Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-08-29, 13:07

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Hey, that was my idea :P I'm planning to open a System Specs topic about it. As for performance of the UMC VGA: a weird mixed bag. 3Dbench (VGA graphics) is similar to Trident TVGA8900B, so low but not disastrous. But text mode scores are atrocious: you can see things like BIOS screens build up. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-08-29, 11:51

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I got some goodies today, I'll post the pictures later when I receive them. First is a 486 Socket 2 VLB motherboard marked as 486UL-P101. I can't find the manufacturer, some sites claim ECS made them but there are several variants of 486 boards marked as 486UL; mine is a UMC chipset VLB board with …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-08-25, 09:31

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Found an IBM PC 300GL for rather cheap but it turned out to be a slot 1 p3, probably a via apollo pro chipset matz slot1 board. Not sure if it is worth getting shipped; especially not with its E74 monitor, I will ger the case only if I end up biting..

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-08-18, 08:57

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My brain just exploded from envy..

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Re: DUDE, show me your Dell!

Posted on 2018-08-17, 13:32

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in Marvin \ System Specs

I get the feeling there is an interesting story behind this creepy blond guy?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-08-17, 05:50

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Lian Li Aluminum case for my Super Socket 7 AMD K6-3 500mhz. Voodoo-3 gamer build. Only $19 Are there mATX SS7 boards? *smh* *cough* http://www.acme.com/build_a_pc/boardfinder/search.cgi?cpu_type=super_7&board_form=micro_atx Wow, you learn something new every day! *goes hunting for more socket 7 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-08-17, 05:06

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Intel486dx33 wrote: Lian Li Aluminum case for my Super Socket 7 AMD K6-3 500mhz. Voodoo-3 gamer build. Only $19 Are there mATX SS7 boards? *smh*

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Re: A tale of two Microsoft keyboards in 3 words and 2 pictures

Posted on 2018-08-17, 05:04

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Huh? I'm typing this on my over three years old Wired 600 keyboard, works fine. Though I prefer PS/2 keyboards anyway :P We never say that it's not working as expected. We said that it feels like shit (wit those low height keys and non functional function keys :lol: ) I would go one step forward …

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Re: DUDE, show me your Dell!

Posted on 2018-08-17, 05:03

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I finally have a GX1 for my Optiplex pile! (I got locked out of my old account) This was about $10 at a thrift shop on the way home from classes and I couldn't leave it there so I will add it to my hoard. It has a slot 1 Pentium 3 and the coveted ISA riser card but I've only tested it enough to …

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

Posted on 2018-08-16, 08:19

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That SD-35 looks pretty good with a Gotek fitted, I really need to refit the gotek to my MT90s, I just don't like using floppy disks with a midi player like this, because it slow down what's already slow, and makes noise :( Do you find the number display too bright? That repair on the SMD pad looks …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2018-08-15, 16:21

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Bought a few LucasArts Classics re-releases of some games I have no hope of obtaining in big box format anytime soon.

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

Posted on 2018-08-15, 16:11

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Modded my Sound Canvas SD-35 with a FlashFloppy GOTEK drive. I'll replace it with a black unit when I get it in the mail, for now it works flawlessly. SD-35 Gotek 01.JPG SD-35 Gotek 02.JPG Also, my Voodoo Banshee card with a missing cap and solder pad returned from repairs.. Some electronics guy did …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-08-14, 21:19

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Intel486dx33 wrote: Got a couple AMD K6-3 450mhz CPU's for my Super Socket 7 builds. *ENVY*

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Re: VIA VPX vs Intel 430TX

Posted on 2018-08-14, 13:53

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Those are not quite easy to come by but I guess I will keep looking. I want an ATX board anyhow..

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Re: VIA VPX vs Intel 430TX

Posted on 2018-08-14, 09:46

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The board I'm considering buying is the one attached, is this a 512K board? Would using it in WT mode for 128MB RAM be worthwhile for playing games up to and including 1998 compared to a TX board with 64MB RAM?

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Re: No CRT Emulation? Why!?

Posted on 2018-08-14, 06:52

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CRT is a very wide range of things. My first CRT monitor was a Commodore 1084S and it was nothing like my next one, a B/W monitor for my 8086 PC Compatible. My first 14" VGA montir was also nothing like the first two either. The question is, what will you target? Flat CRTs or curved ones? A Sony …

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Re: Pentium II 350MHz or Pentium III 450MHz?

Posted on 2018-08-13, 16:10

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The Serpent Rider wrote: the PIII 450 will net you much, much better results 25% in best case scenario. 25% is not an insignificant jump.

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Re: Pentium II 350MHz or Pentium III 450MHz?

Posted on 2018-08-13, 15:43

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Depends on your graphics card; the PIII 450 will net you much, much better results out of anything from a Voodoo 2 onwards.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2018-08-13, 15:32

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AlaricD wrote: It's a great game, for sure. The world is so very alive and real. Once they finish it, you know they'll want to play Skyrim. It's only natural. It made me want to play no more TES games once I was done, and I have done exactly that. Morrowind forever.

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Re: AWE32 CT3900: good model?, where is its mixer chip, & q. about OPL3.

Posted on 2018-08-13, 15:05

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Regarding the CT3980, which is mentioned above, does anyone know its DSP version please? Thanks. I don't know if there are several revisions of the board but mine is certainly 4.13. I use a Dreamblaster S2 regardless, and it seems to work fine for Doom. I stick to the AWE32 synth for Tie Fighter, …

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