Re: Fastest Windows 7 system [omg, it is already retro]

Posted on 2019-10-08, 00:06

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by keenmaster486

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A retro OS is the one you run on old hardware, that won't run anywhere else. And the fastest Windows 7 system is whichever one you put your Windows 7 install media into.

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Re: Why is Win 9x compatibility/emulation so difficult?

Posted on 2019-10-06, 18:34

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Akuma wrote: ....psssstt 'krcroft' , what does wine stand for ? 😁 Wine Is aN Emulator

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Re: Warning to all American citizens

Posted on 2019-10-04, 18:41

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Don't worry, we'll point you all in the direction of Texas, where the weather is nice and cool and the people are super mild-mannered, meek, and calm. Have fun!

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Re: How much do you pay for Old hardware Repairs ???

Posted on 2019-10-04, 14:40

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by keenmaster486

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I pay zero dollars. But the economist would say that I pay in opportunity cost; that is, I could have been working and making money instead of fiddling with old computers.

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Re: Posting Challenge-Oldest Browser, OS and hardware.

Posted on 2019-10-02, 05:17

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by keenmaster486

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mbbrutman wrote: Is this something I can convince both of you to help me with? Yeah, I’m interested. PM me with the deets or maybe it’s better to start a new thread or something... catch me in 10 hours after I have slept 🤣

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Re: Early 2000s tat-off: let's see your colored translucent plastic things

Posted on 2019-10-01, 18:20

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by keenmaster486

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I think I have caught the flu already just looking at this stuff.

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Re: Posting Challenge-Oldest Browser, OS and hardware.

Posted on 2019-10-01, 16:54

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I was getting some red lines marked "BUG" in the log from time to time. Maybe one of those was gdjacobs' attempt. EDIT: Got some recently... timestamp 10:41:36 (US Mountain Time), "Parse error on HTTP req 400 -- Bug: HTTP response not tracked in stats" Another edit: gdjacobs is your IP 5x.xxx.xx.x7 …

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Re: Posting Challenge-Oldest Browser, OS and hardware.

Posted on 2019-10-01, 14:54

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by keenmaster486

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gdjacobs wrote: I was going to load Arena, but your webserver must use a version of HTTP that's too new for it. I'll see if I can find a viable copy of NCSA Mosaic. Hmm, it's only HTTPServ from MTCP - I think it supports HTTP 0.9, 1.0, and 1.1. Not sure what other versions of the protocol there are …

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Re: Posting Challenge-Oldest Browser, OS and hardware.

Posted on 2019-09-30, 14:20

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by keenmaster486

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oeuvre wrote: kernel sanders 🤣. When or if they ever get to kernel version 11, I will be disappointed if this is not the codename for it. gdjacobs wrote: I fired up a Debian 2.2 chroot for some fun. Looks great! Good stuff!

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Re: Posting Challenge-Oldest Browser, OS and hardware.

Posted on 2019-09-29, 18:44

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by keenmaster486

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Caluser2000 wrote: All hail the mighty Zenith Z286LP PLUS!! Machine was prodused in 1990 running Arachne 1.97GPL,286- dos web browser on MS Dos 5.0a. Very nice! Running Arachne on my 286 is slow as molasses, though - any tips for speeding it up or is it just that way? oeuvre wrote: (image) Very …

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Re: Posting Challenge-Oldest Browser, OS and hardware.

Posted on 2019-09-28, 15:29

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by keenmaster486

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Who can post on the oldest browser accessing the website I'm hosting on my 286? http://casablanca25.mynetgear.com:286 I'll start: Filename IMG_8114.jpg File size 1.17 MiB Views 1006 views IBM Thinkpad 365CD -- Windows 3.1 -- Internet Explorer 3.03

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

Posted on 2019-09-27, 22:43

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by keenmaster486

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Amazing stuff!! Thank you! Very interesting! I wonder how it would handle load? I used to host a low traffic page on a Pentium MMX 233 with 256MB and it was pretty good as long as nobody was downloading anything. I am not at all sure - you know it's kind of fun watching the requests come in as …

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Re: I set up a little webserver on my 286

Posted on 2019-09-27, 22:29

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Errius wrote: Nice work. So people used PC Paint back in the DOS era? I remember .TGA files were popular in those days. Thanks! You know, I am not sure what people used. But I do know that PC Paint can save as GIF, which I figured was the image format most likely to be compatible with a wide range …

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I set up a little webserver on my 286

Posted on 2019-09-27, 22:23

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You can look at it here: http://casablanca25.mynetgear.com:286/ I'm continuing to mess around with it today so it probably will be a little intermittent in its operation. But it should be working for now =)

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

Posted on 2019-09-27, 22:21

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by keenmaster486

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Set up a little webserver on my old 286: http://casablanca25.mynetgear.com:286/

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

Posted on 2019-09-27, 20:31

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by keenmaster486

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Whipped up a game of DOOM over TCP/IP: (edit: using iFrag! Yes, this is really TCP/IP. The Thinkpad is connected to WiFi over a little WiFi bridge, whereas the 486 is connected to my main bedroom Ethernet, over another WiFi bridge - and it is blazing fast. No lag at all. I am impressed) 97ad684a- …

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Re: NEW iPhones

Posted on 2019-09-26, 19:53

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by keenmaster486

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Apple bad

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Re: I got a Dell 486 - my ultimate 486 build log!

Posted on 2019-09-25, 21:09

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by keenmaster486

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Yeah, having a physical CD is just more fun!

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Re: CO2 emissions in EU

Posted on 2019-09-24, 22:34

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by keenmaster486

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gdjacobs wrote: There's about as much risk from running ITER as there is from running the LHC at CERN. I thought that already created a wormhole that pulled us into an alternate universe though, pretty sure that's why Dr Strange picked the right future

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Re: I got a Dell 486 - my ultimate 486 build log!

Posted on 2019-09-24, 22:19

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by keenmaster486

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Well, I need the CD drive for CD games such as Titanic: Adventure out of time pictured above.

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