Re: Cpu models with built-in speakers?
Posted on 2020-12-09, 07:43
Some of the Compaq Presario desktops from 1998 have them. Don't know which audio chipset they use though.
Re: Have I just killed the VLB side of my motherboard?
Posted on 2020-12-02, 19:40
Have you made sure the card's contacts are fully inserted? I've had issues with VLB connections in the past, where the ISA side of the connection is all nice and tight in there while the VLB side may get loose at the end, possibly due to the motherboard not being held up to the very edge of it. Have …
Re: Please help me find more info on the very rare laptop i purchased
Posted on 2020-11-19, 14:32
Interesting... so some of them were clearly branded and others weren't. I wouldn't say it's the most collectible thing even if it's hard to find, but always nice to have one on hand to document for anyone who might have something similar. The MediaGX it's got sparks intrigue as well, as I've never …
Re: Please help me find more info on the very rare laptop i purchased
Posted on 2020-11-19, 13:52
The closest match I've found according to a very low res image is that it's a Systemax 280M. Given this laptop doesn't have any real branding on it and the OEM info states it's manufactured and supported by "Prodigy by Integral Computers", this may very well be a generic laptop that was sold to …
Re: Quake, does you armor counter decrease when drowning ?
Posted on 2020-08-25, 05:15
I always assumed it was intentional. From a logical standpoint, it's kind of strange how all types of damage can be absorbed, but I guess that's just the way it plays. Many derivatives of Quake don't follow its rule.
Re: How much slower and resource intensive is Windows 98SE vs Windows 95C?
Posted on 2020-06-23, 12:42
I was thinking the same thing with Orkay's post when he said install Win95 then apply patches for AGP, USB, etc, etc My immediate thought was, or I could just install 98lite and have these things work out the box. I've created a similar out-of-the-box solution from the opposite side with a more …
Re: How much slower and resource intensive is Windows 98SE vs Windows 95C?
Posted on 2020-06-22, 23:07
Windows 95 supports USB flash drives, too, using this driver available on Toastytech: http://toastytech.com/files/cruzerwin95.html Or, you could install XUSBSUPP, the extended USB supplement that rolls up the USB supplement updates into a single package and comes with a mass storage driver from what …
Re: How much slower and resource intensive is Windows 98SE vs Windows 95C?
Posted on 2020-06-22, 11:37
The more I've used a largely vanilla Windows 98SE installation next to a Windows 95A/B installation loaded with various updates, the more I've found the former to be incredibly slow; so much so that even with 512MB of RAM on a Pentium III system, I tend to opt for Windows 95B. It's mainly the two …
Re: Win98 reinstall didn't change file explorer language
Posted on 2020-06-19, 04:58
You could manually copy EXPLORER.EXE from the cabinet files on the upgrade CD. Try this in an MS-DOS prompt: extract /l c:\windows /a d:\win98\win98_21.cab explorer.exe where C:\WINDOWS is the path to your Windows directory, and D:\ is the letter of the drive the CD is inserted in. Still, you're …
Re: Installation of DOS 6.22 from cd-rom disk
Posted on 2020-06-12, 18:19
I find that installing MS-DOS 6.22 from a CD-ROM or over the network is actually very practical when dealing with a bunch of old systems, at least those of the AT kind or faster. The setup program in MS-DOS 5/6 supplies a minimal configuration which may not be desirable if you need a lot of …
Re: pii legacy's old PC's
Posted on 2020-06-12, 04:47
Oh man, Ubuntu 8.04! I miss the GNOME 2/KDE 3 days. Kinda makes me wish I spent more time with such old distros lately, as I remember seeing a bunch of old videos showing how cool Linux was for making any Pentium II rig look so powerful with a faster AGP card and CompizFusion. I've found that …
Re: LED frequency display with dipswitches (VOBIS Highscreen)
Posted on 2020-05-26, 12:12
You should be able to power up the LCD and play with the DIP switches until you get exactly what you want to see in turbo and non-turbo mode. I've done this with a couple of jumpered LCDs; as long as it's not touching metal, it should be fine.
Re: Tell us about your 3DFX collection
Posted on 2020-05-21, 15:45
- 2x Voodoo1 (one is a Diamond Monster 3D of a fairly early revision, the other does not work) - 6x Voodoo2 (four Diamond Monster 3D II, two STB Blackmagic, all 12MB) - 3x Voodoo3 (two are the 3000 model, one of which has S-Video output, the other is a 3500 TV with a generic adapter, all AGP) - 2x …
Re: Dual Pentium Pro Build Thread
Posted on 2020-05-19, 20:09
On top of that, I'd like to know how cooling might be achieved with Slot 2 Xeons. Often, retention brackets came with fans on the side, but when you don't have those... well, I'm not sure a single rear fan on the case is adequate to pull out the heat the CPUs will probably generate. The only thing I …
Re: 1999 Dream PC project
Posted on 2020-05-19, 00:30
I just so happen to have a K7M motherboard myself, the very same one that I've had for 20 years. Mine in particular is revision 1.04, which doesn't have a VRM heatsink and was acquired in 2000 with some other hardware, like this Antec case I can't find the model for. Inside the case is a QA stamp …
Re: Dual Pentium Pro Build Thread
Posted on 2020-05-14, 15:02
Dual PPro-200/1M build. Asus P2L97-DS, asus C-P6S1 slotkets (original & clone). Wow, I did not know PPros would work with a 440LX chipset! From what I've heard here, the Pentium Pro can work on 440BX boards, too. If I had some Socket 8 adapters for my P2B-DS, I'd be very much willing to compare a …
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2020-05-07, 03:49
I recently got an AV.io HD to replace my Game Broadcaster HD, and so far I'm loving it. I can confirm that it supports a wide variety of video modes, including those you'd commonly expect in DOS programs. 320x200 VGA, EGA, CGA, the AwardBIOS POST screens, and even interlaced refresh rates coming …
Re: HIERMA - a WIP Windows 9x installation helper
Posted on 2020-01-31, 03:06
That is a known problem with this script; for me, it works correctly in Windows 95, but not in 98/ME. It may be a very long time before I can address this issue. You may have read this before, but as stated in a recent announcement, I'm planning a second total rewrite of Hierma so all of its …
Re: Dual CPU system
Posted on 2020-01-03, 12:33
If you're into creating various sorts of media on old hardware, 3ds MAX and Photoshop are great examples of programs which can take advantage of dual CPU workstations. Not everything in these programs may be multithreaded, with encoders bundled with Windows or the programs themselves being …
Re: Asus PVI-486SP3 5v cpu support
Posted on 2020-01-03, 10:27
Check this page to see if you can find your CPU in here; the UMC-U5S is listed there with the jumper settings you'll need, so I figure it should work. http://gboeger.de/Computer/Asus_PVI486SP3/pvisp3-cpu.html
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