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

Posted on 2018-05-28, 06:51

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Murugan wrote: Finished my 486DX4-100 build but I am not happy with some the internals 🙁 Too bad the display is a 2-digit one so I changed it to HI.[/img] Which components are you unhappy with? My 486 at the time did not have a speed indicator, but a friend of mine had set his to 99 in a similar …

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Re: Adventure remakes

Posted on 2018-05-28, 05:34

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could You show examples of this? how is this better? its certainly a ton slower.. While I was, back in the day, a rabid fan of icon adventures, in hindsight I can only appreciate text based graphic adventures a lot more. The simple reason is immersion. Although the text command interpreter behind …

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Re: SetMul - Multiplier control for VIA C3 / AMD K6 Mobile / Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-05-28, 04:51

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A few questions from a new user of this utility (previously I relied on motherboard BIOS for this). 1. Is it me or does SETMUL L2D not work with P54C CPUs? It seems to have no effect on performance that I can discern and CACHECHK can still find 256K of cache when I try. 2. My P133 after using SETMUL …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-05-26, 20:29

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I can grab this laptop for a not too high sum (around 35 bucks) it appears to be fully functional but lacks an adapter. I tried to get the full model number but the seller could not provide it aside from being Model 2635. It appears to have 32MB of RAM which is also not very helpful. Here are some …

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Re: Recommend a PCI Sound Card for DOS

Posted on 2018-05-24, 13:52

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Gonna look into the ESS-Solo1 aswell, might be better than the Ensoniq/Creative card. If you got an Intel chipset newer than the 440BX on your motherboard then the Solo1 isn't a good option if the motherboard lacks a PC/PCI connector. For VIA chipsets the Solo1 is a great option. Not sure why you …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2018-05-21, 23:50

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I was in UK for a business trip, happy to report I am not returning empty handed:

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Re: pc cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-21, 03:41

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arncht wrote: In Win IW-A500 I found some web pages from September of 1998. […] Show full quote IMG_20170715_120452.jpg IMG_20170715_120525.jpg In Win IW-A500 I found some web pages from September of 1998. True. I had a P2 and later a P3 system in this case and want one in good condition badly.

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Re: Is 486 DX the ultimate DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-05-18, 21:03

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I had a DX33 in 1993/94 and Ultima VII just ran fine for me; I never realized what a pain it was to run. Getting Pagan to run smooth is something I have not succeeded in so far though..

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Re: Yamaha XG (S-YXG50) vs Roland GS (Sound Canvas VA) vs Casio SW-10

Posted on 2018-05-18, 13:34

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ZEKROM67 wrote: Ohh yes, it would be great, but I had a better idea, I'm going to upload all the MP3s in a site instead of making a video so that I can update it anytime and you can also contribute to it. I might be working on it in my free time. Upload them to soundcloud?

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Re: S3 AGP Cards (and possibly others) Too Bright

Posted on 2018-05-18, 13:24

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Apologies for this thread necromancy but I seem to have gotten no answers in another thread I made about this matter.. I am trying to use S3BRIGHT on a DOS 6.22 PC, but I get incorrect MS-DOS version errors when I do so. Is this utility not written for MS-DOS?

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Re: Is anyone aware of the Casio SW-10 Softsynth for Win9x?

Posted on 2018-05-18, 12:57

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I've listened to some recording of this Synth for some classic Doom songs and I must say I am quite fond of it, it compares fairly well with my Diamond MX300's Aureal soundbank and S-YXG50. I only recently discovered the VSC-88H software synth through Vogons so I can't really compare to that, but I …

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Re: Finally finished the build! - was: Questions about a P4 build

Posted on 2018-05-18, 11:19

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Except HDDs. I love HDDs :lol: Can't say I do, especially the archaic stuff.. I collect them, but whenever possible, ı use CF cards for DOS and OS/2 builds. I haven't used a CF card for a Win9x build so far, but I am considering using an 8GB card for a Win95 install at some point. I need to learn …

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-18, 11:10

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Aglenoth wrote: Iam trying to build something that will let me play whole 90-97 era of games with playable framerate and best possible compatibility Give up. No 486 CPU will play many games beyond 1994.

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Re: Is anyone aware of the Casio SW-10 Softsynth for Win9x?

Posted on 2018-05-18, 11:09

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by appiah4

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My understanding is that it installs but fails to work?

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Re: 9800 Pro Low clock speeds

Posted on 2018-05-18, 11:06

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If you bought it as a 9800PRO, return it. Out of curiosity, please share a full photo of your card? https://imgur.com/gallery/GuOIliy candle_86, How did you word that email you had with the seller? Never had to do this and would like to start off with something that worked. Very interesting. The …

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Re: 9800 Pro Low clock speeds

Posted on 2018-05-18, 09:44

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same excat sale i got mine from, check its clock speeds and ram, if the ram doesn't say -28 but says -36 its a fake How do I go about checking those, do I need to run Powerstrip or something ? Its in a win98se machine. I took some pics of the card with close ups of the ram chips. Is that where I …

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Re: Finally finished the build! - was: Questions about a P4 build

Posted on 2018-05-18, 08:35

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That is a lot of cards. 🤣

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Re: My journey to a bearable Sound Blaster 16 model

Posted on 2018-05-18, 08:30

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In regards to "noise blaster".. I need to do some more testing, but it seems to me like a lot of it has to do with a noisy ISA bus. I recently fired up a 386sx-25 based system I got that came with a Sound Blaster 2.0 in it. The motherboard has not a single electrolytic capacitor on it. I am …

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-18, 08:14

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Preferably PCI since I have never worked with VLB cards and also i find them pretty costly and hard to find :) I also wanted to use amd 5x86 from 100 to 133 mhz since I want 468 system that can play early 90’ games up to quake ať playable framerate :) also it would be nice to underclock the cpu …

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Re: Possible to mount ISO images in Windows 3.1?

Posted on 2018-05-18, 08:11

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Hello, all. Is it possible to mount and use ISO images in Windows 3.1? How about BIN/CUE, for that matter? I have not been able to find any verified info about it. Perhaps it's asking too much? But you never know what kinds of cool utils "diehards" will write, so it's worth asking about. Info …

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