Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-05-15, 18:34

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by Qjimbo

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What better way to celebrate my 50th post here on Vogons than a good old boxed Roland? Uhh...two boxed Roland!!? Well, either way I'm not the man spitting on a relatively rare NIB/NOS item offered at a below "going rate" (from the Amibay..). Passing one of these to a fellow (retro) enthusiast …

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Re: Retro Hardware Adventures in Shenzhen, China

Posted on 2018-05-09, 16:15

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by Qjimbo

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Wow very cool! I know a lot of old PCs get shipped over to China to be stripped down, I guess this is where some of those components end up.

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2018-05-09, 16:11

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by Qjimbo

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Once you enter the park, you aren't allowed to take anything since the company owns it from then on. It's considered as theft then and I guess the fine isn't worth the haul :p "I dropped this PC off here earlier and just forgot to wipe the harddrive! So sorry! I'll bring it back when I've cleared …

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Re: Exclusive Facebook Groups for PC Hardware

Posted on 2018-05-07, 22:07

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by Qjimbo

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Heh, kind of funny to see this on here. I'm a member of that group. I posted a picture of my childhood Voodoo 5 on another group and got added into it. My take is that it's a bit of silly harmless fun to make owners feel special about owning a slightly unusual piece of hardware. Very little actually …

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2018-05-04, 22:42

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Bought a brand new sealed copy of The Incredible Machine 3 from eBay, as well as a used copy of the PC Game Diggers on Amazon. The first showed up on ebay after months of waiting for a boxed copy, so I jumped on it. The box was shrinkwrapped, but had some wrinkling underneath, so I decided to open …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2018-05-04, 22:23

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by Qjimbo

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Very nice find! Similar to the system I found: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=43144&p=662382#p662382 - Ensoniq AudioPCI, with a 'Sound Blaster PCI64' sticker on the (assumedly ES1370) chip. This must have been shipped very shortly after the takeover of ESS by Creative in January 1998. …

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Re: Sound card industry

Posted on 2018-05-04, 18:13

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Probably already mentioned, but for anyone seriously interested in audio, a "sound card" doesn't work - powered studio speakers typically have balanced 1/4 inch jacks and XLR connections, you simply cannot fit that option on a PCI card. Since supporting that would require a breakout box anyway, …

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Re: What recent hardware has the best chance of becoming "retro" in the future?

Posted on 2018-05-04, 17:55

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Anyone else think decent PCI sound cards will be quite retro? I'm not talking about the deluge of Live cards out there, but actually decent PCI cards were mostly released at a time onboard codecs made them appear unnecessary, but they were actually pretty important pieces of hardware to own.. I am …

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Re: Why I sold all my Voodoo rigs

Posted on 2018-05-02, 20:11

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Fair enough. To be honest you may have been better holding on to them as apparently Voodoo cards are apparently the new bitcoin, but always good to respect when you don't truly need something and sell it to someone who will appreciate it more.

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Re: My name is blackmasked and I am an addict.

Posted on 2018-04-30, 20:51

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And hoarding is a separate issue altogether. I was involved in cleaning out the suite of a relative who was a hoarder when he was getting evicted - he always rented and could barely afford keep a roof over his head but we wanted to try and save his personal things. Single guy in his 50s, never …

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Re: CF boots fine in one machine, disk I/O error in other machine

Posted on 2018-04-30, 19:36

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by Qjimbo

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Random theory: Could be the PSU, I know that memory cards/compact flash are really sensitive to incorrect voltages.

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Re: My name is blackmasked and I am an addict.

Posted on 2018-04-30, 16:54

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Hey blackmasked, I like your avatar - Diggers is an underrated classic! As for how I keep my hobby under control, usually I follow these kinds of steps/rules: * I think about how much I really need something. * I limit myself by matching components - e.g. I want to end up with a computer and monitor …

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Re: Nerdgasm dreams

Posted on 2018-04-28, 00:27

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Vancouver can be a treasure trove for retro stuff sometimes, not sure why exactly! I've done well off of Craigslist here and we have some good used video game stores around as well. Not just Vancouver (my wife is a dualie and we love YVR), but the Northwest in general. I find more vintage hardware …

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Re: Nerdgasm dreams

Posted on 2018-04-27, 20:04

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Vancouver can be a treasure trove for retro stuff sometimes, not sure why exactly! I've done well off of Craigslist here and we have some good used video game stores around as well.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-27, 16:01

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rikukos wrote: I was missing a V4..doctor's orders (sealed) […] Show full quote I was missing a V4..doctor's orders (sealed) I'm afraid to ask how much you paid for that!

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-04-27, 15:55

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Hope this isn't considered a thread hijack, but going with the WW2 theme, can anyone recommend any good steampunk games as well from the same era? I have a feeling there were a few around I missed out on at the time.

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Re: Redbook audio and cd-images

Posted on 2018-04-26, 20:06

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Daemon Tools can simulate redbook audio - as you mention you must convert the MP3s to WAV first, and then update the CUE file with a find/replace ".mp3" to ".wav". Then you just open the CUE file with Daemon Tools and it will locate the BIN CD image and tracks and simulate the CD ROM drive.

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Re: Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs for Retro Gaming

Posted on 2018-04-25, 22:56

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by Qjimbo

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squiggly wrote: It is corporate junk. Zero interest for retro enthusiasts. So what you're saying is in ten years time boxed copies of it will be on eBay for $1000+? 😀

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Re: What Stupid Thing Have You Done Recently with Your Retro Gaming Machine?

Posted on 2018-04-25, 21:04

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by Qjimbo

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Yesterday, I received a Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU in the mail, so I installed it into my WIP Dell Optiplex 745 re-build, and applied a fresh thing of Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste. ... Just how time-sensitive is thermal paste? :confused: Since you used a good brand, this isn't a problem. Good quality …

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Re: When did prices on eBay skyrocket?

Posted on 2018-04-25, 16:31

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I remember Pat the NES Punk did a podcast episode that talked about this a while ago, he seemed to place the blame on eBay's "Buy It Now" mechanism. Before that, everything was auction-based and with many people starting at $1-$10 to avoid high listing fees, things ended up selling at a lower market …

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