Re: Moving data between an old computer and a new one

Posted on 2019-07-15, 06:20

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by dionb

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For a complete, stable system fully agree with bakemono - Ethernet+FTP wins hands-down (on DOS at least, if NFS is supported by OS that's so much easier). For quick&dirty stuff while building, CF cards with IDE adapter for the system being worked on and USB on the modern system works best. Oh, and a …

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Re: Motherboards with integrated LEGACY audio

Posted on 2019-07-14, 13:05

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by dionb

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'Legacy audio' was a thing for a short period around 1998-2000; before that, onboard audio tended to be fully-fledged ISA chipsets (SB Vibra or similar), afterwards support for legacy was dropped. Via southbridges had it, but a board with integrated TNT2 sounds like ALi AladdinTNT2, so also an ALi …

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Re: Asrock AM2NF3-VSTA

Posted on 2019-07-13, 08:54

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by dionb

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Hello Watson, Sorry to resurrect this topic. Have you ever managed to install a Catalyst driver for Ubuntu? I have an HD4670 agp around and want to give this Asrock board another go with Ubuntu (zero experience on Linux distros for me). Catalyst? Possibly you could find one that works, but HD4xxx …

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Re: Asus P54SP4 issues

Posted on 2019-07-12, 23:57

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by dionb

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That board has a nasty Dallas RTC. I have the So4 equivalent (P5SP4) and it refuses to boot if the RTC is dead. Check that...

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Re: i740 plus DDR

Posted on 2019-07-12, 09:55

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by dionb

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I kinda disagree. In terms of having the technology to plow into the 8xx series chip-sets, sure it was helpful to have a design more or less ready to go. In terms of it being a big independent money maker, it didn't help Intel at all. Sure, Intel graphics run a huge percentage of computers now, but …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-07-11, 23:25

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Acer WarpLink. I'm guessing, these are Wi-Fi adapters in the form of PCMCIA and ISA cards? http://i.imgur.com/JgK1QYIm.jpg?1 Probably, but if they are only for long-dead standards. You'd be surprised... spotted someone selling a pile of Linksys WiFi-g 16b PCMCIA cards. Now WiFi-g is itself 15 years …

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Re: 3 1/2 floppy shows same content after change disks

Posted on 2019-07-11, 23:18

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by dionb

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Thanks! It works. You think it can be the controller who not support disk change? Definitely. I have this every time on my IBM LPX 486 motherboard (not sure what it's from, a late PS/1 or early Aptiva?). Drives (including my Gotek) are known-good and do the disk change thing on any other controller …

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

Posted on 2019-07-11, 23:15

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by dionb

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Did something to offend just about every kind of purist: after cleaning my IBM Model F 122 'Battleship' I hooked it up to my PowerMac dual G5. Worked like a dream in OS X 😜

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Re: i740 plus DDR

Posted on 2019-07-11, 22:47

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by dionb

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The choice to do everything over AGP was an excellent strategic choice for Intel, as it allowed them to design a video core without any frame buffer at all. This was a discrete dry run for the GMA in the i810 GMCH, which from an enthousiast perspective was awful, but marked the start of Intel's …

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Re: Socket 7 Build K62+

Posted on 2019-07-09, 00:12

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by dionb

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With an AMD K6-450 you can over clock to 550mhz. ( 5.5 x 100mhz ). You can try for 600MHz (6x 100MHz) too, as 2x = 6x multiplier, frequently works, although the CPUs I've had work stably then needed 2.1V and were labled as >=500MHz With the turbo button enabled you can cut the CPU speed in half to …

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Re: Maximum PC sep.2004 dream job ?

Posted on 2019-07-08, 15:29

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by dionb

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The Serpent Rider wrote: There's a Slot 1 system in that case already. Yes, but the new AT one is a PC Chips board, that's got to be better 😜

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Re: Am I stupid for debating picking up a Logitech G15 for $5 ?

Posted on 2019-07-08, 15:02

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by dionb

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Personally I'd prefer a Model F AT or 122, but there's probably not one of those at the same thrift store for the same price :P The screen is a nice little gimmick, maybe you could use the keyboard on some computer that you don't need to type much on. A media center PC comes to mind, would be great …

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Re: Maximum PC sep.2004 dream job ?

Posted on 2019-07-08, 14:56

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by dionb

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Sure this is USD they're talking about? In AUD it would be slightly (but only slightly) less misleading. Is that an advert for a training course? Yeah, it's trying to teach you how to fit an AT motherboard (like he's holding) into an ATX case (in the background). Technically possible, but someone …

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Re: Need to identify this motherboard

Posted on 2019-07-08, 14:32

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by dionb

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Does anyone know the model of this motherboard? :confused: https://i.imgur.com/Zl1QKa8m.jpg If you want us to help you, post that pic somewhere that doesn't give you popups of scantily clad people, followed by popups with nasty jingles and then a warning from my antimalware program that it was …

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

Posted on 2019-07-03, 20:09

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by dionb

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Progress on my Osborne keyboard: https://tweakers.net/ext/f/igQdVszxQTN21MY19ZYuFbYe/full.jpg Soldering completed (and debugged and fixed), controller written and it works! At least, you press keys, they generally register and the input gets fed to the computer. What it lacks is any way of detecting …

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

Posted on 2019-07-03, 07:35

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by dionb

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^^ don't mention this project on VCF or they'll have your head. :P My head's safe - this is totally non-invasive. I'm doing this using the keyboard's original connector, plugging it into my own stuff. I sort of agree with those purists. First of all do no harm :) Interesting keyboard design, can't …

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

Posted on 2019-07-02, 20:51

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by dionb

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I've decided to teach myself a bit of microelectronics - and what better way to start than with one of the oldest devices I have, an Osborne Variant 1 keyboard: https://tweakers.net/ext/f/J04Ik0t2cT0z0tFdY2BA3A8A/full.jpg The Osborne Variant 1 was the desktop version of the famous Osborne 1 luggable …

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Re: Question regarding "Intel EtherExpress(TM) PRO/10" not receiving packets

Posted on 2019-07-02, 18:19

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by dionb

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I was thinking about a adaper like: https://www.amazon.com/LINDY-Crossover-Adapter-Cat-5e-60194/dp/B001NYC6LI That's to turn a straight cable into a crossover cable - not anything to do with the medium being twisted pair or not... If it is straight vs crossover you're worried about: connecting a …

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Re: Question regarding "Intel EtherExpress(TM) PRO/10" not receiving packets

Posted on 2019-07-02, 11:49

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by dionb

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If you're connecting via UTP (and not BNC or AUI), the card expects a twisted pair cable - but you switch is reporting link (at 10Mbps half duplex) over one of its RJ45 connectors, so it looks like you have UTP connected... Could you perhaps elaborate on what you mean there? Exactly what kind of …

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Re: MonochromeVGA (simulating a monochrome monitor)

Posted on 2019-07-02, 08:39

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by dionb

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Operating this unshielded is like operating broadcasting equipment. Might cause costly problems if people (not only radio amateurs!) feel annoyed by the noise being aired. As I said, no type of noise or distortion is appreciated. The operation is totally normal, at least visually. That's not what …

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