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

Posted on 2020-03-31, 08:43

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by appiah4

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I talked myself out of installing a 3dfx Voodoo card to my 1997 budget OS/2 PC after learning its launch price. I will install FixPack 15 and SNAP drivers to my OS/2 Warp 4 installation later in the day.

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Re: What was the SRP and street price of the 3dfx Voodoo Graphics at launch?

Posted on 2020-03-31, 08:39

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OK that confirms $299 1997 price as far as I'm concerned. No 3dfx for my 1997 budget PC 😁

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What was the SRP and street price of the 3dfx Voodoo Graphics at launch?

Posted on 2020-03-30, 20:47

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by appiah4

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I can't seem to find accurate information on either the SRP or street price of 3dfx Voodoo Graphics at launch, does anyone have a source?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-29, 08:55

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Artex posts and I hate life. The usual stuff.

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

Posted on 2020-03-26, 07:48

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by appiah4

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Phil is hardly a hardware guru.. But to be honest lack of an oscillator is not an issue for 18xx cards as long as your motherboard ISA clockspeed signal is clean - this would only be a problem for older boards that don't really like a PnP card like this to begin with. I have the same card and it has …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-03-25, 22:58

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by appiah4

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I started playing Divinity: Original Sin EE; I wanted to see what it was like prior to buying Baldur's Gate III. I have mixed feelings about it, two hours it, but I will reserve judgement until the story picks up a bit. To be honest, I feel like moving on to Tides of Numenera or Tyranny already..

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Re: Where to get standard ATX I/O shields ? (Pentium 1/II/III era)

Posted on 2020-03-25, 20:37

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by appiah4

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That's not the same, because you have no shielding to discharge any electric charge between the PC and the device you plug in when using a plastic i/o shield. But just as with ESD, people tend not to listen. It's just a word of warning. You are free to use a 3d-printed i/o shield if you don't care. …

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Re: Where to get standard ATX I/O shields ? (Pentium 1/II/III era)

Posted on 2020-03-25, 17:38

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by appiah4

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The ports must be grounded - that is, connected to the casing via the i/o shield. I would not use a 3d-printed one as anything else than a temporary solution. With the ports not being grounded, there's a high risk to cause damage whenever you plug in or unplug a device. So better do it right from …

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Re: Where to get standard ATX I/O shields ? (Pentium 1/II/III era)

Posted on 2020-03-25, 13:10

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by appiah4

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There was a fantastic thread on VOGONS with 3d models for most common retro atx io shields, if you can locate that you can download the model from that and have it printed on grey plastic.

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

Posted on 2020-03-25, 08:43

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by appiah4

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I installed OS/2 Warp 4 on my 1997 budget workstation build. I thought about dedicating one of my retro boxes to OS/2 as well, so yesterday I gave it a try in a VirtualBox VM, which worked out surprisingly well. Having never used that OS before, I wonder which version to install. Plain OS/2 Warp 4 …

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

Posted on 2020-03-24, 08:08

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Bruninho wrote on 2020-03-24, 01:13: appiah4 wrote on 2020-03-23, 20:58: I installed OS/2 Warp 4 on my 1997 budget workstation build. The eyes of my dad had nostalgia tears when he saw that. hahaha! Oh sweet. How old is he? What is his experience with OS/2? So curious!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-24, 08:05

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by appiah4

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vmr_ wrote on 2020-03-23, 22:09: Will just go with this one, no words required to describe it 😀 Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

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

Posted on 2020-03-23, 20:58

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by appiah4

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I installed OS/2 Warp 4 on my 1997 budget workstation build.

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Re: The Budget 1997 OS/2 Warp PC

Posted on 2020-03-23, 20:55

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Well, a few weeks of attempting to capture decent S-Video out from several PCI video cards (All-In-Wonder Pro, GeForce2 MX, Radeon 7000) have taught me this: S-Video is not for capturing computer graphics. So that plan is now down the drain, and this PC has now become a simple Windows 98SE / OS/2 …

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Re: Ball Mouse Maintenance/Problem

Posted on 2020-03-23, 10:08

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by appiah4

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derSammler wrote on 2020-03-23, 08:07: I always use IPA for cleaing the ball, as it makes the rubber slightly sticky again, which is important for friction. Try that. Soap should be just as good at dissolving and removing the grease and oil on its surface? I will try this though..

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-23, 08:08

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by appiah4

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It happens to pretty much everything I buy hereabouts, I just give them a good rub with de-ox/contact cleaner spray.

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

Posted on 2020-03-23, 08:06

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by appiah4

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Another interesting thing I found out yesterday while instaling OS/2 Warp 4 is that Warp 4 detects, installs and uses ES1868 100% including MIDI playback right out of the box, I was amazed.

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

Posted on 2020-03-23, 08:03

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Much better. Shame about the missing right arrow. Due to that and my general lack of enthusiasm for foam and foil I can't be bothered to retrobright it, but it's fully useful with the (equally yellowed) mini-PC I got it with. Now to sort out the RTC on that... Cleaning keyboards is disgusting …

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Ball Mouse Maintenance/Problem

Posted on 2020-03-23, 07:51

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by appiah4

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I have a Mitsumi serial ball mouse that I am very fond of (it has been with me for the longest time). I periodically remove the ball, clean the inside and the bearings with alcohol and a cotton tip, and wash the mouse with soap in the sink. Lately, it has been acting up. It works fine when moving …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-22, 18:33

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How can you guys still buy stuff? No quarantine in your parts of the world?

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