Re: List of 486 motherboards to work well with the Pentium Overdrive (POD) in write-back mode

Posted on 2017-11-22, 01:44

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If you've got a LOT of patience, I'll try and remember this thread if one turns up here. A memory just snuck in of handling one with no fan years back, so if it's still around and turns up, I'll rig something and test on whatever boards are handy. The POD only gets interesting to me when its run at …

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Windows 7 Internet Connection Sharing, security?

Posted on 2017-11-22, 01:16

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Hi folks, I know enough about Windows Internet Connection sharing to futz my way through setting it up, on older windows versions I even used it over laplink cables which was handy at times, not sure if W7 does that. Anyway, main point of question, is it any more secure going through ICS on an …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-22, 00:38

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What if you get 4 with matching serial numbers.... but 2 of the chips have different date codes on! Muhuhahaaaaa.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-21, 22:21

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Get a boxed one, both of the good games came in the box 😁

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Re: Jackpot - Was given an entire Store Inventory for FREE

Posted on 2017-11-21, 20:28

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mongaccio wrote: Don't trash the old mainboards with battery leakage on them. I do, I'm like "Look at you now you pathetic green furred glitch!" ... but then later I'm nice to them to get the stockholm syndrome thing going on.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-21, 20:21

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Heh, I had an NF2 that was fussy, an NF3 that was fussier, and a 760i that was extremely fussy, 780i must be like "Foolish mortals, no RAM made on this plane shall work with ME, muhuahahahaaaa." then you have to go looking for mithril plated, unicorn hide stuff.

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Re: Is Windows 3.1 or Older Necessary?

Posted on 2017-11-21, 16:49

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Oh god yeah, I forgot that dumbassery, configuration panel in .NET under lastest (at time) IE, fatass tray thing. Edit: that's more in the middle age of 98 though I guess.

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Re: Another XP build and... a penguin shaped Vista build.

Posted on 2017-11-21, 13:19

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I know 7 runs way better on 1GB than Vista does, but you still want another half to 1 if you want to do anything much.

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Re: Orchid EZ VLB woes. Bad part?

Posted on 2017-11-21, 13:13

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I'm thinking along lines of some SNAFU with this... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_Data_Channel It might support DDC1 which also usually supports the prior ID pin method... however later models of monitor, several years later, may not have included support for the relatively little used DDC1. …

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Re: Is Windows 3.1 or Older Necessary?

Posted on 2017-11-21, 12:52

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8MB is okay with the plain unupdated floppy edition as long as you never go online.

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Re: Umbherc.sys requirements ?

Posted on 2017-11-21, 12:41

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I can't see how you either disabled all RAM above 640k or only installed 640k in the 586 so there was no conflict with existing memory. Edit: I'm also thinking XT side, that back in the day I never managed to get an expanded memory card working in a machine that didn't have a full 640.

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

Posted on 2017-11-21, 11:58

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Finalized the P133 build. Ended up removing the fan on the cooler - that thing works fine on.passive. Only issue I have is the ES1868 card and Doom games. The cards OPL and Wave ia pretty clean and silent in all games however Doom does something strange. The card is initialized with ESSVOL for …

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Re: Jackpot - Was given an entire Store Inventory for FREE

Posted on 2017-11-21, 02:38

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Holy guacamole rummoli with cannelloni bologne. edit: I think you've got some "mid century modern" furniture pieces under there that have grown in popularity the last few years also.

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Re: Orchid EZ VLB woes. Bad part?

Posted on 2017-11-21, 02:32

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Got any resistors around? can eliminate monitor incompatibility, if you do this and it "seems to POST" http://www.geeks3d.com/public/jegx/200912/vga_dummy_electronic_schema.jpg Anything from 50 to 100 ohms will do in a pinch. Thinking back to that again because of behaviour when you stick the ISA in …

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Re: Orchid EZ VLB woes. Bad part?

Posted on 2017-11-21, 01:15

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So have you done a CMOS reset with the VLB in or not? Also do you have a mono/color jumper? in case this board cares more than the ISA

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Re: Orchid EZ VLB woes. Bad part?

Posted on 2017-11-20, 22:08

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Oh BTW what monitor are you using, I've seen weird issues with monitor compatibility, AND one that is not an old wives tale concerning monitor cable static... miracle cure when it happens.... lick your thumb a little, rub it off until it's merely damp, not glistening wet, then mash it over the end …

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Re: Orchid EZ VLB woes. Bad part?

Posted on 2017-11-20, 22:02

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Get your board supported well at all points underneath, like at the edge of a table or something so there's room for the backplate bracket drop. Then really mash it in, alllll the way down, bury it in the VLB connector right to the PCB.

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

Posted on 2017-11-20, 21:16

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That Commodore 1702 is a fantastic monitor... I had one for years... primarily used it with our NES and SNES... I know, almost blasphemy. Heh I think I last used mine for one of those Namco joystick things. I should probably check up on it, been a while. Mind you, acquired an A500 since, so should …

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Re: Why can't I format Floppies to 720K?

Posted on 2017-11-20, 20:12

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Isn't the 360/720 thing mostly a DOS version issue??? I stuck a 720 in an IBM XT no problems back in the day, was using DR DOS 6 at the time. I thought it was MS DOS 3 or below that couldn't even 720.

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Re: Very funny answers from real exam papers (allegedly)

Posted on 2017-11-20, 20:00

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What's wrong with #3? I'm pretty sure Moses did die before he ever got to Canada. LOL I think it would be quite hard to make bread without any ingredients :-) So there were staffs turning to snakes, plagues of frogs in the desert, seas parting, water turning into blood, food falling from the sky, …

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