrife wrote: "Horizontal case" hehe I haven't heard that one before! Usually "desktop case", compare with "tower case". I know, but these days any non-portable PC is called desktop, which is why I tend to call them "horizontal". 😀

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Horizontal desktop Socket 7 build

Posted on 2016-06-12, 21:21

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Hi, all! I've finally managed to get myself a non-branded horizontal AT case! Here it is: http://i.imgur.com/AsopS8x.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iy7Ibar.jpg I always liked these kind of cases, but they are somewhat hard to come by. You can easily find a branded desktop (IBM, Compaq), but those are not …

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Re: What's your favourite magazine for old hardware reviews?

Posted on 2016-06-08, 00:09

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Wow, those 7 issues were an awesome read for me. In short: - the first issue of byte came in September'96: Pentium Classic was reaching 200 MHz while Pentium Pro was already out and even reaching some high-end home machines, and Pentium MMX was announced; - byte editors were hyping MMX pretty hard ( …

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Re: What's your favourite magazine for old hardware reviews?

Posted on 2016-06-07, 16:09

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by jheronimus

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There are already 7 scanned issues of boot magazine from 1996-1997, all of them here. Looks like this is the kind of publication I'm looking for (power users/gamers), but it only started around the time Pentium MMX was out.

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Re: What would you build if you want the best of both worlds?

Posted on 2016-06-02, 00:17

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Lately I've been wanting to build a Socket 7 box, something with like a Pentium 233MMX, Voodoo 3, SB16 with real OPL3, just something that would strike a good balance of performance and compatibility. I'm not entirely sure what I'd do for GM support, an AWE64 is tempting but I really want the sound …

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