Re: Microsoft Sidewinder 2.0 (USB) how to work in windows 95

Posted on 2022-02-26, 00:29

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by tanasen

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Yes, it makes sense since I have used it in almost every other Windows version after 95 (98/98se/me/xp/7/10) and it worked plug 'n play without driver installation.

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Re: Microsoft Sidewinder 2.0 (USB) how to work in windows 95

Posted on 2022-02-24, 10:00

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by tanasen

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Sadly the MS Precision and Precision Pro drivers did not work.

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Re: Microsoft Sidewinder 2.0 (USB) how to work in windows 95

Posted on 2022-02-24, 09:25

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by tanasen

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Yes, I'm running OSR2.1. First time I plugged in the gamepad the system asked for a driver. I used the Gamepad driver CD ver 2.0 CD. On your notice I'll try the MS Precidion drivers. Thanks!

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Microsoft Sidewinder 2.0 (USB) how to work in windows 95

Posted on 2022-02-24, 00:30

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by tanasen

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Hello there. I'm trying to install a sidewinder usb gamepad in my windows 95 system. It is the Microsoft Sidewinder 2.0 (X08-09336). I installed the software from the cd-iso from the vogons drivers but still my sidewinder is undetected and from the device manager if I try to manually install the …

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Re: Questions about my new AM386SX 33MHz system

Posted on 2021-05-18, 22:20

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by tanasen

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Is the program correctly identifying the CPU as 386SX? Because if it gives you the speed rating vs 386DX then all is good, the narrow SX bus causes about 20% performance drop vs DX. Rather then rely on the calculated speed, which is usually just a loop of slow instructions being timed, run some …

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Re: Questions about my new AM386SX 33MHz system

Posted on 2021-05-18, 20:14

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by tanasen

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So I fired up Norton sysinfo again with turbo off and now it detects the speed at 18.5MHz. I guess editing the config.sys file helped. However with turbo on the speed is still 26.6MHz.

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Re: Questions about my new AM386SX 33MHz system

Posted on 2021-05-18, 19:09

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by tanasen

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Don't know how. Do I have to edit the autoexec.bat? Ok, so I figured it must be edited in the config.sys file after the EMM386.EXE . It now reads the Sound Blaster info. However it still doesn't allow me to use the menu.

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Re: Questions about my new AM386SX 33MHz system

Posted on 2021-05-18, 18:42

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by tanasen

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What happens when you press Turbo depends on the motherboard. Since it's probably a board with a fixed clock generator it's probably locked at 33MHz speed-wise. It's an SX so it has no on-die L1 cache. If the motherboard in question does not have L1 cache on board either, the best that it can do is …

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Questions about my new AM386SX 33MHz system

Posted on 2021-05-18, 17:31

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by tanasen

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Ok so I'm really happy that I finally have all the parts to build a 386 system. For the mainboard I have an M396F V.2.6 with an AM386SX 33MHz embedded, I opted for 4x1MB simms for a total of 4MB of RAM, for VGA I have an OAK OTI077 (one of these famous decelarators), for sound the Quickshot Sound …

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Mechwarrior 2 3DFX conversion

Posted on 2020-12-27, 12:26

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by tanasen

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Happy holidays everyone! I've been looking at the old threads and can't seem to find a proper 3DFX patch. I have the original version of the game. Do I need to update it to the 1.1 version? I have the 51MB conversion pack with 5 files but it doesn't work for me. I run Windows 95 OSR2.1 on a Pentium …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-07, 12:00

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by tanasen

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So to day I picked up this beauty: https://i.imgur.com/0UO1csh.jpg It is an SMK (Tulip branded) ATK 02.01.01 with white (tactile) SMK switches. It is XT/AT switchable by four DIP switches on the back. Just tested it with a PS/2 adapter and it's in perfectly working condition. Build quality looks …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-08-26, 22:56

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by tanasen

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chrismeyer6 wrote on 2020-08-26, 22:18: That's a nice monitor and good specs. How's the picture quality? So far I 've only tested it with a Pentium II system at 640x480 and it looked really nice. Superior image quality than my previous 15" 1024x768 lcd monitor, that's for sure.

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-08-26, 22:07

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by tanasen

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So the other day a friend gave me his old crt monitor. It is a massive LG Flatron F900P. It supports resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 85Hz. This should be great for my fast Win98 PC (Tualatin 1.4S + FX5900XT) and I can't wait to go on a leave from work and play with it :) Last time I owned a CRT …

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Thinkpad T43 with Win98 drivers

Posted on 2020-08-16, 11:19

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by tanasen

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So yesterday I got my hands on a T43 (ThinkPad T43 2668-72G) from a relative and he wants to turn it into a Windows 98 gaming laptop. I managed to install the OS, after removing the additional 1GB DDR2 so-dimm, and now I'm in search for drivers. Audio, graphics and possibly chipset drivers, in order …

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Re: 775i65G AGP beast

Posted on 2020-06-05, 17:38

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by tanasen

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I haven't even added any video or sound cards yet. I'm using the integrated graphics from the 865G and the C-Media AC'97 audio. Just for kicks, I benched Unreal Gold at 1024x768 and got 44 FPS. Have you tested the C-Media chip in DOS? Does it work? Also, how does the A3D and EAX sound like? In the …

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Re: AGP System, 939 Athlon 64 FX-60, HD3850 Windows XP (New+Old)

Posted on 2020-06-04, 16:31

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by tanasen

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Couldn't agree more. I have the same system too, save for the MB revision, sound card and SSD. I should definitely install one on my HD3850 as well ASAP. EDIT: Just ordered one. Should arrive on Monday. Did you buy the Mono Plus? The L2 Plus seems adequate enough as it is rated at 120W TDP and this …

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Re: AGP System, 939 Athlon 64 FX-60, HD3850 Windows XP (New+Old)

Posted on 2020-06-03, 22:43

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by tanasen

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Cool system man. I recently joined the HD3850 AGP Owners' club too. I'm definitely going to install an Arctic Accelero too, cause these cards run waaaay too hot. Anything above 80 celcius is not acceptable for me, and this thing hits 90 after 10 minutes in furmark... Btw, I opted for the intel route …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-01, 21:10

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by tanasen

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Just got this SB 2.0 clone as a gift along with some ISA cards and cables from a 386 machine; only paid for shipping. https://i.ibb.co/Yp0VfCy/91767738-215150313162679-8910465462974808064-n.jpg Haven't tested it yet. I have a couple systems I could test it with (a socket7 and a slot1) but I'm not …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2020-03-25, 18:22

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by tanasen

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Here's my desk atm. On the far left is my Voodoo3 miniPC, below on the silver case is my latest WindowsXP project (work in progress) and on the far right my recently upgraded Slot1 Voodoo2 SLI system. In the middle my daily driver and below lots of dust 😁

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Re: Asrock 775i65G R2.0 or 4CoreDual-VSTA

Posted on 2020-03-25, 17:04

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by tanasen

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Update on this thread. Over the past 2 weeks I've built a system with the 775i65G R2.03. I'm still waiting for a Pentium E5800, but for now I use a Pentium D 915. Sadly my X-Fi Platinum died and I installed an Audigy2 value I had lying around. I've updated to the latest v3.30 bios installed the OS ( …

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